EDUCATION

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has confirmed government’s purchase of past questions for candidates preparing for this year’s West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Responding to a question on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, July 14, Dr Osei Adutwum said the past questions were procured …

The Ghana Education Service and the Ghana Health Service have partially locked down the Achimota School in the Greater Accra Region following the detection of the COVID-19 Delta strain in the school. The school authorities have been directed not to allow anyone to visit the premises nor allow anyone to …

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers has threatened to get its members to lay down their tools if the government fails to increase their salary by Friday, July 2. The Chairman of the group, Kingsley Anyimadu Darko, speaking to JoyNews said the high cost of living is affecting them. “We are …

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch has defended its report on the 2020 WASSCE that revealed massive leakages insisting the report was meant to bring the necessary reforms to the examination body. The think tank has been criticized by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) who say although personal contact …

Some students of Wa Jamiat Islamic Girls’ Senior High School, on Monday, stormed the Wa police station to protest the arrest of some teachers in their school. The teachers were arrested for allegedly assaulting a young man who was accused of attempted rape. The man had, allegedly, tried to rape …

A visual arts student of Akro Senior High Technical School has beaten his teacher to pulp for asking he and his colleagues to stop disturbing other students who were writing mock exams. He also stabbed one of the school’s security officers in the chest when he was overpowered by security …

Best performing schools in the 2020 National West Africa Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) rankings for the Central Region have been awarded with citation of merit. The ceremony, which was to motivate hard working teachers, students and their schools, saw seven schools receiving the awards. Wesley Girls Senior High School …

The leadership of the Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG), says its members will go ahead with the planned strike beginning today, Monday, June 14, 2021, despite a directive from the National Labour Commission to call off the strike and come to the negotiation table on Wednesday. The Association …

About 972 candidates in the Northern region could not write the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the region, the regional Director of Education has revealed. According to Dr Peter Attafuah, Northern out of the 972 candidates, 522 were girls with 113 pregnant.   The Regional Director of Education …

Teachers at Onyanfunso M/A Basic School in West Akim Municipality in the Eastern Region write on tables for pupils due to inadequate boards. The teacher’s turn tables of KG pupils to write on them for the pupils to read and write. The school, constructed in 1962 with mud by the …