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CTVET Director clears air on outdated curricula

Director General of the Commission for Technical and Vocational Educational Training (CTVET), Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, has dismissed reports that the curricula for schools...

GES puts internal transfers on hold

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has with immediate effect directed that all internal transfers be put on hold. This was contained in a circular...

Ghana’s School of Shame: My statement was ‘photoshopped’ – Dr Adutwum

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has clarified his comments on JoyNews feature series ‘Ghana’s Schools of Shame’. It was reported that the...

I’m a fixer not a talker – Education Ministry

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has reiterated his commitment to improving the education system in Ghana. According to him, his zeal to facilitate...

Over 100 TVET institutions included in CSSPS

Director General, Commission for Technical Vocational Education and Training (CTEVT), Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, says over 100 TVET institutions have been included in this...

School Placement corruption: Abolish protocol list system – GII

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), an anti-corruption organization, has called for the abolishment of the “protocol list” system in secondary schools under the Computerized...

NSMQ contestants adjudged 1st and 2nd overall best students for 2022 WASSCE

Two contestants of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) have been adjudged the overall first and second best students for the 2022 WASSCE. Alex...

John Jinapor supports tertiary students in his constituency with GHC200K

Yapei-Kusawgu Member of Parliament (MP) in the Savannah Region, John Jinapor, has allocated a personal grant of GHS200,000.00 to support needy but brilliant tertiary...

Amerado gains admission to University of Ghana

Ghanaian rapper, Derrick Sarfo Kantanka, famed Amerado, has gained admission to the University of Ghana (Legon) to further his education. Amerado took to his Twitter page to...

Report on CSSPS related corruption ready – Kwasi Kwarteng

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng, has assured that the internal investigation into accusations of corruption concerning the computerized school selection and...

Exclusive: The Fourth Estate uncovers fraud in computerised school placement

When the Ministry of Education set up a resolution centre at the Bediako Conference Room of the GNAT Hall in Accra, it was meant...

Ministry of Education sends all-important message to parents on school placement

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has cautioned parents of prospective Senior High School students against payment of monies to secure their school placements. With the...

Be calm – Govt begs teachers over Tier-2 pension arrears

Deputy Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Bright Wireko-Brobby, has appealed to teacher unions in the country to exercise restraint as government works around...

Teachers going on pension will suffer – GNAT Sec on Tier 2 arrears

The General Secretary of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, says pensioners are having a hard time due to the unpaid tier...

Ayawaso West Wuogon MP supports basic schools

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has donated educational items for distribution to schools in the constituency. This was...

Wa SHTS students call for a break over fire outbreaks

Students of the Wa Senior High Technical School (Wa SHTS) are agitating to be allowed to go home following three consecutive fire incidents. The...

Samira Bawumia donates over 200,000 books to basic schools

The Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, says the Samira Empowerment Humanitarian Project (SEHP), has through the library in a box project, donated over 200,000 books...

Schoolgirl discovers she’s 3 months pregnant while donating blood [Video]

Shika, (not her real name), is in Senior High School (SHS). She is currently in her first trimester of pregnancy. Her pregnancy was not planned....

Let’s castrate men who impregnate school girls – Queen mother

The paramount queen mother of Abura Asiebu Kwamankese in the Central Region has cautioned men who impregnate teenagers and end up stalling their education...

Okudzeto Ablakwa reacts to ‘Ghana’s schools of shame’ documentary

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has also reacted to the Joy News’ Ghana’s Schools of Shame documentary. According to...

Govt defaults payment of teachers Tier 2 for 9 months, pensioners in a big mess

Four teacher unions have accused the government of defaulting in the payment of their Occupational Pension Scheme (Tier 2) contributions to the Ghana Education...

Ankaful-Saltpond gets first public basic school in 600 years

Ankaful-Saltpond, a fishing community in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region, has received its first-ever public basic school after it was founded some...

Police investigate drowning of 8 children on Volta Lake

The Sene East District Police command is investigating circumstances that led to the drowning of eight school children on Volta Lake on Monday. The eight,...

2022 BECE results out; results of 73 candidates cancelled

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of candidates who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for both...

Provide life jackets to pupils in island communities – Eduwatch to govt

An education advocacy group is calling on government to provide life jackets to pupils and staff in island communities who commute by water. The call...

Check out members of Committee to probe Krobea Asante riots

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has inaugurated a five-member committee nominated to investigate the disturbances at Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational Institute. David Prah,...

Wingimall is live in Ghana

Wingimall, the newest and most dynamic e-commerce platform, officially launches today in Ghana. With the slogan "Abundance of Choice" and an elephant as a symbol...

Check out when first year SHS students will report to school

First-year students reporting to Senior High Schools (SHS) nationwide for the 2023/2024 academic year, barring any challenges, are expected to go in February. The...

Impact of play-based learning evident in Ghana – Sierra Leone’s Education Minister

The Education Minister at the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education in Sierra Leone says he is convinced about the impact of play-based...

Address challenges facing education system – GNECC to govt

The Ghana National Education Coalition Campaign (GNECC) has called on the government to address current challenges facing the education system in Ghana. The call,...

GES reviews education in Eastern Region

The Eastern Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has concluded the regional education review forum in Koforidua for 2022, with recommendations to overcome future...

Education Ministry supplies food to SHSs

The Education Ministry is supplying foodstuff to the various Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country. This comes on the back of reports of food...

Fake UG student arrested

Security personnel at the University of Ghana (Legon) has arrested a young man who posed as a student with a fake ID card. The...

Krobea Chaos: Student leadership to be declared wanted if… – Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has asked the police to declare the school prefect and other student leaders of Krobea Asante Technical...

Fire guts 8 Wa SHS girls dormitory, 8 students hospitalised

Eight female students of the Wa Senior High Technical School (SHTS), who were traumatised after a fire gutted the girl’s dormitory block last Sunday...

Education Ministry opens STEM SHS portal

The Ministry of Education has opened Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Senior High Schools (SHSs) portal for prospective students in the 2023 school...

Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School shut down

The Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School at Asokore in the Ashanti Region has been closed down. This is a directive of the Ghana TVET...

40 Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School students arrested for vandalism

About 40 students of Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School at Asokore in the Ashanti Region have been arrested for causing damage to school...

WAEC announces date for release of 2022 BECE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the results for the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Exams (BECE) will be released on Wednesday, January...

Commonwealth Hall students sleeping at parking lot [Video]

Some continuing students of the University of Ghana (UG), have been left stranded on campus following the university’s new residential policy. In a video posted...