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 […]
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 […]
WAEC blocks over 4,878 WASSCE candidates results
570 The results of 4,878 candidates have been blocked for failing to return learning support materials supplied to them by their schools and such candidates are to contact their schools, WAEC said. WAEC has cautioned all its stakeholders to be wary of fraudsters who promise to upgrade results for a fee. “Candidates are to note […]
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 […]
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 […]
We’ve not reinstated interdicted headteachers – GES
619 The Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged the public to disregard reports suggesting that the eleven headteachers who were interdicted for charging one form students unapproved fees had been reinstated. The headmistress of the Ghana Senior High School in Koforidua was interdicted on December 7 for allegedly selling unauthorized items to Form One students […]
526 teachers graduate from the Al-Faruq College of Education
757 Five hundred and twenty-six (526) teachers on Saturday graduated at the maiden graduation ceremony of the Al-Faruq College of Education at a special ceremony at Wenchi in the Bono region. The graduated teachers were made up of three cohorts put together comprising of two hundred and seventy-two males and two hundred and fifty-four females […]
School fees for KNUST freshers out…. Check out the amount
550 The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) School Fees have been announced for freshers and returning students for the 2023/2024 academic session. All prospective students should check how much are KNUST tuition fees in this article. If you are a prospective or returning student at KNUST and you don’t know the actual […]
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 […]