Freshmen in SHS to pay GHȻ668 as fees

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Created on Thursday, 04 December 2014 00:00

Freshmen in SHS to pay GHȻ668 as fees

04 December 2014

Education Minister, Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman has announced that freshmen accessing boarding facilities at Senior High School (SHS) will pay GHȻ668 as school fees for the first term in 2015.

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The amount will include a miscellaneous fee of GHȻ339.00, uniform GHȻ175.00, approved teaching and learning support fee GHȻ97.50 and a Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) levy of GHȻ37.00.

Freshmen day students, on the other hand, are expected to pay GHȻ385 as school fees.

The minister made this known when she was addressing Parliament this morning where she indicated that a committee has been set up to ensure that heads of the various schools comply with the directive.

She said heads that are found charging more than the approved rate will be dealt with.

Prof. Opoku Agyeman also indicated that a complaints unit has been established to allow issues pertaining with the education sector to be dealt with.

She directed Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to utilize the district education oversight committees to assist in the general monitoring and supervision of the guidelines.

Source: myjoyonline.com