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GES sets up help desk to resolve outstanding salary arrears for teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has established a dedicated Help Desk at its headquarters to assist teachers with unresolved concerns over outstanding salary arrears. The...

Selection of schools after BECE results a backward approach – Abuakwa South MP

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has described the government’s decision to allow students to select senior high schools after the...

SHS placement: Why a student with aggregate 14 can get into a school while one with 7 misses out

Thousands of parents and their wards have trooped to the resolution centres across the country since Monday, September 7, 2026, seeking solutions to challenges...

UCC sends important notice to WASSCE students

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has reminded applicants awaiting their 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results that its admission application...

Eduwatch analyst urges urgent review of CSSPS algorithm over placement challenges

Education Research and Policy Analyst, Divine Kpe, has called on the Ministry of Education to urgently review and improve the algorithm underpinning the Computerized...

Former Education Minister proposes measures to ease SHS placement pressure

Former Education Minister and Bosomtwe MP, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has called for a deliberate national strategy to create more high-performing Category A senior...

SHS placement: Why Education Ministry, GES and CSSPS have a lot of work to do – IFEST boss

The Executive Director of the Institute for Education Studies (IFEST), Dr Peter Anti, has called for greater transparency and public education on Ghana’s Senior...

It is a delicate policy – Dr. Adutwum on use of mother tongue as medium of instruction in schools

Former Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has described the use of mother tongue as a language of...

NPP demands school placements for 54,985 BECE candidates, options for 183,233 WASSCE graduates

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is calling on the government to urgently provide concrete educational opportunities for two groups of students it says are...

Over 30K classrooms without teachers – Adutwum says as he questions 7,000 recruitment clearance

Former Education Minister and Bosomtwe MP, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has raised concerns over what he describes as a widening teacher shortage in Ghana’s...

Parents, JHS leavers converge at Kumasi Resolution Centre over SHS placement challenges

Parents and candidates grappling with challenges under the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) have trooped to the resolution centre at KTI Hall...

NPP demands urgent action amidst SHS placement, WASSCE concerns

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the government to urgently find concrete educational opportunities for 54,985 BECE candidates who were not initially...

‘You can’t abolish double-track just by talking’ – Asene Manso Akroso MP tells NDC

The Member of Parliament for Asene Manso Akroso, George Kwame Aboagye, has criticised the government over the challenges surrounding the placement of students into...

Glass door breaks as anxious parents seek SHS placement for wards at GNAT Hall (Photos)

Some parents whose children are yet to secure placement into Senior High Schools(SHSs) are appealing to the Ghana Education Service (GES), the Ministry of...

It is unacceptable; it shouldn’t have happened – Dr. Adutwum on 54,985 BECE candidates missing automatic placement

Former Education Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosomtwe, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has described the sharp increase in the number of BECE...

Angel Carbonu calls for urgent focus on public basic schools over declining English performance

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has called for increased attention and investment in public basic schools to...

Grading system can’t be blamed for WASSCE performance – Prof Stephen Adei

Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof Stephen Adei, says the grading system used for the West African...

What exactly are we educating our children for? Scrap BECE and WASSCE

There comes a time in the life of every nation when it must stop defending a system simply because it has existed for a...

GES releases 2026/2027 academic calendar for SHS and SHTS

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the academic calendar for Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTSs) for the 2026/2027...

Education Ministry assures parents of enough SHS spaces amid placement challenges

The Ministry of Education says government is taking steps to address challenges confronting the ongoing Senior High School (SHS) placement exercise. Speaking on Joy FM’s Newsnight on...

Eduwatch calls for permanent removal of F9 barrier to SHS admission

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has called on the government to permanently scrap the use of F9 grades as...

BECE now primarily a placement exam, not a test for SHS progression – GES

Head of the Public Relations Unit of the GES, Daniel Fenyi, says the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) should now largely be viewed as...

Parents cautioned against fraudsters promising SHS placement changes

Parents seeking preferred senior high schools (SHSs) for their wards have been cautioned against falling victim to fraudsters who claim they can manipulate BECE...

Tensions rise at GNAT hall as parents seek solutions to CSSPS challenges

Tensions are mounting at the GNAT Hall in Accra as anxious parents and candidates facing challenges with the Computerised School Selection and Placement System...

World Literacy Day: Literacy doesn’t develop in isolation – JustED Foundation

A preliminary assessment by JustED, an educational foundation, has found a significant number of communities in Ghana continue to experience low literacy rate, despite...

2026 WASSCE: How to calculate your aggregate for tertiary admission

The provisional results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Candidates can...

National Resolution Centre activated amidst 2026 SHS placement concerns

The National Resolution Centre has been activated as hundreds of parents and wards gather to seek solutions to challenges arising from the 2026 SHS...

NCPTA appeals to gov’t to upgrade Category B, C schools amid SHS placement concerns

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTA) is calling on the government to prioritise the upgrading of Category B and C senior high schools...

Educationist raises concerns over categorisation of SHSs amidst placement concerns

Educationist Dr Charles Obeng Sarpong has criticised Ghana’s categorisation of senior high schools(SHSs), arguing that the system is deepening class divisions and creating perceptions...

Bole-Bamboi MP accounts for GH¢400,000 education support, promises more development

Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Bole-Bamboi, Yusif Sulemana, has highlighted a range of interventions he has undertaken...

2026 BECE: Educationist challenges English, Maths benchmark for SHS placement

Educationist Dr Charles Obeng Sarpong has called for a rethink of the criteria used to determine which Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates qualify...

How to buy 2026 WASSCE result checker using MoMo

The 2026 WASSCE results have been released, and candidates can now check their results online. To access your results, you need a WAEC Results...

Over 54,000 BECE candidates with Grade 9 in English or Maths to undergo self-placement

The Ministry of Education has clarified that more than 54,000 candidates who obtained Grade 9 in either English Language or Mathematics in the 2026...

WAEC urges revival of reading culture, better teacher training to improve English in schools

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has called for a renewed reading culture among students and improved teacher training to address declining performance in...

2026 WASSCE: WAEC withholds results of 270 candidates over suspected exam offences

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the subject and entire results of 270 candidates over various suspected examination offences in the 2026...

2026 BECE: CHOPSS releases list of private SHSs as over 50,000 candidates miss placement

The Conference of Heads (Proprietors) of Private Second-Cycle Schools (CHOPSS) has released its 2026 list of private second-cycle schools in good standing, as families...

Don’t admit students outside CSSPS — Education Minister directs SHS heads

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed all heads of Senior High Schools (SHS), Senior High Technical Schools, and Technical and Vocational Institutes...

FMI condemns violent clashes between Okuapeman, Mount Sinai SHS students

The Frimpong Manso Institute (FMI) is calling for a stronger emphasis on moral and religious education in schools, arguing that growing indiscipline among students...

Joy FM Back-to-School Fair 2026 ends in massive success after two days of discounts and one-stop shopping

The Joy FM Back-to-School Discount Fair 2026 has ended after two days of shopping, discounts and family engagement at the Joy FM Car Park...

Review SHS placement policy to give more BECE candidates access – Kwesi Kwarteng

Former Ministry of Education Public Relations Officer, Kwesi Kwarteng, has urged the government to review the current Senior High School (SHS) placement criteria to...