The Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called for a 20 per cent reservation of admissions in Ghana’s Catholic mission schools for Catholic candidates. The decision, reached at the 2025 National Catholic Education Forum in Koforidua, is not a new proposal but a formal implementation of an earlier agreement.
In a statement, the Bishops said the quota would help maintain a meaningful number of Catholic students in mission schools and support the religious and moral formation that is integral to the schools’ identity. They added that the reservation must be managed transparently by the Boards of Governors and diocesan education offices, subject to annual audits, and strictly prohibit any exchange of money.
The Bishops’ Conference has instructed the National Catholic Secretariat’s education office to draft a plan for rolling out the 20 per cent reservation across all Catholic mission schools. They are also urging the government and churches to finalise and sign the long‑discussed agreement on mission‑school management.
The proposed agreement, the Bishops say, should clearly define responsibilities for admissions, governance, appointment of head teachers, religious and moral formation, discipline, infrastructure and accountability, while protecting the distinct identity of mission schools. They further call for greater investment in schools, teachers, laboratories and learning materials to improve educational quality nationwide and reduce pressure on the most sought‑after schools.
