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Bees disrupt BECE at Wa School for the Deaf

A swarm of wild bees attacked candidates writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the Wa School for the Deaf Centre on Thursday,...

25 private SHSs added to the 2025 School Selection – See full list

The Ministry of Education has added 25 private senior high schools (SHSs) to the 2025 school selection process for Junior High School (JHS) graduates...

Dr. Adutwum honoured in US for outstanding contribution to education in South Los Angeles

Former Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has been recognised in the United States for his remarkable contributions to education in South Los Angeles. A...

36 Prison inmates write BECE, 2 dead and 16 more invigilators arrested

Thirty-six prison inmates nationwide are writing the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The 36, who are all males, comprise 18 juveniles from the Senior...

GES extends SHS selection deadline for 2025 BECE candidates 

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced an extension of the deadline for the 2025 school selection process to Wednesday, June 25, 2025. The new...

Stay away from trouble – GNAT cautions BECE invigilators

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has cautioned teachers serving as invigilators in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to maintain the...

Acherensua Presby headteacher expresses worry over dilapidated classrooms

The headteacher of Acherensua Presbyterian Basic School in the Ahafo Region, Richard Gyamfi, has raised serious concerns about the poor state of the school’s...

Education Minister urges Ghana-Qatar collaboration to establish Islamic Medical School in Northern region

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu has called on the Qatar Education Foundation to support the Ministry to establish an Islamic Medical School in...

Scholarship Secretariat to set up Award Committee – Registrar [Video]

The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alexander Kwaku Asafo Agyei, has announced plans to establish a Scholarship Award Committee to enhance transparency and...

2025 BECE: 10 arrested for malpractices

The 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which began on Wednesday, June 11, with over 600,000 candidates nationwide, has already recorded 10 cases of...

Asante Akyem Central MCE presents 400 dual desks to schools

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asante Akyem Central, Dr. Ekow Ebenezer Aidoo, has presented 400 dual desks to the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

GTEC writes to Tanko-Computer; asks him to stop using “Dr.” title 

A source at the office of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC), where Sofo Rashid Tanko-Computer works as the acting Chief Executive...

2025 BECE: You’ll not be spared if caught – GES cautions against malpractice

The Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Management Services, Prof. Smile Gavua Dzisi, has cautioned candidates of the 2025...

Asutifi South DCE worried over late arrival of BECE candidates

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Benjamin Assabil Donkor, has raised concerns over the late reporting by some...

Parents must help curb exam malpractice – EduWatch

Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has urged parents across Ghana to play an active role in curbing examination malpractice, which remains...

Chief Imam’s spokesperson sends important message to BECE candidates

The Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, has encouraged all candidates sitting for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to...

Acherensua chief urges collaborative efforts to tackle exam malpractice in Ahafo Region

The Akyempimhene of Acherensua, Nana Aduse-Poku, has expressed concern over the Ahafo Region being identified among the top regions for examination malpractice. In an interview...

2025 BECE: 21 pregnant candidates, 17 nursing mothers write in Upper East Region

The Upper East Region is witnessing a concerning development as 21 pregnant girls and 17 lactating mothers are among the 19,523 candidates sitting for...

2025 BECE begins today

The 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is set to begin today, Wednesday, June 11, and will run until Wednesday, June 18, 2025. According to...

BECE 2025: Eduwatch highlights digital inequality concerns

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has sounded the alarm on the stark digital divide in Ghana's basic schools, urging the government to take immediate action...

GNAT sends goodwill message to 2025 BECE candidates

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has advised candidates preparing for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to avoid any form of...

GNECC sends goodwill message to 2025 BECE candidates

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has extended its warmest wishes to all candidates participating in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE),...

WAEC releases timetable for 2025 BECE

The West African Examination Council (WAEC), Ghana, has released the timetable for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to the release, the...

Blame gov’t if lives are lost – GRNMA warns amidst ongoing strike

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has urged the public to hold the government responsible for any loss of life during the...

2025 BECE: We’re ready to ensure smooth and successful exams – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that a total of 603,328 candidates will sit for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) across...

WAEC issues guidelines for 2025 BECE; over 600k candidates to take part

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be held from Wednesday, June 11 to...

Mahama receives report on National Education Forum with over 200 recommendations 

The eight-member committee set up to organise the National Education Forum has presented its final report to President John Dramani Mahama. The committee, led by...

Have a positive mindset and you will succeed – Atiwa West MP inspires BECE candidates

The Member of Parliament for Atiwa West, Lawyer Korkor Asante, has urged Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates to work hard and remain focused...

Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regions top exam malpractice list

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed that the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo regions are leading in examination malpractice cases, raising serious...

OLA Girls SHS wins Energy Commission Renewable Challenge in Ahafo region

Ola Girls’ Senior High School (SHS) in Kenyasi has emerged as the winner of the Ahafo Region edition of the 2025 Energy Commission’s Renewable...

Scholarship Secretariat boss rescues brilliant but needy SHS graduate

The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alexander Kwaku Asafo Agyei, has reached out to assist Senior High School (SHS) graduate Dorcas Baafi, whose...

Daniel Fenyi appointed GES PRO

The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has congratulated and officially welcomed Daniel Fenyi as the new Head of the Public Relations Unit. Mr....

University of Ghana reacts to viral letter on Malik Basintale’s degree verification

The University of Ghana has disassociated itself from a viral letter circulating on social media regarding the degree verification of the Acting CEO of...

We’re churning out lawyers who can’t move a court – Ansa-Asare

Ghana is producing law graduates who lack the practical skills to perform in court, according to former Director of the Ghana School of Law,...

OSP uncovers widespread GES corruption involving fake schools and appointments

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has uncovered widespread corruption within the Ghana Education Service (GES), involving the existence of fake schools, forged...

2025 SHS Selection: BECE candidates will not change schools if… – Education Ministry [Listen]

The Education Ministry has announced that Resolution Centres will be available to address admission challenges for 2025 BECE candidates entering Senior High School (SHS). However,...

Important message to BECE candidates as SHS selection process begins [Listen]

The Ministry of Education has announced the commencement of the school selection process for candidates preparing to sit for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate...

Mahama vows to upgrade nursing and midwifery training colleges

President John Mahama has unveiled plans to upgrade selected nursing and midwifery colleges across the country into degree-awarding institutions. Addressing supporters during his Thank You...

21 schools in Kpando receive sanitary pads 

The Kpando Young Ladies Association (K.Y.L.A)in collaboration with the Kpando Municipal Education Directorate has donated six sanitary pad banks and 650 sanitary pads to...

UHAS graduates 2,483 healthcare champions, urges them to transform Ghana and beyond

With hearts full of pride and eyes set on the future, 2,483 graduates of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) took their...