In the media

The chairperson of Ghana’s Education Committee blamed corruption, nepotism, and poor oversight for a £40 million (approx. 53 million USD) debt in the foreign scholarship scheme. Irregular awards, costly short-term courses, and lack of accountability led to students being stranded abroad. Parliament now seeks reforms, including tighter supervision and a new scholarship authority board to ensure transparency.

The Ghana Integrity Initiative has called for the removal of the protocol list system in secondary schools under the Computerized School Selection and Placement System. A new documentary entitled “School Placement for sale” shows parents, guardians, and officials in charge of placement allegedly making “deals” to secure places for students. Some parents paid GHS20,000 to get their children into placed schools while others paid GHS8,500 for preferred schools.

Following the implementation of the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023) any new Higher Education institution in Ghana that advertises or runs a programme for which it has no accreditation, penalties will include paying a fine of GHS240,000 (US$41,400). Alternatively, the vice-chancellor or rector of the institution concerned will be imprisoned for up to 20 years, but both penalties can be applied.