4-year SHS students performed better than 3-years - Prof Aryeetey

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May 18, 2016 11:02 PM

Senior High School or SHS education was introduced in 2007 after a debate amongst educationists in the country over the expansion of the system to four years.

Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey

The debate surrounding the duration of Ghanas senior high school level education has been resurrected by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey.

According to him, students who stayed longer in senior high school have so far performed better in university.

"I think I have gathered from my colleagues and others that the longer students have stayed in school the better they are for the university.

"Students who came to my university with four-year background did better than those who came with three years," he told Accra-based Starr FM.

The NDC government however reversed after three years of implementing the 4-Year system.

National performance trends from 2006 to 2015 showed that the 4-year students performed better than 3-year students.

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