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 […]
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Parents remain GES’ key partners
The role of parents in the running of schools, particularly at the pre-tertiary level can never be questioned. Parents are always available to offer their support to the authorities of schools to enhance learning. In many schools in the country, parents have done a lot in terms of the provision of infrastructure, including laboratories, dormitories, […]
Big relief for parents: Harmonised prospectus for SHS freshers
The first-ever harmonised prospectus for senior high and technical schools in the country has been introduced by the Ghana Education Service (GES). The innovation, code-named: ‘National Prospectus’, is designed for all prospective first-year students to eliminate any ambiguity regarding the requirements of fresh students. Under the new arrangement, all schools are expected to adhere to […]
See 2023/2024 SHS academic calendar; First-year students to report Dec. 4
First-year senior high school (SHS) students who are awaiting their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results will report to school on December 4, 2023. The date, which is for both single and double track students, was contained in the 2023/2024 academic calendar for pre-tertiary institutions in the country released by the Ghana Education Service (GES). […]
2023 BECE results: GES fishing out JHS 1 and 2 students who ‘jumped’ classes to write
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has taken steps to identify unqualified Junior High School (JHS) students in Forms One and Two who skipped classes to sit for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The GES has consequently instructed all regional, metro and district directors of education to provide the service with the names of […]
Nkwatia Presby SHS Assistant Headmaster relieved of duties for assaulting student
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has strongly criticized the reported assault of a student by the Assistant Headmaster (Academics) of Nkwatia Presby Senior High School (SHS). Photographs and videos of the student’s heavily bruised face have been widely circulated on social media generating widespread outrage. Expressing deep concern, the GES has released a statement denouncing […]
Free SHS: There has been a 5% increase in science enrolment – Education Minister
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 […]
Curbing indiscipline in SHSs: Scrap boarding system – Educationists propose
Two educationists have proposed the scrapping of the boarding system as a major step in curbing indiscipline in senior high schools (SHSs). A former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, and a former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, contend that the rationale for […]
Government pays GH¢55million to WAEC for BECE and WASSCE examinations
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has received a sum of GH¢55 million from the government to facilitate the organization of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). This confirmation was made by Ms. Winifred Ampiaw, the Public Relations Officer of WAEC, during an interview with […]
Submit report today – Deputy Minister directs ADISCO management
The Deputy Minister in charge of General Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has directed management of Adisadel College to submit the report of the investigation team set up to look into the bullying case in the school to the ministry today. The directive is a revised timeline for the investigation team which was initially expected […]
Culprit in viral Adisadel College assault video suspended – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has acted swiftly in response to a troubling video that emerged, depicting an act of violence involving two students from Adisadel College. The video, which has been widely circulated on social media, has ignited public outrage and raised concerns about the safety of students within educational institutions across the country. […]
Investigations begin into toilet dormitory: GHANASCO authorities refute report
A fact-finding mission, led by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Management Services, Stephen Kwaku Owusu, yesterday visited the Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale, following reports of a toilet facility being converted into a dormitory to house some students of the school. The visit was to assess […]