The National Labour Commission (NLC) has dragged the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Ministry of Education (MoE) to court. The Commission took this step, in reaction to the decision by the GES and the MoE to defy its orders to ensure payment of online allowances to staff of the University …
Read More »GES Interdicts Berekum SHS And Odomaseman SHS Headteachers For Unauthorized Sales To New Students
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted two additional headteachers for allegedly selling unauthorized items to Form One students. Mr. Afi Yaw Stephen, Headmaster of Berekum Senior High School, and Mr. Joseph Jilinjeh Abudu, Headmaster of Odomaseman Senior High School, were both directed to step aside in separate letters by …
Read More »GHANASS Headmistress Interdicted For Selling ‘Unauthorized’ Items To SHS 1 Students
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted Patience Naki Mensah, the headmistress of the Ghana Senior High School in Koforidua, for allegedly selling unauthorized items to Form One students reporting to the school. This information was contained in a press release signed and issued by the Eastern Regional Director of …
Read More »GES Releases SHS School Placement For 2023 BECE Graduates; Know Where To Check Your School
The senior high school (SHS) placement for junior high school (JHS) students, who wrote the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has been released by the Ghana Education Service (GHS). It was released Tuesday morning [November 28, 2023] at 9 am. Parents, students, teachers, and the public can now check …
Read More »2023 BECE: Selection Of Schools Into SHSs Commences On Wednesday
The Ghana Education Service(GES) says the process for school selection into Senior High Schools for candidates in the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will commence on Wednesday, August 23. In a statement signed by the Head of Public Relations, Cassandra Twum Ampofo on Friday, August 11, 2023, the GES …
Read More »GNAT Reacts To Interdiction Of GHANASCO Headmaster And Senior Housemaster Over ‘Toilet Dormitory’ Saga
The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah Tanko has criticised the Ghana Education Service (GES) for asking the headmaster and the senior housemaster of Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO), in Tamale to step aside for investigations into alleged conversion of toilet cubicles into residential …
Read More »GES Investigates Issuance Of Unapproved Prospectus To SHS 1 Students ; Says Any Headmaster Caught Will Be Severely Punished
The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has come to its attention that some heads of second-cycle institutions are issuing unapproved prospectuses and also selling some of the items on the prospectus to Form One students. It also noted that some heads are selling free items …
Read More »SHS Freshers To Report On February 20 – GES
All qualified Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates who are being placed into senior high schools (SHSs) and technical and vocational institutions are expected to report to school on 20 February 2023. This is part of the timetable the Ghana Education Service (GES) has released for the academic year for …
Read More »Employment Ministry Refers Teacher Unions Striking Against New GES Boss To Labour Commission
The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations has referred the impasse between the government and the striking unions to the National Labour Commission. This comes after a second meeting between the parties involved on Monday to find a common ground ended in a stalemate. This has compelled the Ministry to …
Read More »GES To Headmasters: Keep Schools Open Despite Strike By Teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has instructed heads of kindergartens, and primary schools, as well as secondary schools, to have their facilities open despite the ongoing strike by teacher unions across the country. Leadership of three teacher unions – the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Ghana National Association …
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