1,396 After 100 years of being in existence, students of Mampong Technical College of Education in the Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region go to school carrying their own plastic chairs. New entrants who were admitted in the 2022/2023 academic year, who reported to the school on admission day, January 30, 2023, presented a plastic […]
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40 Ejuraman SHS students hospitalized
784 Strong winds that ripped off the roof of the dining hall at the Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Region have left about 40 students hospitalized. The students were eating supper around 5pm on Monday when the incident happened. The students are currently being treated at the Ejura Government hospital […]
Don’t deny your children access to education-Rev. Ntim Fordjour
824 The Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has advised parents not to deny their children access to education no matter the circumstances they may find themselves. He explained that irrespective of the kind of work they did and the kind of conditions they may find themselves in, there was no way they […]
2,300 Desks For Northern Region Basic Schools
777 In line with Government’s efforts to provide basic needs and amenities to help public schools and also to improve quality of education in Ghana, about 2300 dual desks have been dispatched to over 80 basic schools to the Kpandai Education Directorate in the Northern Region. About 2700 more desks are expected to be […]
Sack Our Vice Chancellor-Legon Students Cry Out
920 The Concern Students Association of the University of Ghana is demanding the immediate removal of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo from office over what they described as her lack of leadership. The group also criticized the Vice Chancellor for her knee-jerk approach in resolving students’ matters. The concerned students therefore abandoned […]
Legon Students Protest Against Increase Cost Of Education
762 Some students of the University of Ghana (UG) have conveyed at Obra Spot at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra to protest against some decisions taken by the management of the school. The “Ye abre mo Demo” (We are tired of you) which is led by the University of Ghana’s Concerned Students Association is also […]
‘I am a fixer not a talker’ – Dr Osei Adutwum tells critics
2,833 The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has reiterated his commitment to improving the education system in Ghana. According to him, his zeal to facilitate an improved sector during his tenure goes beyond mere rhetorics. The Minister has come under criticism recently for some public comments regarding Ghana’s approach to educating its populace. But […]
Lack of infrastructure forcing some public basic schools to turn pupils away – Educationist
593 The National Programmes Manager of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition, Festus Longmatey, has revealed some public basic schools are turning pupils away due to lack of basic infrastructure. According to him, in some areas, the lack of desks for instance means that public basic schools are unable to enroll as many pupils as […]
Quick One:How To Check Your BECE Results
1,090 The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results for the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for both school and private candidates. WAEC has said it will dispatch the results and certificates of school candidates to their respective schools through the Metropolitan/Municipal/District Directors of Education. However, the results of Private Candidates and […]
Government bridges the gap between industry and tvet
1,307 The Director General of the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, has announced that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government has bridged the gap between Industry and TVET over the past five years. He explained that the establishment of Sector Skills Bodies which are made up of […]