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Good news for TVET recruitment applicants

There is good news for thousands of applicants who applied for the 2026 Ghana TVET Service recruitment exercise as the Service has announced moves...

Gov’t to construct 50,000 housing units for teachers nationwide – Education Minister

The government has announced plans to construct 50,000 housing units for teachers across the country as part of efforts to improve their welfare, enhance...

16,000 learners take part in sample national standardised test

About 16,000 learners from basic schools across Ghana are taking part in a sample national standardised test aimed at assessing learning outcomes and strengthening...

Cabinet approves $300m World Bank facility for SHS infrastructure, Parliament to consider deal Tuesday

Cabinet has approved a proposed $300 million World Bank financing package to support infrastructure expansion in senior high schools, with Parliament expected to consider...

Government to build Community Day Schools in Nima and Kasoa under STARR-J Project

The government has announced plans to construct new Community Day Schools in Nima and Kasoa under the Secondary Education Transformation for Access, Relevance and...

Mahama approves TVET Fund to boost technical education

The government has taken a major step toward strengthening technical and vocational education, with President John Dramani Mahama and Cabinet granting in-principle approval for...

GETFund allocates GH¢100m to support free education for persons with special needs

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has allocated GH¢100 million to support the implementation of...

Schools reopen in Yendi after week-long closure over Yaa Naa’s passing

Teaching and learning have resumed across the Yendi Municipality following a week-long closure of schools to allow students, teachers, and residents to mourn the...

Discipline in schools: A national wake-up call

The recent spate of indiscipline in some of Ghana’s schools has become too serious to ignore. Reports of students vandalising school property, assaulting teachers,...

Pru East DCE hands over 1,028 hexagonal tables and chairs to GES to boost early childhood education

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Pru East, Abdul Nassir Dauda, has presented 1,028 hexagonal tables and chairs to the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Education Minister to outline GH¢3bn plan to end double-track system at Government Accountability Series

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, is expected to present a mid-year assessment of Ghana's education sector on Monday, July 20, as part of...

Reduce subjects at basic level to improve learning outcomes – Gomoa Wassa Gyasehene

The Gyasehene of Gomoa Wassa in the Central Region, Nana Francis Essel Okyeahene, has called on the government and the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Mahama targets end to double-track system in SHSs by 2027

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to phase out the double-track system in senior high schools by 2027 through the construction of new...

FWSC urges teachers to continue dialogue amid pay reforms

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has appealed to teachers to continue engaging with government through dialogue following the Ghana National Association of...

We’ll advise ourselves if… – Three teacher unions issue ultimatum to gov’t over conditions of service

The leadership of three major pre-tertiary teacher unions — the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and...

Adutwum pushes for AI investment at KNUST, urges government to sustain STEM reforms

Former Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has called on the government to prioritise investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Science, Technology, Engineering and...

Education Minister welcomes innovative STEM mini lab project to enhance practical learning

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has welcomed the introduction of innovative technology aimed at strengthening Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, describing...

Decline in teenage mothers writing BECE, WASSCE reflects positive social change — Sociologist

Sociologist Justice Saiw has described the decline in the number of teenage mothers sitting for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West...

GES temporarily closes Yendi schools to observe funeral rites of late Yaa-Naa Abukari II

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the temporary closure of all public and private schools in the Yendi Municipality to allow students, teachers...

1 in 5 districts face severe teacher shortages despite near-universal school enrolment – Report

Government has launched a new report revealing significant inequalities in the deployment of teachers across public basic schools, warning that staffing gaps are undermining...

TEWU, FUSSAG threaten protest over UG controller payroll plan

The Teachers and Educational Workers' Union (TEWU) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG) have threatened a series of demonstrations...

BECE Results Checker: Important things to know before you buy

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is expected to release the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Ahead of...

Ghana to export 300 teachers to Bahamas under new labour mobility deal

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is set to receive 300 Ghanaian teachers this year as part of a new education cooperation agreement between the...

GES schedules nationwide training ahead of 2026 BECE school selection exercise

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a nationwide training and sensitisation exercise for Regional and Metro, Municipal and District Directors of Education ahead...

Zohe E.P. Schools closed temporarily after armed men storm premises

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has temporarily closed down Zohe Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P.) Schools in the Yendi Municipality following a violent incident involving armed...

Ex-Finance Minister unveils huge education investment in the Northern Region

Former Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, says he has invested significantly in education across his constituency and...

Education Ministry condemns, orders swift probe into shooting at Zohe EP Primary School

The Ministry of Education has directed the Ghana Police Service to investigate a shooting incident at Zohe Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Primary School in Yendi...

KG learners wow judges with innovative STEM projects

The future of Ghana's science and technology sector may well be taking shape in the country's kindergartens, as young learners dazzled judges and organisers...

Haruna Iddrisu urges swift arrest of Bole SHS teacher over alleged sexual misconduct

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called on the Ghana Police Service to intensify efforts to arrest a teacher at Bole Senior High...

Quality education depends on strong literacy skills – World Vision Ghana

The Kete-Krachi Cluster Manager for World Vision Ghana, Augustine Nyaaba, has stressed that quality education cannot be achieved without strong foundational reading skills among...

GTEC warns against unaccredited university centres, expired institutions

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has cautioned prospective students, parents, guardians and the general public against enrolling in several unaccredited university learning centres...

Korea commits US$28 million to strengthen Digital STEM education

The Government of Ghana and the Government of the Republic of Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the...

GES clears three years of academic intervention arrears for SHS staff

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the payment of three years' outstanding Academic Intervention arrears owed to eligible staff of Senior High Schools...

Catholic Schools Manager raises alarm over teacher deficit in Ahafo Region

The Manager of Catholic Schools in the Ahafo Region, Boakye Baafi Williams, has raised an alarm over a teacher deficit at basic schools in...

NaCCA directs schools, publishers to use only approved learning materials

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has directed publishers, booksellers, schools and other stakeholders to ensure that only approved learning materials are...

De Mayor Foundation marks one year of impact with donations to schools and community in South Tongu

De Mayor Foundation, as part of its first anniversary celebration, has reaffirmed its commitment to education and community development by donating educational materials and...

 “School admissions should be based on merit, not protocol”- Prof. Antwi

Former Dean at Academic City University College, Prof. Enoch Opoku Antwi, has called for the abolition of the protocol system in Ghana’s school admissions,...

“Parents should sue WAEC over examination leakages” – Prof. Antwi

Former Dean at Academic City University College, Prof. Enoch Opoku Antwi, has urged parents to hold the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) accountable for...

Gov’t to expand medical education to improve doctor-to-patient ratio – Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, says government is aggressively decentralising and expanding medical education across the country as part of efforts to improve...

Ghana Muslim Mission SHS at Beposo grapples with overcrowding as infrastructure deficits persist

The Ghana Muslim Mission Senior High School (SHS) at Beposo in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region is struggling with severe overcrowding...