Education

Islamic Council Calls For The Establishment Of More Schools
22nd October, 2010
The Chairman of the National Islamic Education Unit Council, Sheikh Ibrahim Basha, has called for the setting up of more Islamic second cycle schools, to facilitate the establishment of an Islamic ...
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School Uniforms For Atwima - Nwabiagya Pupils
19th October, 2010
The Atwima-Nwabiagya District assembly has presented 2,000 school uniforms ad quantities of exercise books to pupils of some of the deprived schools in the district. The Communities included ...
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Investment In Quality Education Critical - Minister
19th October, 2010
The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. J.S. Annan, has observed that investment in quality public education is critical to the nation’s development and is “arguably the best investment any government ...
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GES Explains Problems With Schools Re-Opening
18th October, 2010
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says the reporting date for first year students who have gained admission into public second cycle schools for this academic year, has not changed. “Officially, ...
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Effutu Municipal Assembly Presents 440 Dual Desks To 6 Schools
15th October, 2010
The Effutu Municipal Assembly has presented 440 dual desk and furniture worth GH¢272,000 to the Municipal Directorate of Education for distribution to six schools in the municipality. The ...
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Uncertainties Hanging Around SHS Admissions Not Over
15th October, 2010
The uncertainty hanging around the admission of fresh students into Senior High Schools (SHS) looks far from over. Although the Ghana Education Service has directed that first year students report ...
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Stop Collection Of Unapproved Levies And Fees - School Heads Advised
14th October, 2010
THE Conference of the Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has advised its members to put immediate stop to the collection of unapproved levies and fees from first year students. Pending the ...
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Gt. Accra Minister Inspects School Projects
12th October, 2010
THE Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Armah Ashietey, has urged contractors working on the various school projects that are to accommodate first year students of Senior High Schools (SHS) to work ...
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GES Fixes Oct. 15 For SHS Freshers
7th October, 2010
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has tentatively fixed Friday, October 15, as the reporting date for all first-year students who have gained admission to Public Senior High Schools and technical ...
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Government Ups Subsidy For BECE Candidates
7th October, 2010
The government has approved a GH¢17 subsidy for the registration of each candidate for the 2011 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). With the subsidy, parents will now pay GH¢7 of the ...
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CHASS Wants Fees Raised
27th September, 2010
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has appealed to the government to consider reviewing upwards, feeding fees and subsidies in second cycle schools for the 2010/2011 ...
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FINATRADE Sponsors 10 Needy Varsity Students
25th September, 2010
Finatrade Foundation has made available a total of GHC 6,000 this academic year to support 10 needy but brilliant students of the College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences of the University of ...
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Atwima-Kwanwoma Welcomes New Pupils
25th September, 2010
Mr. Tony Nyame, District Chief Executive for Atwima-Kwanwoma, in the Ashanti Region, on Wednesday visited some first-cycle institutions in the district to celebrate the ‘My first day at school’ ...
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WAEC Makes Nsawam Prison Exam Centre
23rd September, 2010
Following the excellent performance of inmates of Nsawam at this year’s prisons Basic Education Certificate Examination, (BECE), the prison has been designated and approved by the West African ...
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55,000 People To Be Posted For National Service This Year
21st September, 2010
About 55,000 people are expected to be deployed to various institutions and companies for the 2010-2011 National Service Posting, starting from next month. Registration for this year service has ...
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T-Poly Trains For Oil Sector
21st September, 2010
The Vice Rector of Takoradi Polytechnic, John Frank Eshun has pledged the institutions’ commitment to train both certificate and non certificate holders in the oil and gas industry. This, he said ...
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131 Students Dismissed From Cape Vars
20th September, 2010
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has dismissed 131 students for poor academic performance. Sixty-six of them are level 100 students, while the rest are in levels 200 and 300. A total of 65 ...
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Education Plays Vital Role In National Development - Minister
18th September, 2010
THE Minister of Education, Mr. Alex Tetteh Enyo has said that education continues to play a vital role not only in the lives of individuals who pursue it but also to the socio-economic development of ...
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CAC Granted Accreditation To Run Varsity Degree Programmes
16th September, 2010
The Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) International has been granted accreditation to run a university degree programme from academic year. The Church has also embarked on a programme to establish ...
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UDS Commends Ghanaian Times
13th September, 2010
The newly inducted Vice-Chancellor for the University for Development Studies (UDS, Prof. Haruna Yakubu, has commended the media, particularly the “Ghanaian Times newspaper for devoting its space to ...
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