Education

Investment in education has resulted in increased enrolment, learning outcomes – Dr Adutwum 

466  The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says government’s investment in education has resulted in an increase in school enrolment and envisaged learning outcomes. He says the Free Senior High School (SHS) introduction in 2017 has increased admission from over 800,000 students to over 1.2 million students. The interventions, he stressed, had led […]

Education

Judging Events Held for Finalists of the GSTEP Challenge

607  The Ghana Science & Tech Explorer Prize (GSTEP) Challenge has inducted 100 finalist teams from Junior High Schools in the Greater Accra, Eastern and Ashanti regions into the programme. Finalist teams across the Greater Accra, Eastern and Ashanti regions have participated in judging events where they pitched and presented STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and […]

Education

Nursing trainees demand payment of allowances

429  The leadership of the Ghana Rotational Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) is demanding payment of their delayed allowance. According to the Association, the government owes all batches of nursing trainees who are currently in the various colleges. Speaking to Citi News, the National President of GRNMA, Jasper Dzorkah, expressed disappointment in the government’s failure […]

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Over 95 % of JHS graduates placed by 2023 CSSPS, the highest so far

963  The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has described as impressive the outcome of the 2023 Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) which has recorded 95.60 per cent placement into various Senior High as well as Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutions. He explained that the sharp increase from automatic placement of […]

Education

WAEC releases 2023 WASSCE results

794  Provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2023 Ghana Only Version of WASSCE for school candidates have been released by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). WAEC in a press statement dated December 18, 2023 said it will make available login details to heads of schools to enable them access the results of […]

Education

Asantehene endorses ongoing education reforms as he applauds Dr Adutwum for his vision and effort towards the nation’s transformation

522  The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has lauded the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, for the massive reforms he has brought into the nation’s education sector. He explained that the reforms which span the areas of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), expansion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, Teacher […]