The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it is considering the introduction of online learning for first and second-year students in Senior High Schools in the Upper East region that have been shut down amid violent clashes.
Speaking in an interview monitored by Pretertiary.com, the Public Relations Officer for GES, Daniel Fenyi, said consultations with stakeholders are ongoing for the adoption the hybrid learning for students whose schools have been temporarily closed due to security concerns so that they can continue with academic activities.
“The form one and two students they don’t have any West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
ahead of them, for their situation is not really an emergency issue. For them, two alternatives are under serious consideration
We admit that while the schools are closed down and the students are home, their colleagues in other schools are in class learning, so these students will definitely miss out on the lessons they were supposed to be studying this perio,d so we are still consulting,” Fenyi explained.
The spokesman for the Ghana Education Service (GES), speaking on Starr FM’s Morning Starr, said his outfit, under the auspices of the Ministry of Education (MoE), is currently considering two options for students in the Upper East region.
“One of the options is that let them be in the house with their parents-lives are paramount-when peace and calm restore to the township and the campuses, then they come back, then we extend their hours by an hour or two so that they could make up for the lost lessons.
We are also engaging stakeholders on the alternative of online or hybrid teaching and learning,” the GES spokesperson told the host of Starr FM’s Morning Starr show, Naa Dedei Tettey, on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
Mr Daniel Fenyi’s comment comes after the Ghana Education Service (GES), amid the temporary closure of three Senior High Schools in the Upper East region over violent attacks, said it will roll out emergency safety measures for schools under such threat.
In a statement sighted by Pretertiary.com, GES said its decision to close down the schools follows reports of violent incidents at Bawku SHS, Nalerigu Senior High School, and Zuarungu Senior High School, which resulted in the tragic loss of student lives, injuries, and significant damage to school property.
“The Ghana Education Service (GES) expresses its sincerest condolences to the bereaved families and affected school communities. We stand with them in this difficult moment and assure them of our full support.
In addition, we officially announce that all the schools under violent attacks are temporarily closed down to ensure the safety of life and property,” the press statement dated July 29 and signed by the GES Public Relations Officer stated.
The statement aded that “For SHS 1 and 2 students in the affected schools, the Ghana Education Service (GES) is exploring all viable learning avenues to ensure continuity of lessons while campuses remain closed for safety assessments
Further details on these interventions will be communicated in due course. In addition, counselling services are being strengthened for both students and staff to help them manage the trauma.”