The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr has said that the ministry have commenced processes to enroll private SHS onto the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme.
Addressing the press on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Dr Apaak stated that the inclusion of private schools in the Free SHS policy will help facilitate the gradual phasing out of the double-track system in various public senior high schools.
The implementation, which is expected to begin in the next academic year, will, according to the minister, boost the capacity of senior high schools across the country. "Let me state that as part of our campaign promise, we have been working very diligently to bring on board private senior high schools to participate in the delivery of the free senior high school programme.
Meetings have been held, engagements have been done, and we are very certain that with the diligence that we expect from our side and the eagerness of the private schools to participate, the private schools would deliver in their participation," the deputy minister said.
