Private schools urged to keep to approved fees

The National Secretariat of the National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) has advised schools to keep to the Ghana Education Service (GES) approved fees.

A statement signed by the Acting President of GNAPS, Dr Kwame Nkrumah said the recent increase in the minimum wage from 5,500 cedis to 7,150 cedis should not lead automatically to an increase in school fees. It said the normal practice was that corresponding fee increases were often arrived at after consultation with and approval by the GES.

In this regard the National Executive Council of GNAPS would soon initiate negotiations with the GES with a view to approving new fees to enable the private schools to pay increased salaries commensurate with the minimum wage. Members of GNAPS should, therefore, wait for the outcome of the negotiations.