Education

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that the 2024 school selection process for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates will take place from August 28 to September 4. In a statement issued by the Acting Director of the Schools and Instruction Division of GES, Prince C. Agyemang-Duah, parents and …

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Thomas Amoani, a brilliant student and a beneficiary of the Free Senior High School program from Adeiso, the District capital of Upper West Akim in the Eastern Region, has achieved an outstanding feat by graduating with a First Class degree in Economics and Finance from Brunel University in London, UK. …

Three unions have announced their intention to commence industrial action on August 9, 2024, if the Ministry of Finance does not authorise the payment of agreed allowances by August 8, 2024. The unions involved in this potential strike are the Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the Federation of Senior …

Oda Senior High School (ODASCO) has celebrated its 64th anniversary with a Speech and Prize Giving Day at Akyem Oda. The celebration was themed: “Opportunities and Risks of ICT: The Role of Education Stakeholders in Creating and Shaping Positive Digital Experiences for Students.” Organized by the 1999 Year Group of …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that first-year senior high students for the 2024/25 academic year are expected to commence classes on Friday, September 27. School heads and parents are urged to take note and ensure their wards are well-prepared for the new academic term. In a press statement …

The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the Minority caucus of opposing the proposed bill on Free Senior High School policy. The bill seeks to regulate the Free SHS intervention by making it mandatory for future governments to sustain the policy. The leader of the majority group had earlier disclosed …

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin is calling on the government to pay teachers a well deserving remuneration for their hard work. He said the role of teachers when it comes to quality education cannot be over emphasized, hence the need to motivate them well. Addressing a durbar of the …

First-year senior high school students across the country are expected to report to their respective schools today despite calls for reconsideration of the reopening date. Parents and other relevant stakeholders have called for an extension of the reporting date, citing various reasons, but the Ghana Education Service (GES) insisted on …

Teachers and students at Ada Kyerematen M/A Basic ‘B’ in New Juaben South municipality of Eastern Region find themselves conducting lessons under trees due to the shocking and unsanitary act of shit bombing within classrooms. Some unknown individuals in the community are reportedly responsible for these acts, negatively impacting academic …