No school has approval to charge feeding fees - GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has denied authorising or approving any school to charge feeding fees or any other unapproved fees from students and parents.

In a statement issued on May 6, 2026, the GES urged the public to disregard claims suggesting that schools had been permitted to impose such charges, describing the reports as misleading and unsubstantiated.

According to the Service, any school found charging money under the guise of feeding fees is acting unlawfully and without the approval of management.

“Management of the Ghana Education Service has not authorised or sanctioned any school to charge fees — under any name or in any form — from students or parents,” the statement said.

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The GES reaffirmed government’s commitment to maintaining and improving the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, stressing that the policy remains fully in force.

“Government’s commitment to not only maintain the Free SHS policy, but improve upon it, has not changed,” the statement added.

The Service further warned that any attempt to undermine the policy, either through the spread of false information or the clandestine imposition of fees, would be treated as an act contrary to national interest.

GES also advised students and parents who are asked to pay feeding fees or any unauthorised charges to report the matter to management for investigation and possible sanctions.

The statement comes amid growing public discussions over alleged fee collections in some senior high schools across the country.