The entrance examinations for admission into law schools in Ghana have been abolished with immediate effect under the scrapping of legal education reforms, Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has confirmed.
In an interview on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Monday, May 11, the South Dayi lawmaker stated that the changes apply to all accredited law schools nationwide.
“The entrance exams, as we know, no longer exist effective immediately,” Dafeamekpor said.
He clarified that even if the Ghana School of Law seeks to maintain entrance exams after securing accreditation, such a move would require approval from the Council for Legal Education and Training.
Dafeamekpor emphasised that admission standards and procedures will now be standardised across all accredited institutions to ensure fairness and consistency.
“One school cannot do another thing from the other,” he said, adding that institutions seeking accreditation must first undergo verification, authentication, and inspection before admitting students.
His remarks follow President John Dramani Mahama’s assent to the Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025, which ends the 66-year monopoly of the Ghana School of Law over professional legal education.
The new law permits accredited universities to offer professional legal education programmes, a long-standing demand from campaigners and stakeholders who argued the previous system created unnecessary barriers to entry into the legal profession.
Signing the bill into law on Monday, May 11, 2026, President Mahama said the legislation was designed to both maintain quality and expand access.
