President John Dramani Mahama will today launch the free SHS education policy at Otuam in the Central Region.
The launch is in fulfillment of a pledge made by government to absolve the cost of secondary education in Ghana.
The Ghana Education Service had listed some of the schools that will benefit from the implementation of the progresive free SHS policy.
They include:
Central Region – 27, 795 students in 54 schools
Western Region – 38, 751 in 56 Schools
Ashanti Region – 64, 430 from 102 schools
Northern – 17, 648 students out of 45 schools
Brong Ahafo – 38, 751 from56 schools.
Upper East – 1,395 students out of 28 schools
Upper West – 877 students from 23 schools
Eastern – 34,157 students out of 82 schools
Greater Accra – 52,664 consisting of 46 schools
Volta – 36,859 out of 88 schools
