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We Have Not Reinstated Interdicted SHS Headteachers – GES

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 …

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SHS Computerised School Selection Expands To 11 Choices

The Computerised School Selection and Placement System process for the selection of Junior High School graduates transitioning to Senior High Schools has been tedious for both parents and prospective students every academic year. As a measure to ease the frustration and fatigue that characterise the process, the Computerised School Selection …

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MoE To Close Down Non-Performing SHS,TVET Schools

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has challenged Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and Principals of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions to improve their educational outcomes or stand the risk of having their institutions closed down. The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum explained that …

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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 …

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GES Announces Reopening Dates For SHS Students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that Senior High Schools are expected to reopen on January 10, 2023. This change is a result of the statutory holiday on Monday, January 9, 2023. However, Junior High Schools (JHS) and other basic schools are reminded that reopening is still on January …

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Ashanti Region: 3 Students Of Opoku Ware SHS Grabbed For Armed Robbery

Three students of Opoku Ware School (OWASS) have been arrested in Kumasi for armed robbery. The three students – Akwasi Adu Donkor, Raphael Owusu Appiah and Kwadwo Osei Asubonteng – were arrested by the Kumasi Central police for attacking a taxi driver and snatching his taxi cab at gunpoint on …

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Ghana On The Verge Of Attaining Gender Parity At The SHS Level – Education Minister

Ghana is on the verge of attaining gender parity at the Senior High School (SHS) level in the country. This is because a Gender Parity Index (GPI) of 0.99 was attained in 2020/21.   The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, who made the announcement explained that this means the …

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My SHS Mates Ridiculed Me But Now They Want To Be Like Me – Artisan

A 25-year-old senior high school graduate at Mampongteng in the Ashanti Region recounts how people, including members of his family, ridiculed him for venturing into a skilled trade. According to Emmanuel Amanfo, most of his colleagues who also ridiculed him are now University graduates but cannot find jobs. Emmanuel nearly …

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Don’t Allow Students Home For Mid-Term Break Due To Covid – GES To SHS Heads

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 …

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