The Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has revealed that the government has spent about 1.5 billion Ghana Cedis to support 1,488,575 students under the Free SHS programme between January and June 2024.
He said to date, a total of over GH¢ 9.9 billion has been spent on the Free Senior High School programme since it was introduced in 2017.
According to him, a cumulative total of 5.7 million young people have benefitted from this initiative, many of whom may not have had this opportunity.
Presenting the Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review in Parliament on Tuesday, July 23, the Finance Karaga MP said to complement this effort, the government has provided facilities under TVET to empower young people with employable skills; with 168,000 students enrolled
in the 2023-2024 year.
He added that the government has prioritized ensuring quality education at all levels.
“Additionally, we are constructing 10 STEM Schools and 10 STEM Centres across the country, and we have distributed 900,000 tablets for secondary school students. Quality education has been given considerable focus. The performance of the students at WASSCE in 2023 is also the best since 2015.”
Source: Kasapafmonline.com
