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 …
Read More »Missing Jachie-Pramso SHS 3 student found dead
A 19-year-old student of the Jachie-Pramso Senior High School in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region has been found dead after going missing for just a day as dry leaves suspected to be ‘Indian Hemp’ or wee found in his pocket. Osei Paul, a final -year General Arts student …
Read More »GES interdicts headmaster of Jachie-Pramso SHS for caning student
The Headmaster of Jachie-Pramso Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, Francis Donkor has been interdicted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) effective September 7, 2021, for mercilessly caning a female student. He has been directed to hand over the Administration and Management of the school to the Ashanti Regional …
Read More »6-Unit classroom gutted by fire at St’ Charles SHS in Tamale
A 6-unit classroom including a storeroom housing student mattresses have been gutted by fire at the St’ Charles Minor Seminary School in Tamale. The fire, according to the school authorities, started around 9: 30am when the students were in the dining hall after a morning church service on Sunday. Mr. …
Read More »Outbreak of H1N1 and hCoVs hit Akuse Methodist SHS
There is an outbreak of a human coronavirus (hCoVs) and Swine flu (H1N1) at Akuse Methodist Senior High Technical School in Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. Starr News has gathered that the cases were recorded from last week. Out of 34 samples taken for testing, 13 students …
Read More »SHS students in Accra school contract deadly Indian coronavirus strain
• The deadly COVID-19 Delta variant has been detected among the Ghanaian populace • The variant is reported to be the most contagious of COVID-19 variants • Some students in an undisclosed Senior High School have contracted this new variant The highly contagious COVID-19 strain, Delta has been recorded in one of the Senior …
Read More »LGBTQ+ elements have infiltrated Ola Girls SHS
Management of Ola Girls Senior High School in Ho in the Volta Region has revealed that elements of LGBTQ+ have infiltrated the student population. They explained that unidentified persons are using some students as proxies to recruit other students into the LGBTQ+ community. Headmistress of the school, Regina Coffie, speaking …
Read More »Komenda SHS student gets 40 strokes of cane for going out without exeat
The Headmistress of the Komenda Senior High School Ama Sika has given a female student 40 strokes of cane for leaving campus without permission. The student, Mensah Sarafina, has had her buttocks sored after she received the lashes. She had gone home with her mate on Sunday, June 20 to …
Read More »Dagbong SHS probes ‘sexual gestures’ by students
The management of the Dagban State SHS in Yendi in the Northern Region has begun probing circumstances that led to first year students of the school being ordered to perform sexual gestures as part of their initiation to the school by their seniors. The immoral gestures were videoed and disseminated …
Read More »Why Mankessim SHS students were seen ‘smoking’ wee in viral photo
• A photo of Mankessim SHS students reportedly abusing drugs surfaced online recently • This raised eyebrows with Ghanaians calling on school authorities to act • The school has explained that the photo was part of a project the boys were tasked with The Visual Arts Department of Mankessim Senior …
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