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NAGRAT urges SHS heads to grant exeat for sick students

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called on heads of Senior High Schools (SHSs) to stop denying students permission to seek external...

Prempeh College celebrates Mathew Opoku Prempeh’s rise as vice presidential candidate

The 1985/87 Year Group of the Prempeh College Old Students Association, known as Amanfoo 1985/87, has congratulated Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, aka Napo, on...

Exam cheats: WAEC arrests 4 more invigilators in ongoing 2024 BECE

Four more invigilators have been arrested at an examination centre at Santor, a community in Kpone in the Greater Accra Region, on Day Two...

NSMQ2024: KUHIS wins A/R championship coinciding with their 60th anniversary

Kumasi High School is the new champion of the Goil Plc Ashanti Regional Championship of the National Science and Maths Quiz.It's a double blessing...

BECE 2024: Teachers and invigilators arrested for malpractices will face prosecution – WAEC

Three teachers and two invigilators in the Ashanti and Bono Regions have been arrested for attempting to help students answer questions on the first...

Deputy Free SHS Coordinator monitors 2024 BECE

Deputy Coordinator of the Free Senior High School(SHS) programme, Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, on Tuesday visited the Accra High School to monitor the ongoing...

2024 BECE: 7 teachers, 2 others arrested for malpractices

Nine people have been arrested for malpractices in the ongoing 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).The culprits include seven teachers in various locations, including Bekwai...

NSMQ2024: OWASS, Prempeh, KUHIS to clash in Goil Plc A/R championship grand-finale

The Ashanti Region is in a charged and heated atmosphere as three of its Senior High Schools clash in the grand finale of the...

Ahanta West Municipality makes history with 3,572 BECE candidates

The Ahanta West Municipality in the Western region is celebrating a milestone as the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates become the pioneers...

2024 BECE: Nkwanta South MP expresses concern over high rate of teenage pregnancy

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nkwanta South constituency, Geoffrey Kini has expressed concern about the high rate of teenage pregnancies in the...

Central University appoints first alumna, Lilly Martina Nutakor as Registrar

Central University has announced the historic appointment of Mrs. Lilly Martina Nutakor as the new Registrar, effective July 2024.Mrs. Nutakor becomes the first alumna...

2024 BECE: 34 prisoners take exams

A total of 34 prison inmates are participating in this year's ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) across the country.The candidates, all male, include...

Over 50,000 candidates participate in TVET exams

A total of 52,133 final-year technical, vocational and training (TVET) students are participating in the 2024 Certificate II Examinations across the country.The figure represents...

Education Minister to attend forum on education technology in Nigeria

The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, is set to attend this year’s Ministerial Forum on Education Technology for Resilient and Inclusive Learning...

Slippers land 12 BECE candidates in trouble

The dreams of 12 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates of obtaining their first academic certificate nearly turned into a nightmare.They were almost barred...

Fire guts Ascension SHS in Atonsu

A devastating fire has destroyed a dormitory at Ascension Senior High School, at Atonsu in the Ashanti Region.The blaze occurred in the afternoon and...

NSMQ2024: St. Louis SHS defeats KUMACA in late comeback, progresses to semis

St. Louis SHS, in a late and surprising comeback, has handed a painful defeat to Kumasi Academy to secure a spot at the semi-final...

Deputy education minister pledges support for BECE candidate writing with his mouth [Video]

The Deputy Minister of Education, John Ntim Fordjour, has made a heartfelt promise to assist a remarkable young candidate currently taking the Basic Education...

GNAT urges BECE candidates to justify investment in their education

As the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) enters its second day, the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has charged candidates to justify the...

New Tamale Technical University Vice Chancellor officially takes office

The newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the Tamale Technical University , Prof. Bashiru Imoro Saeed, has officially assumed office after his appointment by the...

NSMQ2024: OLA Girls fail to qualify to nationals; lose slot to Kpedze SHS

OLA Girls Senior High School, Ho have failed to qualify for the national stage of National Science and Math Quiz for the first time.OLA,...

BECE candidates encouraged to enter exams hall with confidence

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nkwanta South parliamentary candidate, Hajia Sherifa Sekyere Tijani has encouraged candidates writing the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Exams (BECE)...

Government must ‘hasten slowly’ with free SHS bill – GNAPS 

The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) has raised significant concerns over the government's plan to introduce a Free Senior High School (SHS)...

2024 BECE hits rocky start in some Ayawaso East centres

The first day of the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) encountered a delayed start in the Ayawaso East Municipality in Accra, leaving candidates...

North Tongu BECE candidates barred from wearing shoes and belts to exam hall [Photos]

Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region have been instructed not to wear shoes or belts...

Current BECE format likely to change – WAEC

The head of the Public Affairs Unit of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), John Kapi, has announced that the current format of the...

Atiwa East MP supports 1,614 BECE candidates with examination materials

The Member of Parliament for Atiwa East constituency,Abena Osei Asare has distributed mathematical sets and Pens to all 1,614 BECE candidates in her constituency.The...

2024 BECE: 4 nursing mothers, 3 pregnant candidates write at Kechiebi center

Over 1,901 candidates are expected to sit for this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Nkwanta South, of the Oti Region.Among these candidates...

‘Faith, discipline, attitude’ are key in education – Alban Bagbin to graduating children

Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has outlined three components he considers crucial in Education.At the North Hills International School Annual...

2024 BECE: Two pregnant candidates, 1 nursing mother write in Bekwai Municipality

Two pregnant girls, one nursing mother and four absentees have been recorded at three centres in the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in...

2024 BECE: WAEC sends important message to invigilators

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has cautioned invigilators against any form of intimidation and harassment in the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).In...

569,095 candidates begin 2024 BECE today

A total of 569,095 candidates are expected to take the weeklong 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) which starts today, July 8.The candidates are...

Achimota School’s negligence caused death of student – High Court

Seven years and six months after his death, the family of 15-year-old Kervin Kofi Moses has now realised justice, following the High Court’s declaration...

2024 BECE: Five things candidates must not do  

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has strictly prohibited the use of cell phones and other communication devices at examination centres by candidates, invigilators,...

BECE 2024: GES gears up 569,095 candidates for exams starting this week

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially declared the commencement of the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), scheduled to run from July 8th...

Akyem Abenase Agona Adonten Education Fund supports BECE candidates

In a heartwarming gesture, the Akyem Abenase Agona Adonten Education Fund has donated math sets and pens to BECE (Basic Education Certificate Examination) candidates...

Deputy Coordinator of Free SHS wishes BECE candidates well

As the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) commences from Monday 8th to 12th July 2024, Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, Deputy Coordinator of the Free...

President Akufo-Addo’s goodwill message to BECE candidates

President Akufo-Addo has advised candidates of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to avoid any form of examination malpractice as they prepare to sit...

BECE candidates in deprived communities in Asunafo North receive math sets

Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates from two deprived communities in the Asunafo North Municipal of the Ahafo Region have received much-needed mathematical sets...

NSMQ2024: How tie-breaker bought Pope John a lifeline to the grand finale

O Great Pojomma Arise and Shine was the call! And yes, they answered the clarion call and delivered. But, it didn’t come easy!It was...