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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the examination dates for the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In a letter dated February 5, 2024, copied to Adomonline.com, the exam schedules are as follows: July 8 – 12, 2024 for BECE (SC) …

Pressure is being mounted on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to speak on the death of the student of Aburi Girls Senior High School. Executive Secretary of the Africa Education Watch (Eduwacth), Mr Kofi Asare said that GES must make a pronouncement on this matter. “Has the GES not issued …

The Ghana Education Service has instructed Regional Directors of Education to ensure that school heads accept both electronic and handwritten lesson notes in printed or email format. This decision was made in response to conflicts between teachers and school heads over the submission of lesson notes. Previously, teachers were required …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged the public to disregard reports suggesting that the eleven headteachers who were interdicted for charging one form students unapproved fees had been reinstated. The headmistress of the Ghana Senior High School in Koforidua was interdicted on December 7 for allegedly selling unauthorized items …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reaffirmed that the reporting date for first-year students remains December 4, 2023. This is despite concerns from wards and stakeholders that this does not provide ample time for students to prepare for the academic year. This confirmation follows a request from Parliament for the …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescheduled the reopening date for Form One students to Monday, September 25, 2023. This follows proposals made after the release of a new academic calendar for basic schools and senior high schools by GES. Earlier, the students were scheduled to reopen on September 18. …

The Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has honoured the ruling New Patriotic Party’s First Vice Chairman for the Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency, Honourable John Kwame Duodu, also known as “SIR JOHN,” for his exceptional support to the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates and …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted Dr Mrs Shine Agatha Ofori, headmistress of the West Africa Senior High School (WASS), for the unauthorised collection of money from students. This was contained in a press release signed and issued by the Head of the Public Relations Unit, Cassandra Twum Ampofo …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has decided to suspend the introduction of tug-of-war and pillow fights as sports in basic and second-cycle schools in the country. The GES had earlier approved the request from the Tug of War and Pillow Fight Federation to introduce the sports in second-cycle schools. However, …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has denied claims that it plans to cancel the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for junior high school students. GES explained that it is moving from the old objectives-based curriculum to the standards-based curriculum, which is likely to change the nature and form of the …