Government To Distribute Tablets To All SHS Students This Year – Dr. Bawumia Reveals

As part of governments digitization agenda, Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that all SHS students will receive free electronic tablets this year.

Speaking at the New Year School at the University of Ghana, Legon, the Vice President explained that these tablets  will serve as alternative textbooks for the students.

“This year, we are on course to provide all Senior High School students in Ghana with tablets which are loaded with textbooks on them for their studies. That’s a very game-changing development. We will have past questions preloaded on these tablets that will be distributed.” Dr. Bawumia announced.

Government in the past announced its partnership with publishers in the country to roll out the initiative.

There are also plans to make free internet accessible to Senior High Schools and Tertiary institutions to improve teaching and learning.

Government has said it has already awarded the contract for the first batch of Wi-Fi installations to begin in some second cycle and tertiary institutions as part of the project.