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Dec
A study conducted by African Education Watch, an educational civil society organisation, has revealed that prospectus and other expenses by parents outweigh the cost incurred by the government under the free Senior High School (SHS) programme. The report observed that the government’s average spending per student for boarding schools was GHS 1,147 and 1,107 for day students. The report said parents spent GHS 2, 477 on prospectus for their wards in the boarding schools and spend an extra amount of GHS 4, 000 to buy other personal items, including perfume, detergents, and sanitary pads, in the 2021–2022 academic year. Mr. Divine Kpe,…