Shocking as 2,034 fail Law School entrance exam

After results of the 2020 Entrance Examination Results for admission to the Ghana School of Law (GSL) was praised as “progressive and commendable”, this year “only” 28% who sat for the exams this year passed, most online portals have confirmed.

A publication by the Independent Examination Committee of the General Legal Council (GLC) last year showed 1045 students passed the 2020 Law School Entrance Examination out of a total of 2720 candidates representing 38% pass rate.

This year 790 students out of 2824 passed representing a 28% pass rate, a 10% drop.

These two years are however far better than 2019 when only 128 students out of 1,820 candidates passed the Ghana School of Law entrance exam, accounting for a mere 10%.

The Management of the Ghana School of Law in response has stated that the institution is considering introducing a triple track system to increase enrolment in terms of improved passes.

According to the Director of the Ghana School of Law, Maxwell Opoku Agyeman, due to the large numbers admitted, the triple track system will enable them maximize the use of their limited facility.

The new system, he said, will also ensure that the weekly academic timetable of lectures become more time-efficient.