Ghana: Confirmation that after completion of secondary education, national service is compulsory and that military service is also a compulsory component of the national service program
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA9749 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Confirmation that after completion of secondary education, national service is compulsory and that military service is also a compulsory component of the national service program, 1 November 1991, GHA9749, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acdc8.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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The information contained in this response was provided by a representative of the High Commission of Ghana in Ottawa during a telephone interview with the IRBDC (21 Nov. 1991). According to the representative, Ghanaian students are required to complete at least one year of national service before entrance to a university and one year upon completion. The representative further stated that students have the option of completing the two years of national service consecutively before entrance to university. If a student decides not to continue with university education, he or she still has the option of completing the two years consecutively. The representative added that military service is not a compulsory component of the national service. National service, he explained, is an educational program, the purpose of which is to teach Ghanaians about their country. The representative indicated that students perform national service in locations outside their home areas.
For further details on this subject, please consult the following responses to Information Requests: GHA3144; GHA6311, available at your Documentation Centre. Further information on this subject is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
Bibliography
High Commission of Ghana, Ottawa. 21 November 1991. Telephone Interview with Representative.
