

It has thus asked parents and heads of those institutions to ignore the news making the rounds that management of GES has approved GH¢724.50 as the fees for senior high school students.
“The Management of GES has not released fees for basic and high schools,” Public Relations officer of the GES, Rev. Jonathan Betteh told 3News Sunday, adding “the Director Genera will soon release the school fees of senior high schools.
A statement purported to have signed and issued by the Director General of GES claimed government has approved GH ¢724.50 and GH¢405.50 as fees for boarding and day students of SHS respectively.
The said statement also claimed admission fee of GH¢20 has been approved while examination fee has been pegged at GH¢10 for both boarding and day students including those in technical schools.
But the Rev. Betteh told 3News the statement is false, saying “the public is notified that any information in connection with circulation of fees, the GES disassociates itself from it”
He used the opportunity to warn heads of that institution against charging fees outside what would be approved by the Ministry of Education and the GES.
“Any headmaster or headmistress who after releasing the school fees from the Ministry of Education and GES, overcharge or collect unauthorised fee from parents will have himself to be blame,” he warned.
data-medium-file=https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/09/SHS-fees.jpg?fit=300,180 data-large-file=https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/09/SHS-fees.jpg?fit=564,338 class=wp-image-24099 size-full src=https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/09/SHS-fees.jpg?resize=564,338 alt= width=564 height=338 srcset=https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/09/SHS-fees.jpg?w=564 564w, https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/09/SHS-fees.jpg?resize=300,180 300w sizes=(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px data-recalc-dims=1 />Starting the second term of the 2017/2018 academic year, boarding schools will be served with cocoa beverage as an addition to the Free SHS package.
Edwin Delight Foods, the company with the license to supply the National Food Buffer Stock Company, in a letter to Cocoa Processing Company, has requested for 100 metric tons of cocoa powder.
The total stock consists of 5,000 bags of 20 kg weight of cocoa powder.
This shall be the main beverage for the second term for the feeding of first year students under the government’s Free Senior High School programme.
In a letter signed by Chief Executive Officer Hanan Abdul-Wahab, the National Food Buffer Stock Company stated: “Further to your company’s application to participate in the supply of food items to first year students of public boarding second cycle institution on behalf of National Food Buffer Stock Company, we are pleased to confirm that you have been appointed as a licensed supplier for Nafco”.
“Your company is required to supply cocoa powder to the aforementioned institution on behalf of Nafco for the second term of the 2017/2018 academic year…”
The free education policy began in September, 2017 and has witnessed teething challenges.
But President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured that the challenges will be dealt with.
By Vida Asiedu|3news.com|Ghana

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS