The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) is prepared to challenge the government, claiming that the Senior High School computer placement method is discriminatory and unevenly distributed.
Dr. Damasus Tuurusong, the association's president, believes that the 30% preference distribution of grade "A" SHS admissions to public institutions disadvantages students at private Junior High Schools.
According to him, the scenario is driving pupils to transfer from private basic schools to public schools in order to improve their chances of being placed by the SHS computer selection system.
The association's leadership claims that all efforts to have the policy overturned have failed.
Dr. Tuurusong, speaking during the opening of the Ghana National Association of Private Schools week, said "We've tried various routes to encourage the government and officials to end this discriminatory policy of 30 percent preferred placement for public junior high schools in category 'A' institutions," she says. It's gotten to the point where we need to put the legislation to the test to determine how we can handle the problem."
The Senior High School computer placement strategy now grants Grade 'A' schools 30 percent preferential placement for pupils from public schools before the remaining 70% is spread among all basic schools around the country.
According to the Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS), the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Education's policy is discriminatory against private schools.
According to Dr. Tuurusong, due to a 'discriminatory' policy, private schools are now enrolling fewer students for the basic education certificate test.
"Every senior high school student aspires to be the best. As a result, going to a private school reduces their chances of getting into a category 'A' school. As a result, when students reach junior high school, they quit the private schools and enroll in public institutions. These pupils, as a result of their private school education, emerge as the best and are put in the greatest senior high schools," he stated.
Meanwhile, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the Deputy Minister of Education, has asked for "greater engagement with the group to resolve its issues."
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