The National Peace Council (NPC) has condemned the recent surge of violence, assaults, and attacks that have been reported at several senior high schools around Ghana, cautioning that the incidents pose a threat to both student safety and the integrity of the nation’s educational system.
The Peace Council, in a press release issued on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, cited numerous incidents reported in the last week alone. The Council said it had taken note of what it described as a concerning trend of aggressive behaviour in schools.
According to the NPC, at least six cases of student-related violence were reported, including one involving a student from Obrachire Senior High School in the Central Region who was hospitalised after being attacked during a district athletics competition.
The Council further condemned the incident where a female student from Osino Presbyterian SHS was allegedly gang-raped, as well as the stabbing of a final year student of Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH), which happened separately during the Supper Zonal sports festival at Koforidua in the Eastern Region.
We also decry the instance where teachers at the West Africa SHS were assaulted by some students of Frafraha Community Senior High School in the Adentan Municipality in the Greater Accra Region.
The Council added that it is saddened by the assault of an Adisadel College final-year student by six Aggrey Memorial Students during the inter-colleges’ sports festival in Cape Coast.
Although the Ghana Education Service (GES) has condemned these incidents, promising to take disciplinary action against perpetrators, the NPC supported the Ministry of Education directive to the GES to fast-track investigations into these cases.
“Beyond the efforts of the Ghana Police Service in arresting most of the culprits, the NPC calls for improved security in our schools and during sporting events. The Council also calls for strengthened counselling services to address underlying issues of indiscipline in our schools.
“The National Peace Council equally appeals for the active involvement of parents and guardians in promoting greater discipline, tolerance and respect for diversity in our schools,” the statement noted.
The Council entreated the GES together with other stakeholders in the sector to strengthen disciplinary measures and develop policies to make our schools sanctuaries of learning and harmony.
