Students’ views solicited about the existing Curriculum and what needs to be reviewed- NaCCA

On the review of the new curriculum in senior high schools in the country, the management of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has officially disclosed that the various panels in the review process have interacted with some students in the various SHS to solicit their views. As a sequel to the curriculum … Read more

JHS & SHS directed to partake in ICT training for CPD points- GES

As part of the One-Teacher, One-Laptop initiative, all teachers are expected to undergo some basic ICT training to help them use the various e-learning resources that have been made available on laptops. Following the successful pilot of Physical and Online training in Greater Accra and the Five Northern Regions, the Ghana Education Service (GES) in … Read more

334 SHSs to be given an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) labs – Communication minister

The Minister of Communication and Digitization Madam Ursula Owusu Ekuful has officially disclosed that the government is poised to provide 334 senior high schools in the country with information and Communication Technology ICT laboratories. According to Honourable Ursula Owusu Ekuful, the best and most competent way to bridge the acquisition of knowledge in Information and … Read more

NaCCA has began the development of standard Based curriculum for SHS

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has initiated a process to develop a standards-based curriculum for secondary education. This move is critical to completing the pre-tertiary education curriculum reforms which began in 2018. In response to the 2018 educational reforms proposed by the Education Sector Plan 2018 2030, NaCCA developed and rolled-out the … Read more

SHS needs 6 years to raise critical thinkers – Dr. Adutwum

The Minister of Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has stated that senior high schools in Ghana need to be six years so that children can be properly groomed before they enter colleges or universities. Speaking at the inauguration of the 14- member ministerial advisory board to advise the minister on policy formation to transform the … Read more

The use of mobile phones among students in SHS should be ban-Africa Education watch

The management of the African Education watch has called for the ban of the use of mobile phones in senior high schools in Ghana. According to Africa Education watch, it is had to find a senior high school form, 3 Students, without mobile phones ( Smart). This is revealed in their exclusive yet-to-be-launched 2020 WASSCE … Read more

53 SHSs under investigation by CID over alleged corruption

Some 53 senior high schools in the Ashanti Region are under investigation by the criminal investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana police service over alleged corruption in the supply of school feeding programme under free senior high school policy. Management of the Ghana Education Service has written that they have received a letter from the … Read more

Build a standard code of conduct for all public schools-Africa Education watch to GES

We are concerned about the ongoing impasse between authorities of Wesley Girls SHS, theMethodist Church and the Ghana Education Service (GES) regarding the enforcement of rulesthat constricts the observance of a MANDATORY religious practice for Muslim students-fasting The current situation, similar to the Achimota-Rastafarian issue, is a manifestation of the existingamorphous governance arrangement between GES … Read more

Reference been made that St.Peter’s SHS are admitting Rastafarian students should stop-Percobas told

The members of Percobas have been called to refrain from circulating pictures of the st Peter’s SHS admitting Rastafarian students because the Headmaster of St Peter’s senior high school in the Eastern region has instilled discipline in the school by instituting a barbering salon in the school to ensure that any students who come to … Read more

Ghana education services outlined procedures for the yet-to-be-released SHS self-placement. check it here.

What you should know about this year’s placement;A candidate who does not get automatic placement should proceed on the self-placement portal. Self-placement is a process that allows such candidates to proceed on the CSSPS portal and select from a school with available vacancies. Features of self placement a.Only schools with available vacancies are displayed on … Read more