EDUCATION

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is preparing to call candidates implicated in the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to answer for their conduct. The scripts of more than 22,000 candidates are under investigation for mass cheating. The subject results of 312 candidates and three private candidates have been …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). However, the scripts of 22,270 candidates in certain subjects are being scrutinised for reported cases of mass cheating. In a statement dated November 9, 2023, announcing the …

For only the second time ever, there has been a successful title defence of the NSMQ trophy. It is PRESEC Legon again. After setting the record in 2006, they have extended the tally to two after lifting a record eighth title on Monday. Only PRESEC Legon holds the record. PRESEC …

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has, for the first time, reacted to the suggestion by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the university should be renamed after Ghanaian statesman, the late J. B. Danquah. Speaking in an interview on JoyNew’s The Pulse …

A petition filed by Prempeh College challenging the semifinal results of the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) between Prempeh, Opoku Ware, and Pope Johns Senior High School has been thrown out. Opoku Ware beat Prempeh and Pope Johns to go through to the grand finale with Presec and …

The Ghana Education Service (GES), Birim Central Directorate in the Eastern Region, in collaboration with the Birim Central Municipal Assembly (BCMA), and the Office of the Akyem Oda Member of Parliament, have organized the Teacher Prize aims to celebrate and honor teachers and education workers for their efforts in contributing …

Opoku Ware School rejoices in what seems like forever. They have finally got one over their archrivals, Prempeh College. It didn’t come easy, the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) semi-final contest went down to the wire as all contestants were equally matched. But it was Opoku Ware who …

The one-eighth contests of the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) concluded with a total of 27 schools securing their place in the highly anticipated quarter-finals. Notably, this guarantees these schools an automatic qualification for the 2024 edition of the competition. Eight schools managed to oust previously seeded schools, …

Nine schools have qualified for the Quarter Finals stage of the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) on Day 1 of the one-eighth stage. Wesley Girls Senior High School has gained back their seed as they won their contest with 54 points, shrugging off competition from Western Regional ladies, …

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the long delay in the disbursement of foodstuff to Senior High Schools across the country. CHASS is requesting that Senior High Schools be given the opportunity to purchase their own food items for their students. Speaking …