[ad_1] Ghana ranks as the 72nd least corrupt nation out of 180 countries globally, according to the 2022 Corruption Perception Index. An independent office was established to reduce corruption and its related activities, but the country seems not to have tamed the influence of corruption. Interestingly, some students at Adugyama in the Ashanti Region have developed a…
[ad_1] The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has released the provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), blocking the results of 4,878 candidates for failing to return learning support materials supplied to them by their schools. The affected candidates have been asked to contact their various…
[ad_1] A night of movie, poetry, and drama/music held at the Tamale Senior High School in the Northern region to mark this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence has empowered both boys and girls to address issues of violence, particularly within the school setting. With the theme “UNITE! Invest to prevent violence against…
[ad_1] GES Director In a recent development, seven headmasters and headmistresses from several schools in the Ashanti Region have been interdicted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for allegedly exploiting new students albeit government implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy since 2017. The heads were said to be involved in the…
[ad_1] 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 the GES for selling…
[ad_1] Two youth-oriented organizations are spearheading an initiative to engage students in second-cycle institutions on establishing effective systems and processes towards addressing their concerns in school. Youth without Borders Ghana, in collaboration with the National Youth Authority, seeks to encourage young people to adopt healthy discourse to avoid incurring legal consequences in an attempt to…
[ad_1] Dr.Yaw Osei Adutwum – Minister of Education Despite objection raised by parliament and teacher unions, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has gone ahead to re-open schools as scheduled. The decision impacts a significant number of students, especially those in Senior High School (SHS), with the first-year students being the primary focus. According to a…
[ad_1] The Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design, now JACCD Design Institute Africa, celebrated its 28th graduation ceremony under the theme: “Art and Design: A Catalyst for Diversity and Inclusiveness.” The ceremony witnessed the graduation of over 50 students from the institution’s 2-year University of Cape Coast affiliated diploma program, one-year certificate program, and the…
[ad_1] Parliament has asked the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, to reconsider the directive by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to fresh students, teaching and non-teaching staff to begin academic work on Monday, December 4, 2023. A statement by the Parliamentary Service noted that “due to the short notice with its attendant inconvenience…
[ad_1] The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has urged the Ministry of Education to reconsider its decision for fresh students to report to school on Monday, December 4, 2023. The date, which is for both single and double-track students, was contained in the 2023/2024 academic calendar for pre-tertiary institutions in the country released by the…
