Senior High School (S.H.S)
Students who pass the BECE are accepted into senior high school, this part of the education system is when the tables turn around, because the best senior secondary schools are government owned, most people will not understand how this is possible but in reality it is just one of the many wonders in Ghana. Senior Secondary school is the same as High School in America, before it would take a student three years to complete senior secondary school but the system has been reformed in 2008, to be a four year term for completion. However, early 2009 this reform was immediately reversed again by the new NDC government, and presently it is 3 years again. The table below will gives an idea about how the two systems are related;
| American system | Ghana system |
|---|---|
| 9th Grade | |
| 10th Grade | S.H.S.1 |
| 11th Grade | S.H.S 2 |
| 12th Grade | S.H.S 3 |
| S.H.S 4 (as of February 2009 cancelled) |
From the table, it is easily noticeable that the reformed Ghanaian system is longer to complete and adds a year to the time spent in secondary school which was previously 3 years.
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