Education

1,308  The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reiterated that the reporting date for first year senior high students (SHS) still remains Monday, December 4, 2023. Parents, students and the general public have therefore been reminded to take note that the reporting date for first year students is December 4, 2023 as indicated on the Placement […]

1,373  Parliament has asked the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, to reconsider the directive by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to fresh students, teaching and non-teaching staff to begin academic work on Monday, December 4, 2023. A statement by the Parliamentary Service noted that “due to the short notice with its attendant inconvenience […]

1,995  Parents and Guardians have welcomed the harmonised prospectus that has been introduced this academic year by the Ministry of Education, headed by Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum. To help avoid the frustration parents go through in buying different school items for their wards in the various Senior High Schools, the Ministry of Education, through the […]

1,344  The 2023 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) has successfully placed 477,772 students into senior high, and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) schools. The school selection management system which went live yesterday in the morning received 598,839 results from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), out of which 585,797 candidates qualified […]

1,477  Over 30 schools within the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region remain closed weeks after the Adele, Challa, and Akyode tribes clashed over disagreements regarding the performance of ritual rites related to the 2023 annual Yam Festival. The clash claimed lives and also left many with injuries. The Nkwanta Education Directorate indicated that […]

1,935    The senior high school (SHS) placement for junior high school (JHS) students, who wrote the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has been released by the Ghana Education Service (GHS). It was released Tuesday morning [November 28, 2023] at 9am. Parents, students, teachers, and the public can now check from the Computerised School […]

1,373  The Harmonization of African Higher Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation (HAQAA) Initiative Project officer at the Association of African Universities (AAU), Dr Violet Makuku, has announced that Ghana stands tall when it comes to education development in Africa. This, she attributed to the giant strides the nation keeps making in the areas of Science, […]

1,348  The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has disclosed that the relief assistance extended to victims, especially students, in response to the Akosombo Dam flood disaster was insufficient. At the launch of their report on a rapid assessment of the aftermath, particularly in eight districts affected by the dam spillage and subsequent floods, UTAG […]

1,654  Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is cautioning the public over a means adopted by some scammers to scrupulously dupe them of their monies under the guise of paying for their fees. The University says persons who applied for admission have been receiving text messages demanding a nonrefundable amount […]

1,373  The 2023 National Education Week which is the 6th edition of the event is currently underway at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra. The event organized annually by the Education Ministry in collaboration with its agencies and other local and international partners assesses the performance of Government policies, programmes, and projects in the Education […]