The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a ban on extravagant post-examination celebrations on school campuses across the country.
In a statement issued by the Public Relations Unit of GES Headquarters, management expressed concern over a growing trend where parents and guardians present expensive gifts, including motor vehicles and money bouquets, to students on school premises after completing their Senior High School education.
According to GES, while parents have the right to celebrate the achievements of their children, such celebrations should not take place in ways that promote excessive displays of wealth within school environments. The Service believes these practices can create social and economic divisions among students and shift attention away from the true purpose of education.
The statement further emphasized that schools are meant to be places where merit, discipline, and hard work are valued above financial status. GES warned that lavish presentations could negatively affect students whose families may not be able to afford similar celebrations.
As a result, all post-examination celebrations involving the public presentation of expensive gifts on school premises have been prohibited with immediate effect. Heads of schools who permit such activities on their campuses may face sanctions from the Education Service.
GES has therefore called on parents, guardians, and other stakeholders to cooperate in maintaining an educational environment that promotes equality, inclusiveness, and academic excellence.
The statement was signed by Daniel Fenyi, Head of Public Relations, Ghana Education Service.
