The Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has charged students from public schools who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to select top tier Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana, ahead of their entry into the second cycle institutions.
According to him, the government had allocated 30% admission quota to the students coming from the government schools, and that they can also choose Wesley Girls, Aburi Girls, St Louis, Yaa Asantewaa and other high ranking schools.
He noted that the majority of final year students from public schools do not apply to these top schools for fear that they would not gain admission.
The Deputy Minister said this when he paid a working visit to some selected BECE centres in the Ashanti Region, namely Achina SHS, St. Georges SHS, and Mighty JAPASS during the last day of the examination.
Addressing final year BECE students at the Achina SHS examination centre in the Ejisu Constituency, Dr. Yaw Adutwum, who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, told the students: “There are a number of schools that are waiting for you. The new government policy says that 30% of the spaces in our top schools like Wesley Girls, Aburi Girls, St Louis, Yaa Asantewaa and a number of schools have been reserved for students who went to public schools.”
According to him, if a student applies and he or she is not accepted by the school he chooses, the student still has second and third choices to make.
“If you are a young man, do not be afraid of applying to Prempeh College or Opoku Ware. Achina SHS too is a great school that you can apply to. I want you to know that you have other options and choices, so do not limit yourself,” he said.
According to him, the Ministry of Education was waiting for the BECE candidates at the senior level, stressing that opportunity comes, but not many people get it.
He revealed to the students that they were going to be the fourth batch of Junior High School graduates who are going to enjoy Free Senior High School in the annals of Ghana.
“There are people behind you five years back, who missed it, but you did not miss it, you have it. Today, as you write your final paper, I want you to just feel relaxed, do not be anxious, do not be afraid, understand that in the same way that you have done the previous test, you are going to do well today.”
On his part, the New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for the Ejisu Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mr John Kumah, appealed to the invigilators not to do anything that would disturb the students.
Mr John Kumah assured the students that Free SHS was waiting for them, adding that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had prepared a free table waiting for them to continue their education.
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