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Rawlings storms Flagstaff House

The evening after launching the Free Senior High School programme, President Akufo-Addo received a surprise visit from some young female Ghanaian students who had...

Audio: Free SHS: Private SHS urged to review fees

Private Senior High Schools has been urged to review their fees to enable government include them in the free SHS policy. According to deputy Information...

PHOTO: JHS Graduate on hunger strike over SHS snub

A Junior High School graduate in the Eastern region has embarked on a hunger strike over her failure to secure admission into Senior High...

Audio: Parents asked to report extortion by school heads

Parents of first year students of some Senior High Schools (SHSs) have been asked to  report any head of institution who extort monies from...

School heads in Volta region sabotaging free SHS

Volta Regional Minister, Archibald Yao Letsa is alleging some school heads in the region are sabotaging the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. According to...

‘Make free SHS policy an entrenched clause in Constitution’

The Government of Ghana have been urged to initiate moves that would make it difficult for future governments to abolish the recently introduced free...

‘All you need for free SHS is chop box’

The Deputy Volta Regional Minister, Mr Maxwell Blagogee has said all a student needed for the free Senior High School was a chop box...

Akufo-Addo launches free SHS today

President Akufo-Addo will today launch the government’s flagship education program, Free Senior High School to mark its take-off across the country. The event which...

VIDEO: ‘NDC dazed by implementation of free SHS’

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has described as ‘panic reaction’ by the Minority following the smooth implementation of the flagship free Senior...

Hot Audio: Only ‘witches’ will oppose free SHS – Kofi Adams

Those who oppose the free Senior High School (SHS) policy by the Akufo-Addo led government are 'witches". This is according to the National Organizer of...

Audio: SHS placement: Long queues at various schools as admission process begins

Parents and students who have been successfully placed in Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country have thronged the schools as admission processes begins...

Mzbel applauds Akufo-Addo on free SHS

Controversial artiste, Mzbel has applauded the Akufo-Addo led administration for the implementation of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah who...

Adom FM’s Fabewoso on viability of free SHS

The Akufo-Addo-led government’s flagship programme Free Senior High School begins today, Monday 11 September as first-year students who were successfully placed in various SHSs...

Free SHS: Mahama’s E-Blocks students won’t be left out – GES

The E-Blocks commissioned by former President John Mahama are among the schools that will receive the first cohort of students to benefit from the...

Free SHS starts today

The Akufo-Addo-led government’s flagship programme Free Senior High School begins today, Monday 11 September as first-year students who were successfully placed in various SHSs...

CHASS demands free SHS ‘bible’

The Conference of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has called on the government to prepare a document which it terms as ‘Free SHS Bible for...

CHASS to receive 50% of free SHS funds

Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei-Asare, has given assurance that government is ready to disburse the funds to allow the smooth implementation of the free...

Free SHS: GHC280million released

Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei-Asare, has given assurance that government is ready to disburse the funds to allow the smooth implementation of the free...

Homosexuality on the increase in High Schools – Researcher

A researcher and Senior High School teacher, Frank Okyere, has revealed that homosexuality is very prevalent in the Ghanaian society despite the seeming public...

Free SHS: Over 36,000 students not placed – CHASS

The secretary to the conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools, CHASS, Victor Degraft has attributed the failure of more than 36 thousand...

Free SHS money to hit schools’ accounts Friday

A deputy Minister of Education Dr. Yaw Adu-Twum has disclosed that the funds for the implementation of  government’s flagship education policy—Free SHS—will be released...

Free SHS money to hit schools’ accounts Friday

Deputy Minister of Education Dr. Yaw Adu-Twum has disclosed that the funds for the implementation of government’s flagship education policy—Free SHS—will be released to...

SHS heads demand guideline for free SHS

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools, CHASS is demanding a blue print for the implementation of the Free Senior high school policy. The...

CHASS optimistic of Free SHS policy

The umbrella body of headmasters, the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) is optimistic about the implementation of the Free Senior High...

Pay teachers well and you’ll get good results

Despite promises from the government to improve the welfare of teachers of public schools, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) believe little is...

New website for BECE candidate placement launched

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a new website for junior school leavers to choose their preferred senior high schools. Basic school leavers seeking...

Students who fail in English and Maths not qualified for free SHS

Students who fails in English and Mathematics in the just ended Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will not be placed in any Senior High...

Extend SHS placement deadline – NAGRAT to GES

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is urging the Ghana Education Service to extend the deadline for prospective Senior High School (SHS) students...

Beware of fraudsters charging monies to place students in schools – GES

Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Cassandra Twum Ampofo is cautioning parents to be wary of fraudsters who are...

Senior high schools yet to receive funds to start free SHS policy

The umbrella body of headmasters, the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), says it is yet to receive funds and other logistics...

Don’t pay fees – Ministry of Education cautions parents

MINISTRY of Education (MoE) has cautioned parents whose wards have qualified for the 2017 Senior High School (SHS) academic programme not to pay school...

Over 36,000 JHS graduates rush to snatch SHS slot as deadline nears

There is a scramble across the country over senior high school placement as more than 36,000 Junior High School (JHS) graduates compete for limited...

Exercise patience – Disappointed BECE students told

National Coordinator for Computerized School Selection and Placement System, Mark Mensah has urged Junior High School (JHS) students who wrote the BECE exams and...

Government to build 20 new technical schools

The government has announced plans to build 20 new technical and vocational schools to provide employable skills training to the youth. Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah,...

30% of enrollment in public elite schools reserved for less privileged

Deputy Minister of Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has said 30 percent of enrollment in elite public senior high schools will be reserved for...

GES extends placement of BECE candidates

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has extended the placement of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates into Senior High Schools across the...

424,092 BECE candidates qualify for ‘Free SHS’

Out of a total number of 460,941 registered candidates who sat for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), 424,092 candidates have qualified to...

2017 SHS CSSPS released

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has completed the process of placing BECE candidates in the various senior high schools across the country. The release of...

92% of BECE candidates qualify to enjoy free SHS education – GES

The West African Examination Council (WAEC), has released this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results. In a press statement issued August 31, 2017 in...

36,849 fail to get placement into SHS

A total of 36,849 candidates who sat for this year’s Basic Education Certificate examination failed to gain placement into the various Senior High Schools...