Education

The Education Ministry is putting measures in place to seek for approval from Parliament to expand the Second Cycle Institution or Senior High Schools (SHS) from three to six years. This will be done by amending the Pre-Tertiary Education Act which stipulates that Junior High School forms part of Basic …

The 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) is scheduled to start today, Monday, October 17 at 2,038 centres across the country. It is the first time schools and private candidates are sitting the exams. In a statement issued ahead of the exams, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) said it …

The Examination officer for Kumasi Metro of education Mr Christian Agyiri has called on Parents teachers to guide children in choosing courses that will help them gain employable skills before they come out of school. He advised students to also choose courses that will help them create employment for themselves …

A former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana,  Mr Kwame Agyema-Budu has donated 3300 mathematical sets and other learning materials to all the final year Junior High school students in the Ejisu Municipality.   The materials which was  presented on Thursday, 13th October 2022, was shared among all the …

Schools and Private candidates who have registered for the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will simultaneously begin the exams on October 17 and end on October 21, 2022. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in a statement to announce the date for the examination said this will be the …

In 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 the …

His Royal Majesty Otumfour Osei Tutu has challenged female students of Senior High Schools in the country to make STEM education their priority. According Otumfour many believe that STEM education is complex for the female students but if they don’t despise themselves and strive hard they can do it equally …

The Vice-President of Ghana,  Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said teachers are the “bedrock” of the ongoing reforms and massive investment in Ghana’s education sector since 2017. The government, he pledged, will therefore continue to partner all stakeholders in education, particularly teachers, to ensure that the objective of producing graduates ready …

All is set for the main 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz Competition as the championship is launched with fixtures for the preliminary round of competition also released. The national championship, for the second time, will take place at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) from October …

Deputy Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Dr Serwaa Donkor, has partnered with the Tafo Pankrono Education Directorate to organise extra tuition for students sitting the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).     The free tuition for pupils in both public and private schools will focus on training students to …