Education · Michael Teye Amartey

Free SHS not cancelled, ignore GH¢1,500 payment claim – GES.

The Ghana Education Service, GES has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the Director-General has cancelled the Free Senior High School Free SHS policy and directed parents and guardians to pay one thousand,500 hundred Ghana cedis for chop boxes, trunks and other items.  

In a circular issued yesterday, the GES described the publication as false and urged parents, students and the general public to disregard it. 

The clarification comes amid preparations for students entering senior high schools, with the alleged directive reportedly causing concern among parents and guardians.

According to the GES, neither has the Free SHS policy been cancelled nor has the Director-General issued any directive requiring parents or guardians to make payments for chop boxes, trunks or other items. 

The Service stressed that its Director-General does not have the authority to cancel a national policy, further dismissing the claim that the Free SHS programme had been scrapped. 

Management wishes to state categorically that the publication is FALSE and should be disregarded. 

GES therefore urged parents, guardians and students not to make any payments to individuals based on the information circulating on social media. 

The Service said the public should rely only on official information communicated through its authorized channels and exercise caution when dealing with unverified publications, particularly those circulating on social media. 

Parents, guardians, students and the general public are therefore urged not to make any payments to anyone.