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2023 BECE: WAEC releases 21,458 out of 22,270 withheld results

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has now released 21,458 out of the 22,270 Basic Education Certificate Examination(BECE) candidates whose results were initially withheld...

Ghana wins at UCMAS International Competition

A student of the RisingSun Montessori School Limited, Maame Korang Ansah-Obuobi, emerged as a champion of the Category B (Elementary) contest. She raised the...

Headmasters imposing illegal fees on students causing students’ dropout – EduWatch

Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has said the unauthorized fees imposed by some headmasters are worrying and causing students drop out. This comes...

Pull brakes on interdiction of headteachers – GES told

The National President of Wesley Grammar Old Students Association, Alexander Konadu, has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to halt the interdiction of...

GES speaks on fate of interdicted headteachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said it is possible some of the 11 interdicted Senior High School (SHS) headteachers will be reinstated. ...

Peter Otokunor admitted as Chartered Financial Economist

Congratulations are in order for former deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otukonor after he announced he has been...

Tension after court affirms ruling against Sunni Islamist group in Tamale

Police in Tamale have confirmed renewed tension in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region following a ruling by the High Court against a...

Free SHS: 11 headteachers interdicted

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has taken decisive action by interdicting eleven headteachers in Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and...

NAGRAT reacts to interdiction of SHS headteachers

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has issued a strong warning to headteachers nationwide to comply with the...

This is how much parents need to complete admission process at Bishop Herman College

Despite the general perception that Free Senior High School (SHS) has been made available for all to attend, some headteachers continue to charge and...

7 SHS headteachers interdicted in Ashanti region

The Ghana Education Service has directed headteachers in seven Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Ashanti Region to step aside. The action in connection with the collection of...

Two more headteachers interdicted

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted the headteachers of Odomaseman Senior High School(SHS) and Berekum SHS in the Bono region. The interdiction...

GHANASS headmistress breaks silence after interdiction

Interdicted headmistress of Ghana Senior High School (GHANASS) in Koforidua, Patience Naki Mensah has provided clarification on the sale of GH¢200 track suits to...

GES to investigate two SHS heads over alleged fee charging, selling of items

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has taken a decisive step by instructing two Senior High School heads to step aside as it initiates investigations...

Headteachers of O’Reilly and Ghana SHSs interdicted

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted the headteachers of O'Reilly Senior High School and Ghana Senior High School over alleged unauthorized activities. Separate letters,...

School placement: We have resolved over 60% of challenges – Free SHS Secretariat

The Free Senior High School (SHS) Secretariat says it has resolved 60 to 70 per cent of placement issues for first-year students across the...

PRINCOF bemoans inadequate lecture halls, residential facilities in 46 Colleges of Education

None of the 46 public Colleges of Education in Ghana currently has enough lecture halls and residential facilities to cater to the large numbers...

We have not approved registration fees, other charges – GES

The Director of Public Relations at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Cassandra Twum Ampofo, has stated that no school has received approval to ask...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Chief of Gbese Sonmenaa donates to victims

The chief of Gbese Sonmenaa, Nii Adote Adaawulu I, has also added to the generous donations going in for the victims of the VRA-induced...

Govt releases GH¢20m to settle capitation grant arears

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced the release of GH¢20 million for the payment of capitation grants for public basic schools...

UG senior staff, TEWU threaten strike

The Senior Staff Association and the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union(SSA-TEWU) at the University of Ghana have threatened to lay down their tools if...

Education Minister defends reopening of schools for fresh SHS students

Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has reaffirmed the government's decision to reopen Senior High Schools (SHS) barely a week after school placements...

Parents, wards stranded over SHS placement as admission begins [Video]

https://youtu.be/pqkmDpciugQ Hundreds of parents and their wards have gathered at the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) hall in Accra to apply for placement for...

UDS graduates 4,399 students

The University for Development Studies (UDS) last Saturday held its 24th congregation ceremony to graduate students who have completed their respective programmes of study.  In...

Appear before Parliament by 12:30 pm or … – Speaker warns Education Minister

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has cautioned the Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum to appear before the House by 12:30pm today, December...

Aftermath of floods in North Tongu: Schools being held under trees

Five weeks after schools reopened, many children in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region still have no access to their classrooms. Some...

Education Ministry justifies reporting date for SHS 1 students

The Education Ministry has reiterated that, the December 4 reporting date for first-year Senior High School (SHS) students still holds. The Ministry spokesperson, Kwasi Kwarteng,...

Court orders removal of VC, Registrar of C.K. Tedam University

The Bolgatanga High Court has ordered the removal of two principal officers of the C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences in Navrongo...

Yilo Krobo chief petitions Education Minister over collapsing classroom block

The OKPER Divisional Chief of Yilo Krobo Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Nene Anyeenorgu Teye Agor IX, has petitioned the Minister of Education,...

Private universities should also benefit from GETFund – GCUC President appeals

The President of the Garden City University College (GCUC) in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, Prof. Emeritus Anthony Apeke Adimado, wants the government to...

SHS 1 students to report to school today

First-year Senior High School (SHS) students nationwide are expected to report to their respective schools today despite calls for reconsideration of the date. Teacher...

Northern College of Science and Technology named best Agric Institute

The Northern College of Science and Technology has been adjudged the best Educational Institution in Agricultural at the 39th Annual Yendi Municipal farmers day...

Change reopening date for SHS freshers – Apaak to GES

The Ranking Member of the Education Committee in Parliament, Clement Apaak has urged the Education Ministry to reconsider the date first year Senior High...

Repudiation of Speaker’s plea to reschedule SHS reopening disrespectful – Peter Nortsu-Kotoe

A Ranking Member of Parliament’s Education Committee has described as disrespectful, the Education Ministry’s insistence on the December 4 reopening date for fresh Senior...

First year SHS students will still report on December 4 – Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education has stated that, first year Senior High School (SHS) students are to report to school on Monday, December 4, 2023. The...

Speaker appeals to Education Minister to reverse reporting date for first year SHS students

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has appealed to Minister for Education to reconsider the decision for first year SHS students to resume school next...

GES to reconsider reporting date for first year SHS students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has revealed that, management will consider revising the reporting date for first-year students in the Senior High Schools (SHS)....

Minister calls for collaboration among engineers, industry and academia

The Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Technical, Vocational, Education and Technology (TVET), Gifty Twum Ampofo, has called for closer collaboration among engineers,...

Education Ministry sends SoS message to parents over SHS placement

Spokesperson at the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng has urged parents whose wards are yet to be placed in Senior High Schools (SHS) schools...

SHS 1 registration Monday – 477,772 students placed

The 2023 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) has successfully placed 477,772 students into Senior High, and Technical and Vocational education and training...