EDUCATION

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has written to heads of all senior high and technical schools not to allow any student to go home for the mid-semester break. According to the GES, mid-semester break should be observed in schools with no academic activity. This is due to the upsurge in …

Form three students of senior high schools will begin their mid-semester break from tomorrow, Tuesday, 20 July to Sunday, July 25, 2021.     This was contained in a letter signed by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Quality and Access, Dr Kwabena Bempah …

Some students at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST) on Friday July 16 demonstrated over what they describe as outrageous hostel fees. The students took to the principal streets of KNUST and marched through to all the seven traditional halls on campus amidst chanting of war songs as they …

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 …