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6 years SHS education in the offing – Adutwum

SHS system currently 3 years High schools in Ghana to be reduced from 13,000 to 2,500 – Dr. Adutwum 15 sites to be used for piloting Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has disclosed that the government will, from 2023, begin piloting a six-year Senior High School education system. The initiative is …

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WAEC explains change of grades

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has explained that one of its platforms, ERESULTS.WAECGH.ORG, used for checking of results experienced a technical hitch last Friday, December 10, 2021 between 4.45 p.m. and 6.00p.m. A message posted on its website, explained that the hitch resulted in subjects which originally had Grade …

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Pupils at Tokroanu plead for help as school building nears collapse

Pupils and Teachers at St. Francis Anglican M/A in the Krachi East Municipality of Oti Region are in danger due to the deplorable nature of the school’s structure. The JHS is housed in a dilapidated structure with no doors and window locks to safeguard the place after school hours. A …

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Pupils of Eggu R/C Primary School lie on bare floor to study, write exams

The pupils, according to the headteacher, are compelled to use wood slaps as tables and either lie on their bellies or sit on the bare floor to write. Eggu R/C Primary School is a six-unit classroom block which has a 297-students population. Mr. Malik Seidu, headteacher of the school says …

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WASSCE 2021: Thousands of results cancelled, withheld

446,352 wrote 2021 WASSCE WAEC cancels results of some students WAEC creates a shortcode for candidates to check results The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has disclosed that a total of 1,339 subject results and 174 entire results of some students who sat for the 2021 West African Senior School …

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Ghanaian Harvard student who donated $40k scholarship receives 2021 electric car

Anan was awarded $40,000 She donated the scholarship to the less privileged in her class She receives a Kia Niro vehicle from Steve Harvey Verda Annan, a Ghanaian student at Harvard University who generously donated her $40,000 scholarship from her High School to the less privileged in her class, has …

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Another win for KETASCO trio as star girl Francisca’s plea gets all three Dubai tickets

Some updated good news coming in is that the three contestants of the Keta Senior High Technical School who won bronze for their school in the just-ended National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) will all get the chance to travel to Dubai. This is coming after the girl of the …

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Victoria Hammah slams Keta SHS girl for rejecting Dubai trip

Keta SHS finishes third in 2021 NSMQ Fransisca Lamini celebrated for being first girl to make final in 8 years Fransica Lamini rejects Dubai trip Former Deputy Communications Minister, Victoria Hammah, has described as a betrayal, a decision by Francisca Lamini, the female member of the Keta Senior High School’s …

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I am receiving death threats – NSMQ Mistress

Disgruntled supporters sending threats to NSMQ mistress The Quiz Mistress of the National Science and Maths, Dr Elsie Kaufmann, has noted that she has been receiving death threats in the aftermath of the 2021 finals of the competition. The 2021 edition of the competition climaxed on November 26, 2021, with …

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JHS pupils construct own classroom block

The pupils and teachers of St Paul Roman Catholic Junior High School (JHS) at Tokuroano in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, have begun the construction of a four-unit classroom block to enhance teaching and learning. The construction, which is a mud structure, follows several failed attempts to …

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