Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has conceded that the school placement process for first-year senior high school students encountered challenges. However, he highlighted that this year’s edition achieved the highest enrollment figures in the country.
He revealed that the Education Ministry successfully facilitated the placement of 95% of the 2023 Junior High School graduates into different senior high schools across the country.
Speaking before members of the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs in Kumasi, Dr Adutwum disclosed that 81% of students were automatically assigned to their chosen schools, while the remaining 19% relied on self-placement.
The meeting was to give an account of his achievement as the Minister of Education at the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs General Meeting.
In attendance were the members of the Kumasi Traditional Council, members of the Regional House of Chiefs, and the Asantehene himself.
The Education minister, Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum, stressed that enrollment this year has become the highest recorded since the introduction of the placement system.
The minister used the occasion to address several issues concerning education including the challenges with the 2023 SHS placement.
On his part, the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II admonished chiefs to inspect the educational infrastructure and its progress in their communities.
He also commended the Minister of Education on his achievements so far.