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Ghana: Chaos as parents seek school placement for their kids

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Tiring and a frustrating exercise – the cry of thousands of parents and their wards who trooped Ghana’s Independence Square to obtain placement into high schools. Placement in schools in Ghana for the past ten years has been computerized. The Computerized School Placement System, CSPS allots basic school students their places of studies in high schools. That system until recently… Read More
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Ghana: Teenager commits suicide over school placement

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A 15-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate has committed suicide by hanging at a town called Agona Asafo in Central Ghana. According to Ghana’s News Agency, the teenager hanged himself for not securing his preferred senior high school. Isaac Arhin, according to reports had wished to be placed in a school in central Ghana under the country’s computer selection School… Read More
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Ghana: 51-year-old trader sits same exam with own child

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A 51-year old trader’s quest to further her education in Ghana means she had to sit same basic school exam alongside her own child. Comfort Nutsugah is reported by Ghana’s News Agency to have taken advantage of government’s Free Senior High School Policy to further her education. The mother of six sells used clothing after school hours and has now… Read More