EDUCATION

Some 552,276 candidates are expected to write this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), at all 2, 023 designated centres throughout the country beginning today, Monday, 17th to Friday 21st October 2022. Out of this number, 276,988 are males whilst 275, 288 are females. The Ghana Education Service in a …

The leadership of four major labour unions, including the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), in the country’s public universities have declared an indefinite strike, starting Monday, October 17. This is due to the rejection of a “suggestion” by government as regards their demands, made at a meeting hosted by the National Labour …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has asked examinations body, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to work hard to avoid malpractices in the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). GNAT also urged all the invigilators to do same. A statement issued by the association said “We believe this time round the West African Examinations Council would …

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools, CHASS has called on government to revert to the traditional trimester system in the 2023 academic year, since the current semester system puts a lot of stress on school facilities and infrastructure as well as staff and students. In a Communique released …

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been ranked the best in Ghana and the West African sub-region by the Times Higher Education world university ranking for 2023. The university was also judged the 4th best university in Africa and the 24th best in the world in the area of …

T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (T.I. AMASS) based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region has withdrawn from the 2022 National Championship of the National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ). They were expected to be part of the competition which started on Monday, October 10, 2022, at the Kwame Nkrumah University …

GhanaWeb has sighted a video shared by blogger, Kobby Kyei, in which students of St Paul’s Senior High School and Minor Seminary in the Volta Region are purportedly sharing one fish during dining. The video which has since gone viral on social media, particularly Twitter has had people express horror at …

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has lamented about the sale of lands belonging to Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS). Addressing a colourful durbar for the 85th anniversary of his alma mater on October 8, the revered king stated that it was painful for such a thing to have occurred. Otumfuo said …

Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has clarified the number of E-blocks (Community Day high school projects) it has completed as of December 2016. It follows what the Fund says is ‘political media debate’ on the projects particularly being fueled by the National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced plans by government to convert the Kwadaso Agriculture College into a University. Established in 1922, the Kwadaso Agriculture College has over the years trained more than 75,000 persons. Despite the institution serving as one of the pillars in training more agriculturists, it is bedevilled with …