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531,705 Candidates write BECE on Monday
West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has declared its readiness to conduct this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), taking into consideration all the security measures and COVID-19 safety protocols.
“All the…
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Prolonged school closure can result in more pregnancies — Education Watch
An advocacy organisation, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), is warning of more teenage girls getting pregnant if they continue to stay at home due to the prolonged closure of schools.
According to EduWatch, a recent study it conducted…
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Integrity of 2020 WASSCE still intact – WAEC assures
The West African Examination Council Ghana (WAEC) says the integrity of the just-ended West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has not been compromised.
The 2020 WASSCE for the first batch of Free Senior High School…
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Hwidiem gets school at last
AFTER SEVERAL decades of appeal, the town of Hwidiem, in the Bantama Constituency, has gotten its first basic school to help in educating the youth.
The timely intervention of Francis Asenso-Boakye, a deputy Chief of Staff, who is a…
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NAPO stresses need to bridge digital divide in educational sector
The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is worried about what he calls the “digital divide” amid attempts to digitise education in Ghana.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show‘s Ed-Tech Monday, the Education Minister noted…
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2020 WASSCE ends today
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), which commenced on July 20, 2020 has ended today Saturday, September 5.
The examination, written by 313,897 candidates across the country, began with project work such as…
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Re-Opening Of Schools – Stakeholders Were Denied A Say
President Akufo-Addo in his 16th address to update the nation on Covid-19 and related matters said among others that “..the decision has been taken by the Ghana Education Service, after consultation with the relevant stakeholders, for SHS 2…
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Education Minister Fears Ndc Would Cancel Free SHS
MINISTER OF Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh aka ‘Napo’, who successfully led the introduction of the Free Senior High School (SHS), as a national policy has said ex-President Mahama would be a threat to the social intervention…
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Second-year SHS, JHS students to resume October 5
Second-year Junior High School and Senior High School students will be returning to school from October 5, 2020, to December 14, 2020.
This follows relevant consultations by the Ghana Education Service, according to President Akufo-Addo.…
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Promise to provide SHSs with free Wi-Fi welcoming – NAGRAT
President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu has welcomed the policy proposal of the provision of free Wi-Fi facilities at all Senior Secondary Schools and public tertiary institutions nationwide.…
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