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Enoch Gyasi Gyetuah, Executive Director of the National Council of Private Schools, has promised to take legal action against the government over alleged discrimination in the school placement system following disappointing results from this year&#8217;s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).



Gyetuah&#8217;s remarks come after private school students reportedly underperformed despite substantial investments in their education. 



He indicated that the Council has completed preparations to petition the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to address these concerns. “In the shortest possible time, you will hear that CHRAJ has invited the government to discuss this matter,” he stated.



The current school placement system allocates 30% of placements to public schools, reserving the remaining 70% for both public and private institutions. 



Gyetuah criticized this policy as discriminatory, asserting that it undermines the efforts and resources invested by private schools. “Since 2018, the government has introduced a policy allocating 30% of placements. 



This means that when students complete their exams and are due for placement, the government reserves 30% of the total allocation in Category A schools for government school students, against private school students,” he explained.



Gyetuah further criticized the implication that public school students would struggle in exams, saying, 







“Considering that a private individual can establish a school, pay teachers, and provide all necessary teaching and learning materials, yet the government claims that its students in public schools will be disgraced and fail exams, it’s alarming.”



In an interview with Kojo Marfo on AbusuaNkommo at Abusua965FM, Gyetuah revealed that discussions with government officials and the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education have not yielded satisfactory outcomes. 



This has led them to consider seeking an injunction against the current placement system. “Having reached this point, we’re now considering placing an injunction on the school placement system and taking the government to court to determine if they have the right to take the actions they’re taking,” he said.



He emphasized that private schools have consistently met curriculum demands and provided necessary resources, which raises questions about the fairness of the current placement strategy. 



“From the outset of the new curriculum’s introduction, private schools have had access to the necessary textbooks to teach students. If private school students’ performance is poor after exams, it’s questionable,” he noted.



Gyetuah expressed concern that the government’s allocation strategy unfairly favors public schools, potentially undermining the integrity of Ghana’s education system. 



“This trend threatens to undermine Ghana’s education system,” he warned, urging for a reevaluation of the placement policies to ensure fairness for all schools.

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