Following the announcement by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the free Senior High School (SHS) policy will be rolled out in September this year, many youth in the Cape Coast metropolis have expressed desire to go back to school to improve their educational status.
The youth, mainly SHS drop outs between the ages of 20 to 30, expressed enthusiasm to further their education since the government will make it free for them.
Investigations by Today within the metropolis indicated that although Cape Coast has most of the finest second cycle institutions in the country, just a few of the indigenes gain admission to these schools every academic year.
This, Today discovered, was partly due to bad grades and poverty which is very rift in the area considered to be cradle of education.
The news therefore, rekindled the hopes of most of the youth who have been denied SHS education due to the latter.
Speaking to Today in an interview in Cape Coast yesterday some youth along the coastal stretch of the ancient city stated that most of them could not enjoy second cycle education due to poverty.
A 28-year-old security guard, Michael Ato Kwamena Dadzie, told Today that he had good grades after the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) but could not continue due to financial constraints.
He indicated that although he has advanced in age, he hoped to go back to school to pursue his architectural dreams.
Another resident, Ama Dagati, 26, a mobile banker, stated that she had the privilege to start SHS but had to drop out along the line due to poverty.
The aspiring caterer also added that she hoped to go back to continue her studies to achieve her dreams.
Others pointed out that the policy will urge them on to strive higher to gain higher education to help contribute their quota to national development.
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