The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has recorded what officials describe as a year of institutional reforms and expanded financial support to the education sector under its Administrator, Chief Paul Adjei, following his appointment by President John Dramani Mahama as part of the government’s Education Reset agenda.
Chief Paul Adjei’s appointment to lead Ghana Education Trust Fund formed part of a broader policy direction aimed at strengthening education financing through transparency, accountability, equity and results-driven management.
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Since assuming office, the GETFund Administrator has overseen governance and operational adjustments within the Fund, including tighter financial controls, enhanced institutional coordination and improved response to funding requests from educational institutions and students across the country.
Supporting the administration is Deputy Administrator Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa, whose role officials say has contributed to operational coordination and programme implementation.
Sector oversight has been provided by the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, with support from Deputy Minister Clement Abass Apaak, particularly in areas relating to inclusive education and STEM development initiatives. GETFund has also worked with the Ministry of Finance Ghana on commitment authorisations and fund releases in line with public financial management requirements.
Figures released covering the review period indicate that between January and August 2025, GETFund disbursed GH¢1.1 billion to support Free Senior High School operations nationwide. Additionally, GH¢200 million was released to the West African Examinations Council for the registration of candidates for the 2025 WASSCE. A further GH¢300 million was disbursed to the Youth Employment Agency to support its programmes.
Management also confirmed that fees for more than 7,000 local scholarship beneficiaries across 133 tertiary institutions were fully settled. Scholarship application timelines for the 2025 and 2026 academic years were also publicly announced — a move described as a step toward greater transparency and predictability in the award process.
As part of inclusive education measures under the reset programme, GETFund has committed GH¢50 million annually from 2025 to 2028 to support Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities.
One of the flagship interventions within the period was the nationwide rollout of the GETFund-financed Dext STEMBox Initiative, launched in December 2025 by President Mahama, which supplied portable science laboratories to 667 basic schools, with priority given to rural and underserved communities.
GETFund leadership has also intensified engagement with heads of assisted secondary schools, development partners and the Ghana Armed Forces, while internal management and staff reforms have focused on service delivery and institutional efficiency.
Officials say the cumulative reforms and funding interventions over the past year have strengthened GETFund’s role as a central vehicle for delivering the government’s education financing and infrastructure objectives.
