School admissions should be based on merit, not protocol – Prof. Opoku Antwi

Antwi therefore urged policymakers to review and eventually scrap the protocol admission system, insisting that admissions should be based on merit to promote fairness and motivate students to work hard.

Enoch Opoku Antwi, has called for the abolition of the protocol system in Ghana’s school admissions, arguing that it undermines merit, discourages hard work, and compromises fairness in the placement process.

Antwi said beyond the reported payments, the protocol admission system itself requires urgent review because it discourages genuine learning.