General News of Wednesday, 22 November 2017Source: Graphic.com.ghSHS heads fail to submit returns on Free SHS policyProf. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES)Only 56 out of the 674 public senior high schools (SHSs) in the country have so far submitted their returns on the funds released to them under the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. None of the well-endowed schools have submitted their returns. Four schools each in the Brong Ahafo, Central and Eastern regions have submitted their returns while five schools in the Greater Accra Region have also submitted their returns. The Northern Region is the only one that has the highest number of 36 schools submitting their returns. Implementation planUnder the implementation of the Free SHS programme, all schools received an upfront payment of 20 percent of their funds, based on the number of students that they had stated they could admit.

Source: GhanaWeb November 22, 2017 07:07 UTC