🛑 Nationwide: Ministry Halts "Flamboyant" SHS Graduations
📍 Nationwide • by christy245 • Jun 22, 2026
The Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, directed the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to freeze all secondary school graduation events until a complete review of guidelines is finished.
The Catalyst: The crackdown follows viral social media videos of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) completion parties. Wealthy parents were recorded gifting teenagers luxury vehicles and massive bouquets made of cash.
The Government's Stance: The Ministry stated that public schools are built to treat all students equally, regardless of family income. They argued these ostentatious displays spark a harmful "classism debate" and destroy school discipline.
The Penalty: School heads and administrators who ignore this directive and allow graduation celebrations on their campuses will face strict institutional sanctions.
The Catalyst: The crackdown follows viral social media videos of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) completion parties. Wealthy parents were recorded gifting teenagers luxury vehicles and massive bouquets made of cash.
The Government's Stance: The Ministry stated that public schools are built to treat all students equally, regardless of family income. They argued these ostentatious displays spark a harmful "classism debate" and destroy school discipline.
The Penalty: School heads and administrators who ignore this directive and allow graduation celebrations on their campuses will face strict institutional sanctions.
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