EDUCATION

Some head teachers of second-cycle institutions are calling for the scrapping of some freebies accompanying the implementation of the government’s Free Senior High School policy. They believe that this would ease the pressure on government coffers, which would essentially provide an avenue for government to re-channel funds into the provision …

The Ashanti regional Security Council has asked the police to declare the students’ leadership of the Krobea Asante Technical Institute (KATI) wanted.   This directive is linked to a student protest in the school last Sunday.   Chairman of the Council and Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah who gave the order …

Eight female students of the Wa Senior High Technical School who were traumatised after a fire gutted the girl’s dormitory block last Sunday night have been hospitalised at the Wa Municipal hospital. According to source, the fire started after 8 pm when the girls were at prep. It affected five …

Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Cape Coast, George Oduro has bemoaned the current victimisation some head teachers face when they speak against government. According to him, senior high schools are facing numerous challenges, particularly shortage of food. However, school authorities are refusing to speak about the situation …

The 21st Century Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics-STEM School Placement Portal has been opened. This was announced in a statement from the Ministry of Education. The portal gives access to the list of new STEM Senior High Schools to be included in the 2023 School selection and placement process. It …

The Ashanti regional security council has ordered the immediate closure of the Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School after some students went on a rampage Sunday. The students reportedly launched the attack to protest poor results recorded by their predecessors in an exams supervised by the National Board for Professional …

Police have picked about 40 students of the Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School at Effiduase Asokore in the Sekeyere East District of the Ashanti Region. This was after students went on a rampage on Sunday morning vandalizing and causing damage to public and private properties.     Although the …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that the results for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School and Private Candidates, 2022, will be released on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. The Ministry of Education’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Kwasi Kwarteng had in an earlier interview said the results …

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the government will provide senior high school students with electronic tablets. Dr Bawumia said “this game-changing development” is aimed at equipping the students with the relevant materials for their studies. Speaking at this year’s New Year School at the University of Ghana, Legon on …

The Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency, Hon. Emmanuel Yaw Agyei Anhwere has donated 100 bags of cement each to some schools in his Constituency. The said schools are Nerebehi Technical Senior High School and Nkawie M/A Experimental School. This gesture of the Member of Parliament is his …