The Minister for Education says Ghana has witnessed a five per cent increase in the number of students pursuing Science at the Senior High School level. According to Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Science subject saw an increase in enrolment when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) came to power in 2016. He said that even […]
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has encouraged parents of students who just gained admission to senior high schools to take their wards to school. According to him, parents should not worry so much about meeting all the requirements on the prospectus before enrolling their children. “Parents of Ghana, if your child has not […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has intervened in the case of the eight senior high school students of Chiana who have been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for insulting the President. This was after the President’s attention was drawn to it. Consequently, the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has directed the […]
Five local printers have disclosed that they have commenced the printing of government textbooks for basic schools under the new curriculum. The printers are G-PAK Ltd, a subsidiary of the Graphic Communications Group Limited; the Buck Press, Appointed Time Printing Ltd, Jay Kay Industries Ltd and Sec-print Ltd. The printers which have secured the printing […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that all public basic schools will begin the 2022 academic year on January 18, 2022. The first semester from KG to JHS will begin from January 18 until June 9, 2022, with a mid-semester break from April 12 to 18, 2022, while the second semester will begin from […]
The Ministry of Education is streamlining the food supply chain architecture of senior high schools (SHSs) to ensure effective handling of the food needs of the schools. In line with that, the ministry is building a database, which will include an automated system that enables the ministry to identify any potential shortages. The Minister of […]
Education Minister-designate Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum is insisting schools will remain open in spite of the surge of covid-19 cases recorded in some schools. The nominee explained that measures put in place in various educational institutions by the government make them currently the safest place for students. He made these comments when he appeared before […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) will soon allow students the leeway to send their smart phones, laptops as well as other electronic gadgets to school. Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, speaking on ‘Beyond The Lockdown’ on JoyNews Sunday, and monitored by BestNewsGH.com said the GES was earnestly reviewing the policy which barred the use […]
About 766 abandoned and new structures will be completed across the country, especially in schools running the double-track system, to provide enough classrooms to phase out the system for second-year students from September this year BestNewsGH.com can report. Currently, some have already broken ground to commence work and have been given six months to complete […]
Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has revealed that his vision was to make history in the United States of America by becoming the first African to go to the United States Congress. ‘’That was my vision and I knew I could because I had impacted the South Los Angeles Community. I met […]
In preparation towards absorbing the high number of graduates of senior high schools as a result of the Free SHS policy, government has earmarked 1.5 billion cedis for educational infrastructure across the country. Out of the amount, 500 million cedis will go into the completion of all uncompleted GETFUND facilities in the various universities. There […]
