The National Peace Council (NPC) has condemned the recent trend of violence, assaults, and attacks reported in some senior high schools across Ghana, warning that the incidents threaten the safety of students and the integrity of the country’s education system.
In a press statement issued on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, the Peace Council stated it has taken note of a worrying trend of violence in schools, citing multiple incidents recorded just last week.
According to the NPC, at least six cases of student-related violence were reported, including a student from Obrachire Senior High School in the Central Region who was hospitalized after being attacked during a district athletics competition.
The Council strongly condemned another incident involving a female student from Osino Presbyterian Senior High School, who was allegedly gang-raped
It further decried the stabbing of a final-year student from Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH), which reportedly occurred during the Supper Zonal sports festival in Koforidua in the Eastern Region.
In addition, the NPC expressed concern over reports that teachers from West Africa Senior High School were assaulted by students from Frafraha Community Senior High School in the Adentan Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The council was also 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.
While acknowledging the swift response from the Ghana Education Service by condemning the incidents and the promise to take disciplinary action against those involved, the National Peace Council urged authorities to fast-track investigations to ensure justice is served and to implement measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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