EDUCATION

SHS gold-track student collapses and dies during exams in Koforidua

A second-year gold-track student of Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Koforidua has died during exams. The female student collapsed while writing Literature in English WASSCE Thursday afternoon. She was immediately rushed to the St. Joseph Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Starr News has gathered that the General …

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Kpandai SHS Students clash with school authorities, police over seizure of phones

Students of Kpandai senior high school (SHS) have clashed with school authorities and the District Police Command after the school’s Headmaster, Mugisu Abubakari confiscated over 100 phones of some students. Adom News’ Job Odehyeba Owusu who was at the scene said the headmaster initially asked the students to voluntarily hand …

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Ejisu SHTS Assistant Head Cited In Another Video Depicting Maltreatment

Emerging videos available show Assistant Headmaster of Ejisu Secondary -Technical School who detained two students overnight in his office may have been abusing students prior to the latest incident. Kofi Appiah had, on July 21, admitted to locking the students up for allegedly stealing an electric stabilizer. One of the …

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WAEC Releases Names Of suspects behind the leakage of WASSCE questions

The West African Examination Council has released the names of some suspects behind the leakage of  WASSCE questions. The individuals, 8 males, and 2 females have confessed to the crime and are in custody assisting in investigations. Their modus of Operandi is to create fake websites under the guise of …

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Bolgatanga Technical University urges government to address infrastructure deficit

The Bolgatanga Technical University in the Upper East Region has appealed to the government to address the infrastructure deficit of the institution to enable it to admit more students and improve upon the quality of academic work. Professor Francis Abantanga, the Chairman of the Governing Council of the University said …

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Zebilla SHTS: Security chases rioting 3rd year students out of campus

A combined team of police and military Saturday night chased out third year students of the Zebilla Senior High Technical School (SHTS) in the Upper East Region, from campus for rioting. The students reportedly pelted stones at some teachers and destroyed school property. They vandalized the headmaster’s private car, his …

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Conversion of UEW Kumasi campus into Uni. of Skill Training starts

Government has commenced processes to convert the Kumasi Campus of the University of Education, Winneba into the University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development. The University will have the mandate of training teachers in Practical Skills and Entrepreneurship. The Bill that will allow the conversation went through the Second Reading …

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Committee report on KNUST SHS student’s death ready

The Committee charged with Investigating issues with regards to the death of a final year student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Senior High School has completed its work and has handed the report over the Ghana Education Service in the Ashanti Region. The Report was submitted …

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WAEC Reviews 2020 WASSCE Timetable

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released an amended timetable for 2020 Senior High School candidates(SC). A statement from WAEC indicates that the change affects the date for Principles of Cost  Accounting 2 & 1. The paper which was scheduled to be written on Saturday, September 5, 2020, has now …

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School watchman assaults student of Dzosec

A watchman who works at the Dzodze Penyi Senior High School has allegedly assaulted a second-year student of the institution.    The assault took place on the school’s premises on Sunday, July 19 at a time students are not allowed to be outside.   A student who witnessed the incident …

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