MoE gives reason for the blue & white basic school uniform colour

Following criticism of the newly introduced blue and white uniform for public basic school students, the Ministry in Charge of Education (MoE) says they selected the two colours because they are brighter and friendly.

In a statement sighted by Thisterm.com, the Ministry also said painting the newly constructed 21st Century Model Junior High Schools blue and white is to lighten and enhance the appearance and physical outlook of the new schools.

“The new schools will have the option of choosing new colours for their uniforms and does not imply a wholesale change of uniforms across all public basic schools in the country,” the Ministry of Education said in the press release.

It added “Reference to the selection of brighter and friendly colours for the painting of the newly constructed 21st Century Model Junior High schools, the aim is to lighten and enhance the appearance and physical outlook of the new schools.”

In a related development,

The Public Relations Officer for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng defending his outfit’s decision to rebrand the government basic school uniform says the move is an initiative to improve public education but not a policy.

In an interview with Accra-based Joy FM monitored by Thisterm.com, he explained that the initiative not on their to-do list was introduced by the Ministry of Education to help various basic public schooling in the country.

“So I would not call it a policy but I will say there is an initiative or we are looking at as part of the total rebranding of the public basic schools will also introduce uniform but that is not something that has happened now but is a futuristic proposal if you ask me,” he said.

The spokesman added “We have not introduced school uniforms as I speak to you, but I’m saying that like there is a plan to restore public confidence and make sure that we place a higher value on the basic public school level

And of course as part of our aggressive intervention to revolutionise our basic schools in the areas of access quality and make sure that it has an impact on our social economic transformation largely we are considering that it is not a matter of policy where you need approval.”