Several Ghanaian secondary schools are charging parents substantially more than approved government rates by inserting unauthorized items into admission requirements. Africa Education Watch discovered boarding student costs reaching 5,198 cedis at Adisadel College and 5,712 cedis at St. Paul's Technical in Kukurantumi, exceeding the 3,522 cedi standardized amount by margins approaching 50 percent in some cases.
The education advocacy group determined that institutions continue ignoring the harmonized prospectus system introduced by the Ghana Education Service and the Ghana TVET Service to control enrollment expenses. The framework establishes mandatory personal supplies alongside three optional sanitation categories, yet administrators persist in demanding additional purchases that burden households already strained by inflation.
The education advocacy group determined that institutions continue ignoring the harmonized prospectus system introduced by the Ghana Education Service and the Ghana TVET Service to control enrollment expenses. The framework establishes mandatory personal supplies alongside three optional sanitation categories, yet administrators persist in demanding additional purchases that burden households already strained by inflation.
