The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has emphasized the need to finalize with the Ghana National Council for Private Schools (GNACOPS) discussions on how students in private senior high schools can benefit from the Government’s free secondary education policy.
According to former President, Ghana cannot, as a country, continue to gloss over the huge impact and the role private schools play in the development of education in Ghana.
He disclosed this at the 15th-anniversary celebration of St. Andrews Senior High School in Assin Fosu on Saturday on the theme for the celebration, “15 years of Perseverance in Academic Excellence: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects.”
The school which was founded by Dr. Richard Asiedu in October 2005, with 25 students and 4 teachers, now has over 4,000 students with 152 teaching and 117 non-teaching and supporting staff.
Mr. Mahama indicated that he is personally committed to enabling a partnership with the Council for Private Schools that is mutually beneficial to them and the State.
He added that will include among others a tax exemptions system for certain educational tools and equipment, and tax incentives for private school operators.
The former President also acknowledged the individual contribution of Richard Asiedu to the promotion of education within the Assin area, and Ghana generally.
“The theme for the celebration, “15 years of Perseverance in Academic Excellence: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects,” exemplified a man who has persevered, surmounted many challenges and never gave up in his quest to promote education, scoring a 98% performance mark in the 2018 West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)”, Mr. Mahama stressed.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
