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GES Reschedules Reopening Date For Single-track Senior High Schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescheduled the reopening date for single-track senior high schools (SHSs) from March 29, 2025, to April 23, 2025. This change was outlined in a circular dated March 27, 2025, and addressed to all regional education directors. The letter, signed by Prince C. Agyeman-Duah, Director …

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GES Orders Validation Of Revoked Appointments By March 14

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a directive requiring staff affected by the recent revocation of appointments and recruitments to validate and reinstate their recruitment by March 14. This move is part of an effort to clean up the database of all recruited staff on the GES payroll. In …

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GES Revokes Appointments Of Staff Yet To Be Placed On Payroll

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has revoked all appointments and recruitments of Teaching and Non-Teaching staff who are yet to be placed on the government payroll. This directive, which takes immediate effect, follows an order from the Chief of Staff, as outlined in a letter from the Office of the …

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GES Interdicts Piina SHS Headmaster Over Food Smuggling

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the interdiction of Adams Mahama Issahaku, headmaster of Piina Senior High School in the Upper West Region, following a directive from the Director-General of the Service. The action, effective immediately, is in connection with an ongoing investigation into allegations involving food items found …

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GES Announces 2025 BECE, WASSCE Exam Dates: What Students Need To Know

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially announced the examination dates for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According to a letter issued to all Regional Directors of Education, this year’s BECE will take place from June 9 to June …

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GES Rejects CHASS’ Postponement Request; Insists On SHS Reopening Date

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says the reopening date for Senior High Schools remains unchanged despite the request by CHASS for a postponement of reopening. The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) a few weeks ago addressed the Ministry of Education, and warned that a failure to address …

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Postpone Reopening Of SHSs On Jan. 3 – CHASS Tells MoE, GES

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has strongly advised the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education against reopening schools on January 3, 2025, after the Christmas break. Barely a week ago, CHASS in a letter dated December 20, addressed to the Ministry of Education, …

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GES Announces Reopening Date For Basic Schools

Basic school children across the country will return to school next Tuesday, September 10, 2024, for the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic year. This is the first time, post-COVID, that first-cycle students are officially beginning the academic year in September, as was the case previously. After operating a transitional calendar …

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GES Announces 2024 BECE School Selection Process

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that the 2024 school selection process for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates will take place from August 28 to September 4. In a statement issued by the Acting Director of the Schools and Instruction Division of GES, Prince C. Agyemang-Duah, parents and …

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GES Probes Alleged Assault On Female Student

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has launched an investigation into a disturbing incident at Kumasi Academy, where a female student was physically assaulted by her peers. The incident, which has sparked widespread outrage, occurred on Monday, August 12, and has raised concerns about student discipline and safety. According to the …

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