The Ghana Education Service (GES) has warned the management of the country’s various Senior High Schools against collecting illegal fees from final year students.
It said that the warning was necessary due to the many complaints it has received regarding school officials levying various fees on final year students as part of their final year clearance system.
The GES said in a letter to all regional directors of education that heads of schools found to be culpable in the act must be interdicted.
“Management of Ghana Education Service (GES) has received several complaints indicating that some school authorities are levying final year students PTA dues and other charges, as part of their (final year students) clearance system. Management of GES wishes to state categorically that under no circumstance should any school authority use the payment of PTA levies or any other unauthorized charges as part of the clearance system for final year students,” the memo stated.
Officers who violate the letter will be sanctioned, according to the GES.
“Heads and school authorities are cautioned to strictly desist from collecting any unauthorized and/or illegal charges under the guise of final year students clearance system. Anyone who breaches this directive will be sanctioned”
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