Education

The Deputy Education Minister, John Ntim Fordjour, has sternly condemned Excellence Publications for publishing a textbook that vilifies content on Christianity. In a tweet on Thursday, Mr Fordjour who doubles as MP for Assin South described the content in the textbook titled ‘History of Ghana for Basic Schools’, as obnoxious …

Some students who have been posted to Senior High Schools within the Bawku Municipality have refused to accept the admission as a result of the conflict in the area. The protracted chieftaincy dispute in Bawku has left scores of people dead and others sustaining injuries. About 10 people have been …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a warning to heads of Senior High Schools who charge first-year students unapproved fees. It said such heads will be sanctioned because the acts are illegal and will not be tolerated. Parents have complained about unapproved fees levied by school administrators and items …

Lawyer and Historian, Anokye Frimpong, has urged the government to charge GH¢10,000 for Category A schools to generate more revenue to improve infrastructure development in schools across the country. According to him, the payment will prevent parents from paying money to individuals “sitting behind computers” for placement of their wards …

The eight female students who were dismissed from the Chiana Senior High School in the Upper East Region for making derogatory comments about the president in a video have been called back to school. Management of the Ghana Education Service has directed the School’s administration to call back the girls, …

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has lamented the inability of the National Food Buffer Stock Company to supply food items to Senior High Schools across the country. CHASS said the shortages are constraining academic work across the country and making it near impossible to keep second-cycle …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has intervened to have the Ghana Education Service readmit the eight dismissed students of Chiana Senior High School in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region. This was revealed in a statement by the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education has consequently urged the …

Old students of the Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah Halls of the University of Ghana have expressed their unflinching support to continuing students who are protesting against the University management for removing them from their halls. The University revoked the tenancy of continuing students from the two halls as a punitive …

The government has explained that its decision to reintroduce the admission quota system at the Colleges of Education in the country is a result of limited infrastructure. Government in a letter dated December 16, 2022, announced the reintroduction of the quota system for the 46 accredited Public Colleges of Education for the …

There was confusion on the University of Ghana – Legon campus after security officials prevented students from holding a planned press conference. The conference was to be held on December 27, 2022, by students at the Mensah Sarbarh and the Commonwealth Halls. The presser was said to be in protest of management decisions on …