The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that candidates who sat the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will commence the selection of their preferred senior high schools from Monday, July 20 to Friday, August 7, 2026. The exercise will pave the way for the 2026 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), through which…
Former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has criticised some academic programmes offered by Ghanaian universities, arguing that they fail to equip students with employable skills and contribute to the country’s growing graduate unemployment. Speaking on the Konnected Minds podcast, Dr Adutwum said several tertiary institutions continue to admit students into programmes that have little…
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has cautioned the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana against sacrificing professional standards in the pursuit of expanding the profession, insisting that quality must remain the hallmark of pharmacy education and practice. Speaking as the Special Guest of Honour at an event held at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi to commemorate the…
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to introduce a mandatory daily anti-drug awareness message in all pre-tertiary schools as part of efforts to combat rising substance abuse among schoolchildren. The directive forms part of a nationwide Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) campaign launched by the Ministry of Education in…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that shortlisted candidates for its ongoing recruitment exercise will be published by July 20, 2026, with successful applicants expected to begin work on August 31, 2026. In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 23, and signed by the Deputy Director-General (Management Services), Prof. Smile Dzisi, the Service outlined…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has defended its decision to prevent 154 candidates of Sekondi College from sitting Thursday’s Chemistry theory and objective papers, insisting that examination regulations do not permit late candidates to enter the examination hall after the stipulated reporting time. The clarification follows calls by the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of Sekondi…
