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Parents urged to prioritise school choices before subjects
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Parents have been advised to prioritise selecting suitable Senior High Schools for their wards before considering subject combinations during placement.
The advice comes as parents across the Volta Region troop to various Junior High Schools to assist their wards in making selections for the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS).
In the Volta Region, Mawuli School, OLA Senior High School, Bishop Herman College, Anlo Senior High Technical School and Kpando Technical Institute are among the Category A institutions, making them highly sought-after choices.
Mr Silvester Akubia, Headteacher of a school in the Ho West District, told the Ghana News Agency that parents should concentrate on the school and programme before worrying about specific subject combinations.
“The most important thing is the course that the person will offer. The subject combination should not be the first consideration during the selection process,” he said.
He explained that parents should first identify at least eight preferred schools before visiting the JHS, adding that the current selection required candidates to choose five boarding schools and three-day schools.
“You must have those schools in mind or write them down before you go to the school. The selection is eight schools, so you must have at least eight schools in mind,” Mr Akubia said.
Mr Johannes Ekpe-Asrevi, Headteacher of Have EP Basic School in the Afadzato South District, said parents were not compelled to follow a particular distribution of Category A, B and C schools, provided the required number of boarding and day choices was maintained.
“Somebody can decide to pick one from Category A, three from Category B and five from Category C. It does not matter, but you must make sure that you have five boarding schools and three-day schools,” he said.
Mr Ekpe-Asrevi also advised parents to print their wards’ results and examine their grades before making selections, explaining that the competitiveness of boarding placement could depend on candidates’ academic performance and the number of applicants choosing a particular school.
“The school you are taking as your fifth choice may be the same school somebody is taking as the first choice, so the grades and the order of choice can become important,” he added. –GNA
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced plans to introduce a new Bill to strengthen the legal framework for the discipline of lawyers in Ghana.
In an address read on his behalf by the Deputy Attorney-General at the opening of the 2026 Conference of the Ghana Bar Association, Dr. Ayine disclosed that the Bill is headed to Cabinet for review and approval before being laid before Parliament.
The proposed law, to be called the Legal Profession (Practitioners Standards Board) Bill, is expected to transform and strengthen the regulatory framework for disciplining lawyers to safeguard the rights of practitioners and promote public confidence in the profession.
According to the Attorney-General, when passed, the Bill will establish an independent Disciplinary Committee with clear rules of procedure and proposals on proportionate sanctions.
He explained that this marks a progressive departure from the existing framework where the Disciplinary Committee both investigates and adjudicates complaints. The Bill also proposes clear and strict procedural timelines for resolving grievances to avert prolonged deliberations that frustrate both clients and lawyers.
Secondly, Dr. Ayine noted that under the current framework, Superior Court judges sit on the Disciplinary Committee whose decisions, as quasi-judicial decisions, are subject to reviews and appeals in the same courts where these judges preside.
The new Bill seeks to eliminate this conflict of interest by creating a separately constituted Board composed of lay non-lawyers and professional representatives with guaranteed tenure.
The Attorney-General added that the Bill seeks to separate professional discipline from executive, judicial or competitive interference to ensure that disciplinary mechanisms are not weaponized against lawyers by clients, the Bench, or the State.
The introduction of the new law forms part of efforts by the Attorney-General to introduce reforms into the legal profession aimed at revolutionizing legal practice and training. It follows the passage of the Legal Education Act, 2026, which is currently at the implementation stage.
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Gov’t did not approve market near school — Stan Dogbe clears air on Ahafo Ano South market siting
Deputy Chief of Staff, Stan Xoese Dogbe has reacted to a viral video raising concerns about the siting of a market close to a school in the Ahafo Ano South District of the Ashanti Region.
In a post responding to the video, Mr. Dogbe said he has been in contact with the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, who he said is on top of the situation and has long since halted the construction process.
According to him, the decision to designate the said land near the school for the market was not a government decision.
“Once the development was brought to the RCC’s attention, the regional minister immediately asked that the process be stopped,” he stated.
Mr. Dogbe explained that the community currently has no available land space for the construction of the model market, which necessitated their choice of the location near the school.
He noted however that the community has been asked to find another, more suitable piece of land for the project to commence.
“We thank all for the interest in developmental issues in our communities,” he added.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
