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2024 WASSCE: No assurance for release of results by Dec. 29 – WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it cannot guarantee the release of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results on or...

UPSA graduate files lawsuit to halt Vice-Chancellor’s inauguration

A graduate of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has filed a legal challenge to stop the inauguration of Professor John Kweku Mensah...

Wesley Girls SHS sued over alleged discrimination against Muslim students

Wesley Girls Senior High School has been taken to court over allegations of denying Muslim students their right to practice their religion. The lawsuit, filed...

UG Medical School holds White Coat event for 280 students

The University of Ghana (UG) Medical School has held a white coat ceremony to transit 280 students from the study of pre-clinical to clinical...

Education Minister confirms 2024 WASSCE results to be released on December 29

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the results for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will...

Free SHS: IFEST proposes cost-sharing model 

The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) has proposed a cost-sharing model as part of a review of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. Using...

CHOPSS raises alarm over delay in 2024 WASSCE results

The Conference of Heads of Private Second-Cycle Schools (CHOPSS) has raised serious concerns over the delay in the release of the 2024 West African...

WASSCE results: Govt releases additional ₵25m to WAEC

The Ministry of Education has provided an additional GH₵25 million to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to support its operations and ensure the...

Expedite investigation into fire incident at Kwashieman Cluster of Schools – GES urges Police

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has called on the police to expedite investigations and apprehend those responsible for the fire that destroyed the library...

Delay reopening date for SHSs over debt – CHASS

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has called on the Ministry of Education to immediately release outstanding funds critical to the...

Mahama expresses concerns over educational sector debts

President-elect John Dramani Mahama has expressed deep concern over the financial challenges plaguing Ghana’s education sector. Speaking during an engagement with key stakeholders in the...

Prof. Aheto appointed UCC Pro Vice-Chancellor

A Professor of Coastal Ecology and Interdisciplinary Oceans Studies at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Denis Aheto, has been appointed the Pro Vice-Chancellor...

CETAG declares indefinite strike over unresolved demands

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has announced an indefinite strike beginning December 31, 2024, citing the government’s persistent failure to...

GH¢25m debt payment insufficient to release 2024 WASSCE results – WAEC 

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has expressed disappointment over the government’s recent release of GH¢25 million to offset part of the GH¢118 million...

Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo re-appointed Vice-Chancellor of University of Ghana

The Governing Council of the University of Ghana has announced the re-appointment of Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo as Vice-Chancellor for a second four-year...

LIST: These 14 universities have received Presidential Charters

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted Presidential Charters to fourteen university colleges, marking a significant milestone in Ghana's tertiary education sector. The ceremony, held...

Akufo-Addo grants presidential charter to 14 private universities

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented presidential charters to 14 private universities across the country. This was at a ceremony at the Jubilee House,...

GES hopeful 2024 WASSCE results will be released before year ends

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah, has expressed hope that the results for the 2024 West African Senior School...

Dedicate fund to pre-tertiary education – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is pushing for the state to urgently establish a system of dedicated funding for Senior High, Junior...

Govt issues GH¢25m cheque to WAEC – Apaak reveals

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak, has revealed that the government is processing a payment of GH¢25 million to...

Over 3,000 students displaced after fire damages Kwashieman cluster of schools

More than 3,000 students at the Kwashieman Cluster of Schools in the Ablekuma North constituency of the Greater Accra region are grappling with the...

Why students cannot be repeated in SHS – Angel Carbonu explains [Listen]

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has explained why students cannot be repeated and why there is no...

Don’t expect 2024 WASSCE results this year – WAEC

Students awaiting their 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results may have to wait until next year for their results. The West African...

GES launches one-stop portal for staff data

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has completed a one-stop portal to manage all information around the service. Known as the Ghana Education Service Management Information...

We are unable to release 2024 WASSCE results over debt – WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has expressed concerns over the delay in releasing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, attributing...

Nkwanta South GES Director lauds MCE’s contribution to education

The Municipal Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, Jonathan Korsinah has lauded the Municipal Chief Executive(MCE)...

CETAG threatens strike again over govt’s failure to respond to NLC ruling

The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has raised fresh concerns over their request to be migrated from tertiary...

We’ll advise ourselves by Dec 20 if…. – CETAG to gov’t

The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has vowed that it will not hesitate to advise themselves by December...

Adom News gets results as Kechiebi-Asuogya M/A school gets 3-unit classroom block

In a significant development towards the educational sector in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Felix Owusu-Gyimah has...

Lack of basic school in Asantekrom affects children’s education – Chief appeals for support

Children in Asantekrom, a farming community in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region, face significant challenges in accessing basic education. With no school...

KTU rusticates students over examination malpractices

Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has rusticated a number of students over examination malpractices to protect its academic sanctity and promote honesty. The decision, according to...

Asare Bediako SHS inaugurates 500-bed girls’ dormitory; headmistress appeals for additional amenities

Asare Bediako Senior High School in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region has commissioned a new 500-bed girls’ dormitory to alleviate accommodation...

OLA Girls’ SHS to nurture students with acting talents

The Headmistress of OLA Girls’ Senior High School in Kenyasi, Ahafo Region, Reverend Sister Antoinette Fatia Abiwu, has announced the school’s commitment to supporting...

I will not scrap free SHS – Mahama

President-elect John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to the continuation of Ghana’s Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, dismissing claims that his...

EduWatch urges Parliament to delay Free SHS bill for stakeholder consultations

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), has called on Parliament to postpone the introduction of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) Bill...

NAGRAT calls for suspension of free SHS bill

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has renewed its call for Parliament to suspend the Free Senior High School (SHS) Bill when it...

EduWatch urges Parliament to delay Free SHS bill for stakeholder consultations

Education think tank Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has called on Parliament to postpone the introduction of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) Bill...

Offline educational platform for teachers, students launched

Techaide, a Ghanaian-based social enterprise, has launched an upgraded offline learning platform, “ASANKA,” to improve teaching and learning for teachers and students, particularly in...

Dr Apaak urges govt’s to settle GH¢118m WAEC debt

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak, has joined calls for the government to urgently settle its GH¢118 million debt...

GNAT demands justice for teacher stabbed in the eye

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is demanding justice for a teacher who was stabbed in the left eye by a loitering student...