The Ministry of Education has rolled out two ranking schemes for all senior high schools (SHSs) in the country to place each institution in its proper perspective and to fully assess the free SHS policy. The first, which is to be the national ranking, is expected to rank each school on the scale of one […]
Gold Track senior high school form two students are to begin their end-of- semester vacation today, May 28, 2021 to pave the way for the Green Track Form Two students to report to school on June 1, 2021. A statement signed and issued by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge […]
The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has adjusted the academic calendar and dates for senior high schools (SHSs) for the 2021 academic year. It, therefore, asked all heads of schools to take note of the adjusted calendar and dates and communicate same to staff, students and parents. This was contained in a letter […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescheduled the reopening of school for SHS final year students to May 5, 2021. “This is to give the forms 3 students an uninterrupted instructional period till they write their final examination,” a statement from the GES on Tuesday, April 6, said. Final year SHS students were to report […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a suspension of the 64th Independence Anniversary parade, which had been scheduled to take place on March 6, 2021. The suspension follows a directive from the Office of the President as a result of the high prevalence rate of COVID-19 cases in Ghana. The directive was communicated to the […]
Government has expressed its commitment to address the concerns of the Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU). This comes on the back of a nationwide strike declared by the union on Wednesday. The industrial action by members was to demand better conditions of service from government. TEWU says its cannot comprehend that for close to […]
Schools in Ghana will return to full academic work beginning mid-January 2021, sources within government have told Graphic Online. The major decision, the outcome of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to be announced soon. The exact resumption date is unclear yet but the sources say it could be […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the list of postings of about 18,000 newly trained teachers. Out of the figure, 16,500 are teacher trainees who completed the colleges of education in 2019, while the remaining 1,500 are those who completed in 2017 and 2018 and were also considered in the mop-up exercise. A statement […]
The Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, has commissioned a Training Institute for staff of the Ghana Education Service, at Saltpond in the Mfantseman Municipal of the Central region. Conceived by the Kufuor administration, construction works began in 2011 but were abandoned in 2012 by the Previous administration due to lack of funds. The project was […]
A total of fourteen (14) students have been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for acts of indiscipline in the ongoing West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). A statement issued by the Service and signed by the Director-General, Professor Akwasi Opoku-Amankwa said the affected students are also barred from writing their remaining papers […]
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 […]
The Wa Municipal Director of Education, Mrs. Theresa Ninang Sung-aabo has passed on, BestNewsGH.com can report. BestNewsGH.com can confirm that Mrs. Sung-aabo passed on, in the evening of Thursday, February 13, 2020 at the Korlebu Teaching Hospital where she was undergoing treatment for an unknown ailment . Her passing comes a day after she was […]
