NaCCA denies reviewing JHS, SHS duration
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has debunked claims suggesting it has plans to review the Junior High School (JHS) and Senior High School (SHS) duration. A press statement addressing the issue said there is no intent to increase to four years the JHS period and reduce SHS to two years in the […]
Check out the full 2020 WASSCE timetable
The timetable for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been released. The exam is expected to begin on July 20 through to September 5, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. This follows the easing of restrictions which paved way for final year students to return to school after almost 10 weeks of closure. However, […]
Prof Ebenezer Oduro Owusu re-appointed as Vice-Chancellor of University Of Ghana
The University of Ghana Council at its meeting held on 30th June, 2020, approved a second term for the Vice Chancellor, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu from August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021 when he retires from the University. This followed the acceptance of the recommendation of a Review Panel that had assessed Professor Owusu’s […]
New Dates for BECE and WASSCE Announced
Final year pupils of Junior High School (JHS) and students of Senior High School (SHS) are expected to take their exit exam after June 29 and 22 respectively. In an update by the Ministry of Education, JHS pupils will resume for official learning on June 29, and take an eleven-week extensive tutorial after which they […]
Ministry of Education gives new directives for Final year Day students as they resume
The Ministry of Education has asked all boarding schools to make provisions for all final year day-students to be in a boarding house as one of the enhanced safety measures taken to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 as the government eases restrictions on social gathering. Following the president’s Sunday announcement to gradually ease restrictions on […]
Live streaming: Ministry of Education’s Press Briefing on Reopening of Schools (Watch)
The Ministry of Education headed by Prof. Matthew Opoku Prempeh gives details on the directives issued by president Akufo-Addo on Reopening of schools. The President on Sunday during his 10th updates on Covid-19 directed final year students at JHS,SHS and Tertiary to resume school. The minister of Education at the information ministry’s routine press Briefing […]
Covid-19: Final year students to resume under these conditions
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the reopening of schools for only final year students from Monday, June 15. During his 10th televised address, the president said, “Indeed, final year university students are to report to their universities on 15th June; final year senior high school (SHS 3) students, together with SHS 2 Gold […]
Akufo-Addo grants presidential charter to two private universities
President Nana Akufo-Addo has presented presidential charters to the Pentecost University College, Accra, and All Nations University College in Koforidua. This was at a ceremony at the Jubilee House, Thursday. The President said the presentation of the charters means the two universities “are going to transition into autonomous Universities, with the capacity, now, to award their […]
Covid-19: GES writes to GNAT on re-opening of schools
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has started a stakeholder consultation to provide the President a blueprint that will guide the reopening of Basic, Junior High and Senior High Schools. In March this year, the President of Ghana, as part of measures put in place to curtail the spread of the deadly COVID-19, placed a ban on […]
No public University to write online exam – Education Minister
After weeks of agitations and uncertainties surrounding the mode of assessment of students, particularly at the university level, the matter seems to have been put to rest after the Education Minister suggested there will be no exams for public institutions in the country. Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh acknowledged the concerns with access to the internet and […]
