Top 12 WASSCE-performing SHSs to get GH¢2m each from GETFund – Haruna Iddrisu
CAPE COAST, Nov. 14 – The 12 best-performing senior high schools in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will each receive GH¢2 million from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to expand their infrastructure, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced.
Mr Iddrisu made the announcement on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday at the 150th anniversary celebration of Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast, MyJoyOnline reported.
“I am also happy to announce on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama that the best 12 performing senior high schools at WASSCE will benefit from GH¢2 million GETFund funding, which will include expanded infrastructure, including the assembly hall of Mfantsipim School,” he said.
Classrooms, dormitories, ICT centres and libraries
According to the minister, the support will go into the construction and expansion of classrooms, dormitories, ICT centres, libraries and other essential facilities in the beneficiary schools. He named Mfantsipim School, which is marking 150 years since its founding by the Methodist Church in 1876, as one of the institutions expected to benefit, with plans to expand its assembly hall.
GH¢250m for Category A schools in 2027
Mr Iddrisu said the government had made provision in the 2027 GETFund formula for a substantial allocation to Category A senior high schools. He said GH¢250 million from the formula would be dedicated to expanding infrastructure in those schools to improve their capacity and allow them to admit more students, with a focus on easing shortages of accommodation and teaching and learning facilities.
The announcement comes as the government pursues wider education reforms, including a review of the Free Senior High School policy and a shift of investment towards foundational learning and educational infrastructure.
Why it matters
Demand for places in Ghana’s top-performing senior high schools far outstrips the beds and classrooms available every year. Extra funding for infrastructure in these schools could help ease congestion and expand access for more qualified students during placement.
Source: MyJoyOnline; Graphic Online.
Featured image: Main entrance of Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast. Photo: Enock4seth / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
