The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has responded to those who have criticised the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) policy by saying that the policy has had adverse effect on the quality of education in second cycle institutions.
He claims that this year’s record-breaking WASCE results is proof that the government is serious about its goal of improving the country’s educational system.
Kumasi High School in the Ashanti Region is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, and Dr. Adutwum used the occasion to praise the government for its work to ensure the proper implementation of the Free SHS policy and thus improve the education sector.
“For all those who thought increasing enrolment at the high schools would diminish learning outcomes, I have news for you: increasing enrolment did not diminish learning outcomes, and if you doubt it, look at Kumasi High School.”
“Go and look at the WAEC results, and it will tell you that we had the best learning outcomes in this country last year. In the last eight years, the best results were the 2022 results, but I don’t blame people who make that conjecture that things are bad because around the world, countries that have increased enrollment always suffer,” he stated.
