Education

Western North: Over 137,000 SHS 1 students yet to report due to financial challenges

182  The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in the Western North Region states that about 137,000 fresh senior high school students are yet to report to school despite gaining admission. CHASS bemoans that although schools reopened for fresh SHS students on December 4, 2023, a little over half of the total candidates […]

Education

AI, ICT must play pivotal role in transforming education – Dr Adutwum

228  Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, says Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Information Communication and Technology (ICT) must play a pivotal role in transforming education by providing personalised learning experiences tailored to individual student needs. He said AI platforms allowed students to receive customised lessons, practice materials and feedback, enhancing their understanding of […]

Education

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

183  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

297  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

149  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

339  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 […]

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WAEC releases 2023 WASSCE results

493  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 […]