The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that shortlisted candidates for its ongoing recruitment exercise will be published by July 20, 2026, with successful applicants expected to begin work on August 31, 2026. In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 23, and signed by the Deputy Director-General (Management Services), Prof. Smile Dzisi, the Service outlined […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has not authorised any school to charge fees under any name or form from students or parents. In a statement posted via Facebook and copied to the Ghana News Agency, GES urged the public to disregard claims being circulated by individuals seeking to misinform. “Nonetheless, any school found to be […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the approved 2026/27 academic calendar for basic schools across the country. The calendar covers Kindergarten, Primary and Junior High Schools and outlines reopening dates, vacations, mid-term breaks and the schedule for the 2027 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to GES, the first term will begin on September […]
Some 620,000 candidates across the country are set to begin the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) on Monday, May 4, as authorities tighten measures to curb malpractice. The nationwide examination, conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), will run until May 11, with 620,141 candidates from 20,395 schools expected to participate. The council […]
The National Organiser of the Coalition of Unpaid Teachers, Eugene Zoranu Segbefia, says members will begin an indefinite protest at the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday, April 15, if the government fails to provide a clear payment plan for their salary arrears. Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story, Mr Segbefia revealed that some teachers have worked […]
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 […]
