The government has announced plans to recruit at least 7,000 teachers nationwide as part of efforts to address staffing shortfalls in schools and improve access to education, particularly in underserved communities. The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, disclosed the initiative at a media briefing on Wednesday, April 1, indicating that the recruitment exercise has received […]
Former Vice President and the NPP’s 2028 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed sorrow over the tragic collapse of a building in Accra Newtown, which claimed lives and left several others injured. In a social media post on Monday, March 30, Dr Bawumia extended his condolences to the affected families, describing the incident as […]
Ghana will join four other West African countries for the common May-June West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates (WASSCE-SC) this year, five years after the country charted a lonely path in the pre-tertiary examination. The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, has confirmed to the Daily Graphic […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said the 2025/2026 academic calendar for senior high schools remains unchanged. In a press release dated January 2, the GES Management outlined provisions for off-campus learning for students in transition schools during scheduled online periods. For single-track schools, Form 1 and 2 students will be in school from January […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has removed the Assistant Headmaster in charge of Academic of the KNUST Senior High School in Kumasi from office following the circulation of a video on social media allegedly showing him in a compromising position with a female student. In a statement issued in Accra on Monday, September 29, 2025, […]
This afternoon, the Teachers and Educational Workers Union of the Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) intensified its industrial action over poor conditions of service. The union has directed members to remain at home until the government meets their demands. On Friday, September 19, 2025, the union withdrew its services across all technical and public universities, the […]
Up to 483,800 candidates who sat the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been successfully placed into senior high schools (SHSs), senior high technical schools (SHTS), and technical and vocational institutions (TVIs). The number represents 82 per cent of the 590,309 candidates who qualify for placement out of the 603,328 students who took the […]
The Ministry of Education has advised parents and guardians not to pay money to anyone who promises to secure a senior high school (SHS) placement for their children or wards under the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). “Placement is free. Do not pay money to anyone who claims he/she can help you with […]
Some officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) colluded with invigilators, accepting as little as GH¢60 to allow candidates to cheat in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE). This revelation is contained in the latest JoyNews Hotline documentary, Dark World of BECE, produced by GH Probe investigative journalist Francisca Enchill. At the Derby Avenue RC […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the full reinstatement of Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) in all pre-tertiary schools nationwide, following a directive from President John Dramani Mahama. Daniel Fenyi, Head of Public Relations at GES, confirmed this in a statement released on Thursday, July 17. He stated that “Management of GES has instructed all Heads […]
Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Monday said all is set for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) across the country. He said the Service, in collaboration with the West African Examination Council (WEAC), has put in place all the necessary logistics to ensure a successful examination. Prof […]
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) has urged parents and guardians to assist with the feeding challenges in senior high schools. CHASS had earlier appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reconsider the reopening of high schools, citing unresolved financial issues, including the government’s non-payment for perishable foods provided for […]
