Education Specialist Welcomes New SHS Curriculum
Kenneth Ashong 
An education specialist, Divine Kpe, has disclosed that the introduction of the new senior high school (SHS) curriculum is set to allow flexibility in subject selection.
He also believes that it is aimed at transforming Ghana’s educational landscape and enhancing effective learning outcomes.
Mr. Kpe highlighted the key features of the new curriculum, saying that it is to focus on “depth over breadth.” This approach allows students to explore a few subjects before they major in the ones they are conversant with. This brings flexibility in subject selection, allowing students to drop subjects they find challenging.
“I remember back in the SHS people were doing elective mathematics after the first year. They were not okay with it but they just had to follow through. Their strength in the first year and then when you get to the second year, they can focus on their strength going forward. So, this flexibility also helps lessen the stress on students and also they may have assessed," he noted.
BACKGROUND
The Ministry of Education, through its agencies, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) and Ghana Education Service (GES), has announced its readiness to roll out the new secondary education curriculum when school reopens for the 2024-2025 academic year.
The new curriculum covers Senior High School (SHS), Senior High Technical School (SHTS) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) nationwide.
The preparation has involved extensive stakeholder engagements to gather insights on what the curriculum should emphasise and achieve and a collaborative process which saw the involvement of over 300 experts from across the country.
