Tag: Ghana Education Service
Stakeholders propose punitive measures for examination malpractices
Stakeholders in children's welfare and upbringing in Ashanti have proposed strict and enforced punishment for students and pupils who flout examination rules.
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GES commemorates Global Handwashing Day
The Ghana Education Service with UNICEF and other partners, have observed the 2020 World Handwashing Day in Accra, calling on Ghanaians to maintain effective...
GES introduces ‘Safe Schools’ concept in Koforidua
Mrs Patricia Brago Gyamfi, Eastern Regional Girls Education Officer, has announced that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has introduced a "Safe Schools” concept...
GES directs JHS/SHS 2 students to return to school on Monday
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed all form two students of Junior and Senior High Schools to return to school on Monday, 5th...
Total of 5,200 basic and 79 SHS to be disinfected in Northern Region
Mr Peter Dawuni, the Northern Regional Manager of Zoomlion said about 79 Senior High Schools (SHSs) and 5,200 Basic Schools in the region are...
Selection of schools into SHSs begins
The selection of schools into Senior High Schools(SHS)by the Junior High School candidates who just completed their Basic Education Certificate Exams begins today, Monday...
About 10, 365 candidates in Kumasi are writing BECE
A total of 10, 365 candidates in the Kumasi Metropolis are writing this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The number comprises 4, 990 boys...
About 10, 365 candidates in Kumasi are writing BECE
A total of 10, 365 candidates in the Kumasi Metropolis are writing this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The number comprises 4, 990 boys...
Certified Community Teachers appeal to GES for postings
Some members of the Coalition of Certified Community Teachers (CCCT), in the Northern region, have appealed to government through the Ghana Education Service (GES),...
SHS final year students to go home on September 4th after WASSCE
The Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) say final year students of Senior High Schools (SHS) could go home on...
Food supplies to SHSs to be weighed to ensure equity
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education, on Wednesday, handed over 800 weighing scales to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to be distributed...
WASSCE ends on September 5
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), which commenced on July 20, 2020, would end on Saturday, September 5.
The examination, written by 313,897...
GES begins education on school selection procedure
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is to begin this year’s sensitization on the guidelines for school selection into the Senior High School on Tuesday...
COVID-19:Basic school, others reopen January 2021.
Nursery, kindergarten, primary, JHS one and SHS one students will go to school in January 2021, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced.
However, JHS...
Nanton-Kurugu residents sensitised on social auditing
The Nanton District Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has held the second phase of its Social Auditing Engagement Programme to...
Dwenti SHS students write WASSCE amidst tight security
Dwenti Senior High School (SHS) in the Sekyere-Kumawu District of the Ashanti Region, which was closed down in July, this year, for breach of...
School reopening committee to submit report on September 21 – GES
The School Reopening Committee established to deliberate on modalities for the reopening of schools is expected to present a recommendation to the government on...
Education Minister inaugurates Committee on reopening of schools
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education has inaugurated a 10-member committee in Accra to deliberate and advise on modalities for the reopening...
Leakages of Examination Papers: GNECC calls for permanent solution
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition, Wednesday, called for an independent investigation into the leakage of examination papers of the West African Examinations...
GES recalls dismissed candidates to write WASSCE
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has recalled students dismissed for misconducting themselves after their first paper in Integrated Science in the ongoing West African...
Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council calls for investigation of Bright SHS
The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council in the Eastern Region has called on state authorities to initiate probe into all activities of Bright Senior High...
Plan Int-Gh provides PPE to schools in Agona East district
The Central Programme Unit of Plan International-Ghana (Plan Int-Gh)has donated a number of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Agona East Directorate of the Ghana...
GNECC urges GES to enforce ban on political activities in schools
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has urged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to enforce its ban on political activities in first and...
GES, MoE should reconsider exams ban on 14 students – President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Ghana Education Service (GES) re-examine its decision to ban some 14 dismissed senior high school students...
WASSCE: GES dismisses 14 students; interdicts three teachers for indiscipline
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed 14 students and interdicted three teachers over reports of acts of indiscipline in some schools during the...
Protect the integrity of WASSCE – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) on Monday called for extra vigilance and precautionary measures to ensure this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination...
More than 10,100 students in Kumasi sit for WASSCE
A total of 10,141 students in Kumasi are sitting for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the Ghana Education Service (GES)...
GES commiserates with family of deceased student
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has extended condolences to the family of the late Ms Jennifer Naa Doku Bolor, who died on Thursday July...
Government made strides in educational sector-Minister
Government has made education a top priority by providing the requisite tools to enhance teaching and learning since taking over office in 2016, Dr...
Aflao Police calms rioting SPACO students
Some students of St Paul’s Senior High School (SPACO) in the Ketu South Municipality have gone on rampage to register their displeasure about what...