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Dilapidated buildings at Kukubuso Basic School pose grave danger to students, teachers

Ghana's schoolchildren, especially those in rural areas, face significant barriers to quality education, despite education being a widely acknowledged pathway to success. Pupils of Kukubuso...

KNUST returns to pre-COVID-19 calendar, begins 2026/27 academic year in October

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced a return to its traditional academic calendar, with the 2026/2027 academic year set...

GCTU Vice-Chancellor sues university over termination of appointment

The Vice-Chancellor of Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), Prof. Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, has filed a lawsuit at the High Court in Accra, challenging what...

Vice President applauds inclusive excellence at President’s Independence Day Awards

Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has highlighted the importance of discipline, dedication, and value-based education in building a prosperous Ghana, as she addressed the...

Inclusive education driving excellence – Deputy Education Minister at President’s Independence Day Awards

The Deputy Minister for Education, Clement Abas Apaak, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to inclusive and equitable education during this year’s President’s Independence Day...

11 foreigners face trial over counterfeit dollar operation in Ga South

Eleven foreign nationals arrested at Tuba in the Ga South Municipality over an alleged counterfeit US dollar operation are currently before the courts, the...

Gov’t introduces 20% salary top-up to attract teachers to rural areas

The Deputy Minister for Education, Clement Apaak, has announced a 20 per cent salary top-up for teachers who accept postings to rural and underserved...

Bechem PRESEC Headmistress raises alarm over inadequate classrooms

The Headmistress of Presbyterian Senior High School (Presec) in Bechem, Ahafo Region, Nancy Arthur, has raised concerns over the school’s inadequate classrooms and other...

Wholesale promotion partly responsible for indiscipline in schools — Sampson Ahi

The Member of Parliament for Sefwi Bodi, Sampson Ahi, has linked rising cases of indiscipline in schools to what he describes as “wholesale promotion”...

GES announces mid-term break for basic schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has declared a two-day mid-term break for all basic schools nationwide, scheduled for Monday, March 9 and Tuesday, March...

Zambian delegation visits Ministry of Education to study Ghana’s ICT and STEM education reforms

A delegation from the Ministry of Education in Zambia has paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Ministry of Education to understudy the country’s education...

Philanthropist builds and commissions new 6-Unit classroom school block for Ga-Odumase cluster of schools

In a significant boost to education and a display of civic responsibility, a Philanthropist, Mr and Mrs Dynamic Mawunyegah-Akakpo has officially handed over a...

SONA 2026: Gov’t to build 600 new basic schools to end ‘schools under trees’ – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the government will construct 600 new basic school facilities across Ghana as part of efforts to eliminate...

DACF-RFG intervention boosts early childhood education at Ve-Golokuati D/A school

The Deputy Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, has inspected a newly constructed three-unit classroom block with ancillary...

WAEC releases provisional results for 2025 WASSCE Private Candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, Second...

Akrofuom DCE hands over three-unit classroom block to Manukrom Basic School

The Gariba Mohammed Mustapha, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Akrofuom, has officially handed over a newly constructed three-unit classroom block to Manukrom D/A Basic...

PRETAG honoured at Ghana Teacher Prize

The Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), formerly known as the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana, was honoured for its unwavering support of the...

Nkenkaasu SHS Senior Housemaster suspended over alleged misconduct

The Senior Housemaster of Nkenkaasu Senior High School, Akwasi Opoku, has been suspended following allegations of misconduct involving three female students. In a statement dated...

GNAT honoured for continuous support of Ghana Teacher Prize

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has been honoured for its steadfast support of the prestigious Ghana Teacher Prize. The recognition took place at...

No indisciplined students will be pampered – Education Ministry warns

The Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Apaak, has warned that students who engage in indiscipline will not be tolerated in schools. Speaking at the...

Pupils ditch school for galamsey in Juaboso – Deputy Education Director

The Deputy Education Director of Sefwi Juaboso, Eric Agyare Ansah, has revealed that a growing number of school-going children in the district are abandoning...

How a pack of noodles became a tool for exploiting schoolgirls at Jato

I had seen strange stories in my years as a journalist. But nothing prepared me for what I found in Jato Village in the...

Teachers, parents petition Mahama over alleged bullying, mismanagement in Anloga District basic schools

Concerned teachers and parents in the Anloga Municipal District have petitioned President John Mahama, calling for urgent intervention to address alleged and proven administrative...

40 Ghanaian languages face extinction

The Executive Director of the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA), Ziblim Alhassan Betintiche, has revealed that at least 40 Ghanaian languages are on the verge...

Six Aggrey Memorial SHS students arrested over brutal attack on ADISCO student

The Ghana Police Service has arrested six students of Aggrey Memorial Senior High School for allegedly attacking a final-year student of Adisadel College in...

National Teaching Council clarifies reports of licensure exams fee increment

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has refuted claims circulating on social media that it has increased fees for the teacher licensure examinations. At a press...

Education Minister engages stakeholders to finalise proposed 2026 GETFund allocation framework

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has held a high-level meeting with key stakeholders to review and finalise the proposed allocation formula for the...

NAGRAT President calls for discipline over ban on inter-school sports festivals

In the wake of increasing violence and hooliganism at inter-school sports festivals across Ghana, the Central Regional Education Directorate has taken the drastic step...

GES will not tolerate violence in school games – PRO

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has described recent outbreaks of violence during inter-school sporting events as both worrying and unacceptable. Head of Public Relations at...

GES suspends all zonal inter-school sports in Central Region over violence

The Central Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has ordered the immediate suspension of all zonal inter-school sporting activities among Senior High...

Ministry of Education condemns student violence in Central Region

The Ministry of Education has condemned in the strongest terms the acts of violence captured in viral videos, reportedly involving students from two schools...

Awutu Senya West MP assures action after violent school sports clashes

The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya West, Gizella Tetteh-Agbotui, has assured parents, students, and school authorities that investigations are ongoing following violent clashes...

Free SHS Ghana’s most consequential social intervention in fourth republic – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has described the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, introduced under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as the...

Saint Joseph’s College of Education appeals for urgent infrastructure upgrades

Management and students of Saint Joseph’s College of Education in Bechem, Ahafo Region, have appealed to stakeholders for support to improve the school’s infrastructure...

Up to 1.2m children risk ‘learning poverty’ amid teacher shortages – CDM warns

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has warned that Ghana could face a generational education crisis if urgent steps are not taken to address...

CDM demands emergency education fund and transparent deployment framework

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has proposed the establishment of an Education Emergency Response Fund. The fund, it said, should support large-scale teacher recruitment,...

CDM accuses gov’t of violating constitutional duty on basic education

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has accused the government of failing in its constitutional duty to guarantee Free, Compulsory, and Universal Basic Education...

GES condemns student violence at Central Regional Zonal Athletics competition

The Central Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has condemned recent acts of student violence that marred the just-ended Zonal Senior High...

Obrachire student in critical condition after zonal athletics clash at Swedru

A student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School is fighting for his life following a violent clash during a zonal athletics competition in Agona...

Teacher assaults will attract severe consequences – Education Ministry warns

The Ministry of Education has issued a strong warning that assaults on teachers will attract severe consequences, stressing that perpetrators will be dealt with...