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JHS 3 pupil who allegedly assaulted teacher over homework remanded

The Accra Juvenile Court 'C' has remanded a Junior High School (JHS) final year pupil of the Nungua Kroma 2 for allegedly assaulting a...

Majority of what we learn in universities not applicable in life – EL [Video]

Rapper EL is of the view that about 80 per cent of things studied at Universities are not applicable in real life. Speaking in an...

Covid-19: Ada SHS records 10 cases

Ada Senior High School has recorded 10 Covid-19 cases with four recoveries, Mr Kojo Ayibor, the Headmaster, has said. He said the school was awaiting...

Zoomlion supports KNUST students with laptops

Over 593 brilliant and needy students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have received laptops to support their education. The...

Check out how many students were disqualified for schools placement

Some 41,359 students, who wrote the Basic Examination Certificate Exam (BECE), were disqualified for school placement. Mark Sasu Mensah, the National Coordinator for the Computerised...

GES makes fresh case for double-track system

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has proposed to the government to reconsider a continuation of the double-track system in some Senior High Schools (SHS). The...

Right To Play prepares schools in Ga South, Weija-Gbawe for play integration

As part of efforts to strengthen the capacity of schools to integrate play in classroom lessons, Right To Play Ghana has donated some educational...

EducationMark for private universities in Ghana

Ghana saw the emergence of private higher education in the early 1990s. Since then, there has been an exponential increase in the number of...

Koforidua: Teachers boycott class as unidentified persons paint school with feces

Teachers of King of Glory Presbyterian Basic School at Bonya, a suburb of New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region boycotted academic work...

GES sends ‘SOS’ message over SHS placement

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged all pupils who missed out on the automatic computerised school placement to proceed to self-placement as soon...

Legal education must focus on all areas of the legal profession – MountCrest Rector

The Rector of MountCrest University College, (MountCrest), Mrs Irene Ansa-Asare Horsham, has called for an overhaul of Ghana’s legal education system to embrace innovative...

Minister-designate writes teacher promotion examination

The Upper West Regional Minister-designate, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, has taken part in the teacher promotion examination for various ranks in the profession. Dr Salih...

SHS placement for 2021 to be released on Feb 28

The Ghana Education Service (GES) will on Sunday, February 28, 2021, release the computerised school placement for the 2020/2021 academic year. Those who will be...

Invest in hybrid teaching and learning – Govt told

Educational Consultant and philanthropist, Dr Henry Godson-Afful, is appealing to the government to invest in Information and Communications Technology education and has urged for...

Covid-19: A-level and GCSE results to be decided by teachers

GCSEs and A-levels cancelled in England by the pandemic will be replaced by grades decided by teachers, the exams watchdog Ofqual has confirmed. Schools can...

Learn how vaccines work in 45 seconds! [Video]

The World Health Organisation has rolled out a new educational video to teach and provide insight into how vaccines actually work. This gesture is...

SRC petitions UG management over on-site examination

The University of Ghana (UG) Students Representative Council (SRC) has petitioned the Management of the University to revert its decision to hold on-site examinations. A...

GES sends important message to teachers sitting for promotion test

Persons without index numbers seeking to sit for the Ghana Education Service (GES) Promotion test 2021 will not be allowed to take the test,...

Govt ends double-track system

JoyNews/AdomNews · No double track for form ones – GES The Ghana Education Service (GES) will from this academic year suspend the double-track system employed...

UCC, Ghana Police Service introduce postgraduate diploma in security studies

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) and the Ghana Police Service have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to run a Postgraduate Diploma programme...

GES to set up call centres to address SHS placement issues

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is appealing for calm as it prepares to release this year’s Senior High School (SHS) placement. A statement, copied to...

Ahwia Basic School a death trap; teachers call for new blocks [Video]

Teachers of Ahwia Basic School in the Ashanti Region have appealed for help to construct a new classroom block to replace their...

Coronavirus: 15 students at Tarkwa test positive

A total of 15 students from basic, junior, senior and tertiary institutions in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region have tested positive for...

WAEC releases WASSCE results for private students

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for...

Primary pupils team up to build classroom during study hours [Video]

In the absence of classroom blocks to enhance quality education, pupils of Kechiebi Asuogya M/A basic school have teamed up to erect structures. The school,...

Bolgatanga Technical Institute shut down over student clashes

The Bolgatanga Technical Institute in the Upper East Region has been shut down following ethnic clashes between two student groups. This is, however, not the...

SHS placement to be out on this day

Barring any last-minute hitches, this year’s schools placement will be out on Sunday, February 21, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor...

Botweburg donates Covid-19 protective items to Nii Sowah Din schools

Botweburg, a social club made up of professionals from varied backgrounds in Accra, has made a donation to the Nii Sowa Din Memorial Cluster...

Read: Facts about the mathematical set, calculator issue

Following the parliamentary vetting of Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh on Friday 12th February 2021, the following facts must be made clear in response to the...

Pupils stranded as unknown persons lock classrooms [video]

Pupils of the Nana Badu Bonsu Junior High School and Methodist Primary School in the Western Region had the shock of their...

Henry Godson-Afful donates to UCC [Photos]

A United Kingdom-based educational consultant and Reverend Minister, Henry Godson-Afful, has donated technological gadgets to the Department of Business and Social Sciences of the...

What Adutwum will still do if he becomes Education Minister

Education Minister-designate, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says he will still go to classrooms to teach even after he is confirmed for the job by...

Over 11,000 students refused admission to UDS

The University for Development Studies (UDS) offered 16,763 applicants admission to study various undergraduate programs in the 2020-2021 academic year. However, out of the total...

Students beg for water as shortage hits Damango [Photos]

Students of Damango Senior High School (SHS) in the Savannah Region are calling on the authorities to help with water supply after an acute...

Napo apologises to Mahama

Former Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has rendered an unqualified apology to former President John Mahama over allegations made against him regarding the 2019...

I don’t regret accessing GETFund scholarship, I will do it again if… – Opoku-Prempeh

Manhyia South Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has revealed he does not regret benefiting from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Scholarship. When the...

Former UG Vice Chancellor passes on

A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Emeritus Prof. George Benneh, has passed on. The 87-year-old died on Thursday at his East Legon...

Obuasi SecTech designs touchless dustbin for persons with disabilities [Video]

Good news for children and persons with disabilities as students of the Obuasi Senior Technical School have created a touchless dustbin. One of the students,...

UCC debunks claims of drop in 2021 Universities’ Ranking

The University of Cape Coast has debunked claims circulating in the media that its position had dropped in the 2021 ranking of Universities in...

Cancellation of licensure exams: Adutwum states position

Minister-designate for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says he would not advocate for the cancellation of the licensure exams because it’s a way of...