The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) has called on the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to address their petition against the government, citing alleged discrimination in the school placement system.
The petition contests the government’s 30% priority placement policy, which reserves seats at Category “A” Senior High Schools for public school students—a policy GNAPS argues disadvantages private school students.
At a press conference in Accra, GNAPS President Prof. Damasus Tuurosong expressed concern that this policy restricts opportunities for private school students and called for a more equitable placement approach.
“This is a very discriminatory system because those who perform well should be allowed to enter the best SHS in Ghana. We run a system of merit where performance is tied to your placement in a senior high school and not the type of school you attend.
“If people argue that those who attend public school, we have presented data to the effect that private school students are even more disadvantaged than their counterparts in public schools.
“Because of this, we have dialogued with various ministers of education over the years and never found a headway.
“We have now decided to take the legal route. So, first, we have petitioned CHRAJ to pronounce this particular system as discriminatory, and unfair to the private school child. We have also taken some steps to go to court to have this system aside,” he stated.
