By: George Larweh | Daily News Flash GH | September 25, 2026
Volta Region — At least 15 Senior High Schools in the Volta Region have recorded a zero percent qualification rate for tertiary education, according to a Ghana Education Service (GES) performance report, sparking fresh concerns over the quality of education in parts of the region.
The schools were captured under the category “School in Category Below 5% (0%)”, meaning none of the candidates who sat the relevant examinations in those schools met the minimum requirements for progression to university, technical university, nursing training college, or other tertiary institutions.
Schools Affected
The affected schools, as listed in the report, include:
Atiavi SHTS, Dzolo SHS, Ziavi SHS, Afadjato SHTS, Leklebi SHS, Some SHS, Weta SHTS, Santa Esther Girls SHS, Shia SHTS, Gbekor SHS, Mafi Kumase SHTS, Kpeve SHTS, Ave SHS, Tanyigbe SHS, Volta SHS and Akome SHTS.
According to the data, the crisis cut across schools with both large and small populations. For instance, Some SHS presented 485 candidates and Mafi Kumase SHTS presented 430 candidates, yet both recorded 0% qualification. At the lower end, Santa Esther Girls SHS with 22 candidates and Volta SHS with 35 candidates also recorded zero qualifiers.
Despite the differences in numbers, the outcome was the same — zero students qualified.
Beyond Statistics
The report does not assign direct causes, but education analysts say factors that must be investigated include teacher availability and deployment, adequacy of teaching and learning resources, school leadership, student preparedness, learning conditions, and access to academic support and guidance.
Observers note that the concentration of the poor performance across multiple schools points to a broader systemic challenge within affected communities, rather than isolated failures by individual students or schools.
The development also raises critical questions about educational equity, especially for schools serving communities with limited resources. Poor WASSCE outcomes directly block access to university education, technical and vocational training, and other tertiary pathways — effectively limiting the future economic opportunities of thousands of young people.
Call For Urgent Intervention
For the Ghana Education Service and the Volta Regional Directorate of Education, the findings present an urgent call for targeted interventions.
These could include:
– Strengthened academic monitoring and supervision
– Improved teacher support and deployment to deprived schools
– Provision of teaching and learning materials
– Remedial and catch-up programmes for weak students
– Intensive career guidance and counselling
– Closer engagement with school leadership, parents, and traditional authorities
As the debate intensifies, many stakeholders argue that the situation goes far beyond examination statistics — it is about the future of an entire generation in the Volta Region.
If 15 schools can record 0% in a single year, who is to blame, and what must be done before we lose them completely?
Source: GES Performance Report / The Spyder
Credit: Derick Nana Kwame Botsyoe
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