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The Education Ministry has denied media reports of food shortage in some Senior High Schools (SHS), particularly in the Volta Region. The Ministry in a statement said such reports are untrue, explaining that “all Senior High Schools in the country have received adequate supply of food items”. Heads of schools …

The Education Ministry has started moves to ensure that Tanit Ltd, an IT Company, which it contracted to provide digital teacher training content and platform in 2021 to refund an amount of GH¢859, 115.46. In a letter dated 22nd June 2022, the Ministry requested the IT Company to refund all …

The Ministry of Education says the 2021/22 school placements will be released today. In a press release, the Ministry said, “…the 2021/2022 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) into Senior High Schools (SHS)/ Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutes, will go …

The education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has revealed that government will operationalise four (4) E-block schools by the end of this year. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, the Minister debunked claims that the government has abandoned the E-blocks project which began under the erstwhile John Mahama administration. …

The Education Ministry’s Spokesperson, Kwasi Kwarteng, has explained that the Double Track system of the Free Senior High School policy has not been completely abolished. In a Twitter post on Friday, he explained that “double track is not completely abolished. We have eliminated double entry of Form One and Form …

The Education Ministry has disclosed that some 27 contracts for the construction of E-block Senior High Schools in various parts of the country have been terminated. According to the ministry, the contracts were terminated for various reasons, including the slow pace of work by contractors.   Speaking to Citi News, …

The Ministry of Education is insisting widespread reports about the leakage of some papers in the ongoing 2021 WASSCE forcing the rescheduling of some papers are false. Deputy Spokesperson at the Ministry Yaw Opoku Mensah said the papers in question were put on hold to investigate portions of the question …

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 …

Government has revealed that it will spend more than ¢1.5 billion to end the controversial double-track system by 2024. According to the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the said amount will be spent on infrastructure in senior high schools nationwide. The double-track system was introduced in the wake of …

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei-Adutwum has disclosed that government in its quest to build a robust education system will introduce a National Standardised Test for pupils at the basic level in the country. Speaking on the topic “President Akufo-Addo’s Education Agenda: Four years and Beyond” on Sunday, Mr Adutwum …