EDUCATION

18 persons were detained by the police today, February 14, 2023, for causing disturbances on the University of Ghana campus. The 200 individuals thought to be former students from the university’s Commonwealth Hall were present with the 18 accused. The incident was managed by the police, and order has now …

A 18-year-old student who sustained a fractured leg in the Ejuraman Anglican SHS accident received GH10,000 in hospital bills settlement from the Chief of the Ejura Traditional Area, Barimah Osei Hwedie II. At Ejuraman Anglican SHS, dozens of pupils were sent to the hospital when the school’s dining hall fell …

Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, Ghana’s Vice President, has ordered the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to build the Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School SHS in the Ashanti Region an ultramodern dining hall facility. The order was given in response to a request for a permanent dining hall for the school made …

The 2023 academic calendar for all schools Kindergarten through Primary, Junior High, Senior High, and Senior Technical has been published by the Ghana Education Service (GES). This was stated to all Regional Directors of Education in a letter signed by Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, Deputy GES Director in Charge of …

According to reports, the dining hall at Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region fell on about 40 pupils, injuring them. According to accounts, the occurrence happened on Monday, February 6, 2023, about 5:00 p.m. amid a severe downpour in the region. According to …

Concerned University of Ghana (UG) students organized the “Ya br3 Mo” demonstration to voice their discontent with the most recent increase in academic facility user fees (AFUF). Students gathered at the Obra Spot in Accra for the demonstration on today, Friday, February 3, 2023, wearing red and black and holding …

On February 11, 2023, the Parliamentary Education Committee plans to summon Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum to testify over suspected corruption in the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). The Computerized School Selection and Placement System has come under fire when claims surfaced that some people were paid …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) Occupational Pension Scheme(Tier 2) has been requested by the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT). By the end of February 2023, the Coalition expects the government to make its payments. Although the government deducts the payments from members’ income on a monthly basis, the Coalition claims …

Today, January 24, 2023, has seen the arraignment of the 40 students who were detained in connection with commotions at the Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational Institute. The students, who went on a rampage and destroyed school property on Sunday, were apprehended by the police. While police and other interested …

The opening of the 21st Century Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) school placement portal has been announced by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Ghana Education Service (GES), Technical and Vocational Educational Training (TVET) Service, Free Senior High School Secretariat (FSHS), and Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). Therefore, …