Ghana: Information on the National Service requirements for a student who has an "O" level certificate and two additional years of vocational school, and for a student who has not completed Sixth Form - "A"
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA10161 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Information on the National Service requirements for a student who has an "O" level certificate and two additional years of vocational school, and for a student who has not completed Sixth Form - "A", 1 January 1992, GHA10161, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acef38.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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Published information on the requested subject is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
According to a doctoral student of Political Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, secondary education in Ghana consists of a total number of seven years (28 Jan. 1992). The "O" Level certificate is granted at the end of the first five years of secondary education after a student has passed the General Certificate of Education - Ordinary Level examination (Ibid.). The source explained that the Sixth Form comprises the last two years of secondary education (Ibid.). The sixth year of education is called the "Lower Sixth" and the seventh year is called the "Upper Sixth" (Ibid.). The Sixth Form "A" Level certificate is granted at the end of the seventh year of secondary school after a student has passed the General Certificate Education - Advanced Level examination (Ibid.). A student is then allowed to pursue a University education which consists of three to four years study torwards obtaining a Bachelor's degree (Ibid.).
The doctoral student stated that a person has to have completed the "A" Level before beginning National Service (Ibid.). Since 1983 the government of Ghana has required that the two compulsory years of National Service be served as follows: the first year after having completed the "A" Level and the second year after having completed University education (Ibid.).
However, according to a representative of the Embassy of Ghana in Washington, D.C., since 1988 a new educational system is being implemented in Ghana (28 Jan. 1992).
Additional and/or corroborating information on the requested subject and whether the new educational system affects the students National Service requirements is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
Bibliography
Carleton University, Ottawa. 28 January 1992. Telephone Interview with Ph.D. Student.
Embassy of Ghana, Washington D.C. 29 January 1992. Telephone Interview with Representative.
