Free SHS Is A ‘Waste of Efforts’ Without Quality From Basic Level

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on government to focus on building students capacity at the primary and basic level.

Addressing delegates at the 8th Biennial Delegate Conference of the Ghana National Association of Private School (GNAPS) in Koforidua, Mr Mahama said it’l be a waste of efforts if the quality of education is not prioritised.

He indicated that a future NDC government will prioritize building a strong foundation at the primary level, called on government to treat students in both private and public schools equal.

“If you don’t get it right at the primary and basic level, whatever you do at the secondary level is a wasted effort. You need to build a strong foundation at the basic level.”

According to Mr Mahama, government’s politicization of education, and sacrificing quality for quantity, has degenerated into inadequate feeding of boarding students.

He said President Akufo-Addo could have saved parents from psychological trauma if his government had engaged private schools in reviewing the free senior high school program.

“The time is now for us to rise to the occasion and collectively agree as actors in the political and developmental space on the need to depoliticise issues of urgent priority such as education delivery in our country.”

Source: PakMediaGh