Ghana spent over GH₵100bn on education in seven years – Akufo-Addo

The President, in an address at the 61st Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), in Accra, said that investment had translated into the execution of a total of 1, 105 projects at the second-cycle level.

These include accommodation, teaching and learning-related projects such as classroom blocks, science laboratories and home economics blocks, dormitories and model STEM schools.

Through the Ghana Education Trust (GET) Fund, some 1, 270 infrastructure interventions have also been implemented at the basic level to help improve the standards for early childhood education.

President Nana Akufo-Addo explained that projects relating to the construction of schools came with cutting-edge technology, including SMART boards, to enhance interactive learning experiences.

While espousing the progress to transform education at the Junior High School (JHS) level, he cited the construction of 11 model schools across the country

The authorities would provide the schools with the needed incentives and resources to improve academic work,” he assured.

The Conference was held on the theme: “61 Years of Shaping Second-Cycle Education in Ghana: The Challenges and Successes in Contemporary Times”