Government is set to inject $300 million into a World Bank-funded programme aimed at improving the quality of senior high schools across Ghana, President John Dramani Mahama has announced.
Speaking at the Basic School STEM project launch in Sawla on Friday, as part of his Resetting Ghana tour of the Savannah region, the President said the investment, equivalent to nearly 3.5 billion cedis, would be used to upgrade the category ratings of 60 senior high schools nationwide.
Under the plan, 30 schools currently rated Category C will be moved up to Category B, while a separate 30 Category B schools will be elevated to Category A.
The President said the initiative would address a long-running problem where students and parents resist placements at lower-category schools out of concern over the quality of education on offer.
“The annual ritual where people don’t want to be posted to some schools because they think they are Category C schools where they won’t get quality education will be a thing of the past,” Mahama said.
The announcement comes alongside a broader set of education commitments the President outlined during his visit, including plans to end the double-track system in senior high schools by the close of 2027 and to expand school infrastructure to accommodate more students at once.
Richard Aniagyei, ISD
