Education
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NAGRAT rejects new GES boss
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has expressed reservations about President Nana Akufo-Addo’s new Director-General appointee for the Ghana Education Service (GES). According to …
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Bring back trimester system in Senior High School – CHASS demands
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has justified calls for a reversal of the Senior High School (SHS) system from the current semester plan. The group is demanding a return…
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PTA sends SoS message to govt over free SHS
The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has expressed willingness to augment the government’s efforts in the implementation of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. The Counc…
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Strike may affect November graduation – UTAG-UDS
The ongoing strike by unions of public universities may delay the graduation of thousands of students at the University for Development Studies, UDS. Following the declaration of strike, staff has ha…
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UTAG-UCC sit out of strike by public universities
The University of Cape Coast branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is sitting out of the ongoing strike action by unions in the public universities in Ghana. The University Te…
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552,276 candidates sit for BECE exams
A number of 552,276 candidates were expected on Monday 17th begin the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE). The candidates include 276,988 males and 275,288 females. The exams will en…
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Schools selection process to begin October 31
The Ministry of Education has announced that it will begin streaming a video explaining the schools selection guidelines for prospective Senior High School (SHS) students from Monday, 24 October 2022…
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UTAG, other labour unions postpone intended strike
The intended strike by labour unions in the various public universities across the country will no longer come off as scheduled. This follows an invitation for the University Teachers Association of …
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[Child marriage] 1 out of 3 girls marry before age 18 in the north – Eduwatch
Policy think tank, African Education Watch (EduWatch) has observed that girls educated to the secondary level and beyond are 95% less likely to become victims of child marriage. Eduwatch in a stateme…
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UEW students protest over delay in resolving GPA issues
Some level 400 students of the University of Education, Winneba, who are clad in red and black attire, are demonstrating against school authorities over challenges with their grading system. About a …