{"id":339895,"date":"2017-07-27T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=339895"},"modified":"2017-07-27T14:00:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T14:00:59","slug":"free-shs-wont-cover-repeated-students-napo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/free-shs-wont-cover-repeated-students-napo\/","title":{"rendered":"Free SHS won’t cover repeated students – NAPO"},"content":{"rendered":"
Students held back during their secondary education for non-performance will not be catered for in their extra year of study under the Free Senior High School education policy.<\/p>\n
This was revealed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, during a press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”b33T9AlkK7q76zMKoubjnn9aKECqg1Zn”]Responding to a question on the status of students who get repeated per the Free SHS policy, the minister explained: \u201cwe said you can carry your free SHS for three years because that is the duration of your study. So if you go to the first year, we will pay. You repeat your first year in year two we will pay. When you get to the second year in year three we will pay. But for year four we won\u2019t [pay their fees].\u201d<\/p>\n
This development could again fuel claims the Akufo-Addo Administration is shifting the goal posts on the Free SHS policy.<\/p>\n