Parliament has asked the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, to reschedule the date for the commencement of academic work in senior high schools.
In the view of the House, the re-opening date should be shifted to January 2024 to allow parents, students, and teachers enough time to prepare.
Despite concerns about the short period students have to prepare to report to school, the Ministry of Education insists that the re-opening date for fresh Senior High School students remains December 4, 2023.
According to the Ministry of Education spokesperson, Kwasi Kwarteng, the academic calendar was released weeks ago to allow parents to prepare ahead of time.
The date for single and double-track students was contained in the 2023/2024 academic calendar released by the Ghana Education Service.
However, Parliament noted in a statement dated Friday, December 1, that “due to the short notice with its attendant inconvenience to students, parents, teaching and non-teaching staff, the House proposes for the consideration of the Hon. Minister of Education the first week of January 2024 as a more convenient and appropriate time for parents, students and teachers to adequately prepare for academic work.
“In view of the urgency of this matter and various concerns raised by Members of Parliament and other stakeholders, the Rt. Hon Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has directed the Minister of Education to appear before the House and brief Members on Monday, December 4, 2023, at 12:30 pm,” the statement added.
Attached is the full statement by the Parliamentary Service
