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26 Feb

GES Announces Dates For BECE And WASSCE Examinations

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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the examination dates for the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In a letter dated February 5, 2024 copied to Adomonline.com, the exam schedules are as follows: July 8 – 12, 2024 for BECE (SC) July 1 – August 31, 2024 for WASSCE (SC) GES indicated that, West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will provide detailed information regarding the registration of candidates for the examinations to the heads of the schools in the coming weeks. Regional Directors of Education were instructed to disseminate this vital information…

13 Feb

GES Begins Probe Into Tragic Death Of Aburi Girls Student

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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has commenced an internal inquiry into the tragic demise of a first-year student at Aburi Girls Senior High School, Stacy Okyere. In addition to this internal investigation, GES has affirmed its commitment to collaborate with law enforcement agencies to ensure an impartial examination of the circumstances surrounding the incident. Stacy Okyere, who had been experiencing severe stomach pains, sadly passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024. Allegedly, she was denied medical attention by the school nurse, who purportedly accused her of feigning illness. Stacy was reportedly pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The events…

22 Jan

Parents Remain GES’ Key Partners

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The role of parents in the running of schools, particularly at the pre-tertiary level can never be questioned. Parents are always available to offer their support to the authorities of schools to enhance learning. In many schools in the country, parents have done a lot in terms of the provision of infrastructure, including laboratories, dormitories, computers, vehicles in certain cases, and security, while in others, parents supply food items, furniture and even cash to motivate teachers to do more. Until 2017, when the free SHS programme was instituted, parent-teacher associations (PTAs), with the assistance of school authorities, instituted levies, dues…

19 Jan

Western North GES Clarifies: 2,569 New SHS Students Yet To Report, Not 137,000

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The Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Western North Region has clarified that 2,569 fresh Senior High School students are yet to report to school despite gaining admission and not 137,000 as earlier announced by the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in the region. The Education Directorate said although 14,558 candidates were expected to be enrolled in schools in the Western North Region, 11,989 students, representing 82 percent, have currently picked up their admission slots in the area. The Public Relations Officer of the GES in the Western North Region, Spanklin Ofori, told Citi News that measures are…

11 Jan

GES To Expel SHS Students For Sexual Offenses, Others In New Code Of Conduct

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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released a comprehensive 24-page document that establishes standards for student behaviour in Senior High Schools (SHS). This initiative by GES aims to foster discipline and create a conducive environment for effective teaching and learning, as outlined in its recently released code of conduct. Misconducts such as sexual offenses, physical and psychological abuse, acts causing harm, involvement in cultism, gang affiliations, and the possession and use of weapons are grounds for expulsion for SHS students. The sanctions detailed within the document are not mere slaps on the wrist. Depending on the severity of the wrongdoing,…

12 Dec

Interdicted Headteachers To Appear Before Investigative Committee Today

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Four out of the seven Senior High School (SHS) headteachers interdicted for allegedly charging unauthorized fees in the Ashanti Region are expected to appear before an investigative committee today. The Regional Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Zakaria Suleman Yeboah, disclosed this in an interview with Accra-based Citi News. Mr Yeboah expressed optimism the investigations will help to unravel the truth in the matter as he urged cooperation from the affected headteachers. “I cannot say whether the items stated against them are right or not. I have met my members, and we have spoken at…

30 Nov

GES To Reconsider First-Year Reopening Date For SHS

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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has revealed that management will consider revising the reopening date for first-year students in the Senior High Schools (SHS). According to the Public Relations Officer of the GES, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, her outfit had taken note of the concerns of Pre-Tertiary Teacher Unions regarding the limited time parents had for preparations. The concerns follow the release of the Computerized Schools Selection Process on November 28, with SHS students expected to start classes on December 4. Reacting to the concern onJoyNews, she explained that her outfit had long published the academic calendar for second-cycle institutions. Hence,…

28 Nov

GES Denies Feeding SHS Students With Maggot-Infested Rice

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The Director of Public Relations of GES, Cassandra Twum Ampofo has refuted claims by the Minority spokesperson on Education in Parliament, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, that the Ghana Education Service has been supplying maggot-infested rice to Senior High Schools. She said no Senior High School (SHS) had received any rice containing maggots. “I specifically tasked all the regional directors to liaise with their heads and to report. Let me tell you that none of the regional directors gave us the information that any of their schools within their regions received a bag, even a single bag of maggot-infested rice. Also, we do…

09 Aug

Minister Orders GES To Sanction Headteacher Who Spent BECE Candidates’ Registration Fees

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The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has instructed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take disciplinary action against the headteacher of Buduatta DA Junior High School. This decision comes after allegations that the headteacher, Richard Ahunyagbe, misappropriated funds intended for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) registration of certain students. Reports indicate that Mr Ahunyagbe failed to register a number of final-year students for the BECE, purportedly using the registration fees for his own benefit. Consequently, a group of affected students from Buduatta JHS in the Gomoa East District found themselves unable to participate in the BECE when it…

25 Jul

Adisadel College Assault: GES Orders Suspension Of The Culprit; Involves Police

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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed that a student of Adisadel College in the Central Region who was seen assaulting another be immediately suspended. A statement issued and signed by Cassandra Twum Ampofo, Head of Public Affairs of the GES, indicated that the Regional Directorate has been tasked to liaise with the school authorities as well as the relevant security agencies to investigate the matter. A video that has gone viral on social media reveals a senior assaulting a junior in the school’s dormitory. The senior in the process, hits the head of the junior against a metal bed…