The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the National SHS prospectus for the 2023/2024 academic year.
This prospectus was a proposal from GES approved by the Ministry of Education.
A lot of items found on the previous prospectus have been scrapped.
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All Senior High Schools in Ghana are advised to solely use the prospectus provided by the Ghana Education Service.
Below are the items found on the National prospectus;
General Items
- Valid Nhis Card
- National Id Card (Ghana Card If Any)
- Two Passport Size Pictures
- Photocopy Of Birth Certificate /Baptismal Certificate If Required By School
Prospectus For Boarding Students
- Hard Body Suit Case Or Trunk
- Chop Box (Wooden/Plastic)
- Drinking Cup, 1 plastic or stainless plate and a set of cutlery
- Toiletries (1 Deodorant, 1 pack T-roll, tooth paste, tooth brush, Soap, pomade and 2 packs of sanitary pads for 4 girls)
- Decent sandals (school’s specification) – No embellishment
- A pair of leather slippers (school’s specification)
- Decent Sneakers (black or white)
- 2 Pair of Socks (school’s specification)
- 1 Pyjamas/sleep wear
- Underwear (5 pants and 3 vests for girls, 3 boxer shorts or pants & 3 Singlets for boys)
- 1 Plastic Bucket with Cover and Pail
- RSV/NIV Bible/Quran and Hymn Book for Christians (School Specified)
- Pillow covered with Mackintosh
- 2 Students’ bedsheets with 2 pillow cases – Plain white
- 1 Blanket & Sleeping cloth
- A Pair of Khaki Trousers
- A Pair of White Trousers
- White dress for ladies
- 2 White Shirts
- Student’s size mosquito net
- 1 School bag
- 1 Mathematical Set & Scientific Calculator
- Standard Graph Book
- 2 Check Dress ( color is school based)
- Student Mattress ( where not available in school)
- Black Shoe
- Black Belt
- 1 Hoe/ Cutlass
- One- third of SHS students to submit;
- A pair of Hand Gloves (Hard)
- Liquid Soap (5 litres)
- 1Kg Washing Powdered Soap
- Another one-third to submit these
- 1 Bleach (small size)
- 1 Dust Pan
- 1 Long Handle Broom
- 1 Scrubbing brush
- Another One third to submit these;
- Standing Mop and Mop Bucket
- 1 Duster
- 1 Short Local Broom
Prospectus For Day Students
- Mathematical Set
- Scientific Calculator
- Decent sandals (school’s specification) – No embellishment
- Decent Sneakers (black or white)
- 1 School bag
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This National prospectus comes after the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum and the Director General of the Ghana Education Service, Dr Eric Nkansah promised to reduce the items found on the SHS prospectus.
According to GES, going forward, the free SHS Prospectus would be reduced drastically. The ministry and GES believe that some items on the list are not needed.
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The 2023 school placement is expected to be released soon. students are advised to prepare for the release.
When the placement results are released, SHS freshers are to visit their schools to take their prospectus and other admission requirements list.
Some of the items listed on the prospectus are not needed. Most of the items on the prospectus are being supplied to the schools by the government.
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However, some schools do ask freshers to submit these items as part of their admission requirements