Obuasi SecTech closure leaves new students, WASSCE candidates in limbo
Parents of students placed at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SecTech) are uncertain about the admission process as the school remains closed following disturbances that occurred on campus in August 2026.
With the admission process for newly placed senior high school students ongoing nationwide and reporting scheduled for September 18 to 20, parents and prospective students at Obuasi SecTech say they have not received clear information on reporting arrangements, prospectus requirements and other admission procedures.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) shut down the school in August following disturbances linked to allegations levelled against the headmaster, Abdulai Zakaria.
The unrest reportedly followed claims by some students concerning the discovery of a fetus in a bushy area close to the school.
Some students allegedly accused the headmaster of having knowledge of, or being linked to, circumstances surrounding the alleged burial. Additional allegations involving inappropriate relationships between the headmaster and some female students were also raised.
The allegations have not been proven, while investigations by the Ghana Police Service and the GES are ongoing.
The Ministry of Education has directed the GES to investigate the matter and take the necessary action based on its findings.
Adansi citizens petition Education Ministry
As the closure continues, a group of concerned Adansi citizens has petitioned the Ministry of Education and the GES to urgently reopen the school, arguing that students who are not responsible for the alleged incidents are being made to suffer the consequences.
The petition, signed by the group’s President, A.C. Nature, emphasised that the allegations remain unproven and that no person should be deemed guilty without due process.
The group said it supports a comprehensive and impartial investigation and stressed that its intervention is not intended to protect anyone found to have committed wrongdoing.
It warned that the prolonged closure is depriving thousands of students of important instructional time while students at other schools continue their academic activities.
WASSCE candidates, fresh students affected
The group expressed particular concern about final-year students preparing for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), saying an extended disruption could undermine their preparation and affect their chances of securing admission to tertiary institutions.
It also said newly placed first-year students remain uncertain because they have not been given clear instructions on when or how they should report to the school.
The petition is therefore calling for “appropriate public clarification on the status and progress of investigations” and urging that the process be handled independently and in accordance with the law, with sanctions imposed on anyone found culpable.
On reopening the school, the group wants the authorities to consider appointing interim leadership or putting an alternative administrative arrangement in place, where necessary, to enable teaching and learning to resume.
Mr Nature also called for “urgent and exceptional attention to final-year WASSCE candidates” and demanded clear admission and reporting arrangements for newly placed students.
“Let justice take its course. Let accountability prevail. But let the innocent students return to the classroom,” the petition stated.
The group is appealing to the Ministry of Education and the GES to take urgent action, insisting that the welfare and education of affected students must remain a priority while investigations are ongoing.
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