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Limit Free SHS to day students – Seth Terkper urges programme review

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has advised that to alleviate pressure on government budget, all Free SHSs should adopt day schooling exclusively. According to him,...

Infrastructure challenges: Sokode Sec Tech headmaster appeals for support

The headmaster of Sokode Secondary Technical School (SOCTECH), Isaac Kofi Dzidzienyo has appealed to government to assist the school with infrastructure to help improve...

Luv FM Primary Schools Quiz 2024 rolls out in grand style

Thirty-six schools will slug it out for the coveted trophy and bragging rights as the best primary school in the Ashanti region, as Luv...

Northern College’s school farming system praised as model for agricultural education

Stakeholders in the Yendi Municipality are asking government to model the Northern College of Science and Technology's School Farming System to ensure students have...

Students at Ejisu SHTS displaced as rainstorm damages boys’ dormitory roof

A rainstorm on Saturday, March 2, 2024, wreaked havoc at Ejisu Senior High Technical School, displacing numerous students. The downpour ripped off the roof boys...

Ministry of Education reacts to JoyNews’ ‘Empty Plates’ documentary

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has debunked reports of food shortage in the various senior high schools (SHSs) nationwide. The Ministry has said that students...

2024 edition of Luv FM Primary Schools Quiz launched in Kumasi [Photos]

Thirty-six schools will slug it out for the coveted trophy and bragging rights as the best primary school in the Ashanti region, as Luv...

Heavy rains displace students in Ashanti Region [Photos]

About 250 students of Ejisu Senior High Technical School in the Ashanti region have been displaced following a rainstorm. The downpour ripped off the roof...

Ghanaian languages still part of BECE exams – Akufo-Addo clarifies

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo stated that contrary to reports that Ghanaian languages would no longer be included in final year exams, every student...

Tears as late Aburi Girls SHS student is laid to rest [Video]

First-year Aburi Girls Senior High School (SHS) student, Stacey Okyere, who tragically passed away after a short illness, has been laid to rest. The 16-year-old...

Empty Plates: Joy News documentary highlights shortage of foods, meal quantity at SHSs

JoyNews sources have confirmed an acute shortage of food items in many Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country. For months, parents, teachers, and stakeholders...

Free SHS review must be done immediately – Prof Adei

A former Director-General and Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Prof Stephen Adei, has added his voice to the countless...

Mahama promises to include private secondary schools in free SHS programme

The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has emphasised the importance of private schools as partners with the government...

Bawumia commissions Digital Repository for Wesley Girls SHS in memory of his mother 

The Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has inaugurated a digital repository for Wesley Girls Senior High...

Free SHS review: Mahama accuses NPP of double standards

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has accused the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of double standards in...

Free SHS graduate sells sugarcane to raise funds for nursing training

A free Senior High School (SHS) graduate whose parents were unable to further her education has resorted to selling packaged sugarcane on the streets...

Third-year KNUST architecture students conduct survey in Adaklu District [Photos]

In a collaborative effort between the 3rd-year students of the Department of Architecture at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Governs...

Over 600 parents storm WAEC to demand release of their children’s results

Over 600 parents stormed the office of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Sunyani in the Bono region to demand the release of...

Let’s promote our Ghanaian language for inclusive education and social change – NCCE

As part of activities to mark International Mother Language Day, the La Municipal Office of the NCCE in collaboration with UNESCO, Ghana Book Development...

Boarding schools should be abolished – Franklin Cudjoe [watch]

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe wants boarding schools to be abolished. He said Ghana should shift away from boarding schools towards a more localized,...

GNECC lauds Akufo-Addo’s call for review of Free SHS policy

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his recent call to review the Free Senior High...

Free SHS: Akufo-Addo’s call for improvement not same as Mahama’s review – Richard Ahiagbah

The Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has stated that President Akufo-Addo's call for an improvement in the...

GEIG commemorates a decade of impact and transformation

Non-governmental organisation (NGO), Girls Education Initiative of Ghana (GEIG) is joyfully celebrating a decade of impact and transformation in society. The initiative seeks to provide...

17,340 out-of-school children reintegrated into mainstream schools in 2023

President Akufo-Addo says 17,340 out-of-school children have been reintegrated into mainstream formal schools through the Ghana Education Outcomes Project (GEOP). “The goal of GEOP...

Parents advised to stop choosing career paths for their children

Parents have been advised to stop choosing career paths for their children, as this makes the children abandon their innate potential. The Manager of Kete-Krachi...

SONA 2024: Success of Free SHS has silenced critics – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said the successful implementation of the Free Senior High School policy has silenced critics. According to him, not only has the implementation...

Gov’t urged to enforce teaching and learning of local languages in schools

The Education Project Officer at Kete-Krachi Cluster of World Vision Ghana in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region has urged the Ghana...

NAGRAT calls for review of Free SHS policy

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for a review of the policy to allow parents who can afford it to pay...

Teacher unions make proposals for parties’ manifestos

Pre-tertiary teacher unions in the country yesterday launched a document containing their demands for incorporation in the manifestos of political parties. The unions are the...

New York Medical School eliminates tuition after $1bn gift

A New York City medical school will offer students free tuition following a $1bn donation from the 93-year-old widow of a major Wall Street...

Over 2.5 million students have benefited from Free SHS to date – EduWatch

The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has revealed that the government's flagship programme, the free senior high school (Free SHS) policy, has benefited over 2.5...

Free SHS: Parents opting for boarding status for children must pay – EduWatch

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch, has called on the government to reconsider its Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. It suggested that, parents who...

Water shortage: Sokode SecTech students perform ablution, headmaster appeals for help

The Sokode Secondary Technical School (SOSTECH), in the Ho Municipality of the Volta region has been hit by acute water shortage which is affecting...

University of Ghana revises plagiarism policy to include AI

The University of Ghana has amended its academic integrity framework, particularly in its approach to plagiarism. A notice signed by the registrar, Emelia Agyei Mensah...

GES announces dates for BECE and WASSCE examinations

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the examination dates for the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West African Senior School Certificate...

Blame government for increasing unemployment and not universities – Prof Gatsi

The Dean of the University of Cape Coast Business School, Professor John Gatsi wants the government to be blamed for the increasing unemployment in...

Arabic language quiz competition excites Old Tafo students

Hosting a structured Arabic language quiz competition in Islamic schools at Old Tafo in the Ashanti region has left students excited for future opportunities,...

GTEC to shut down some private tertiary institutions 

A number of distressed private tertiary institutions will be forced to shut down after failing to meet certain key requirement, the acting Director General...

Embrace the spirit of curiosity and creativity – Ag. UniMAC VC charges freshers at 2nd matriculation

The acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC), Prof. Eric Opoku Mensah has urged newly admitted students to embrace a...

Popular rapper’s wife promoted to Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Prof Priscilla K. Mante, the wife of renowned musician Linford Kennedy Amankwaa, popularly known as Ko-Jo Cue, has achieved a significant milestone in her...