Veep: 5,000 students to get gov’t scholarship

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has revealed that government is committed to improving education in Ghana and hopes to increase scholarships given to some needy Senior High School (SHS) students.

According to him, government provided scholarships to 2,000 SHS students in the 2014/15 academic year and plans to increase the scheme to cover 5,000 students this year.

In a speech at the Presidential Independence Day Awards ceremony in Accra on Saturday 5 March 2016, the vice president indicated that under the secondary education improvement project, scholarships are provided for the needy to enable them acquire learning materials and other essentials.

“Over 2,000 students benefited from scholarships in 2014 and 2015, and the number is expected to increase to over 5,000 in the current academic year.”

Mr Amissah-Arthur said government had rolled out several interventions to improve education, including the disbursement of GHS12.2 million to absorb the fees of over 320,000 students.

He emphasised that science education remained a priority for government and 1,500 teachers had benefited from enhanced technology in teaching science and mathematics, aimed at improving teaching and learning of those subjects.

He added that government was continually investing in the youth to provide opportunities for them to contribute to the growth of the country.