Aftermath of Tsetsekasum Attack
Residents of Tsetsekasum community in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region have fled the community to seek refuge in neighbouring communities following attack on them. A...
Tag: Basic Education Certificate Examination
Over 70 SHS In Northern Ghana Postpone Reopening
Senior High Schools in the three northern regions have delayed reopening indefinitely, JoyNews has learnt. The three regions together have a total of 72 Senior High Schools that are managed by the...
Vodafone Introduces ‘Free Passco’ For WASSCE, BECE Students
In a quest to support pupils and students prepare effectively for their final West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) exams, Vodafone Ghana in partnership with RevoEducation has introduced a ‘Free...
Stay Away If You Are Married – GAF
The Ghana Armed Forces has published a ‘tall list’ detailing the requirements for persons who want to be enlisted into the security service for this year. Eligible candidates are for instance...
Patrick Awuah Proposes Reduction In BECE Subjects
The founder of Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, has called for the reduction in the number of subjects junior high school students write in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Dr....
Reduce BECE Subjects To Ensure Greater Results – Patrick Awuah
The President of Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, is advocating for a reduction in the number of subjects candidates write for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to Mr....
Reduce BECE Subjects To Ensure Greater Results
The President of Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, is advocating for a reduction in the number of subjects candidates write for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to Mr....
Chief Fears Candidates Would Fail In BECE
Togbe Asigbe, the Chief of Matse Dzorkpe/ Ando, has expressed worry over the deplorable nature of the Matse Dzorpke E. P Basic School. He expressed fears that the poor nature of the school, which is...
Abolish BECE If SHS Is Now Free
A Lecturer with the University of Education Winneba Kumasi Campus, Yarhans Arthur is advocating for abolition of the system where students are mandated to write the Basic Education Certificate...
Edu. Minister Warns Candidates As WASSCE Commences
Exam malpractice in Ghana range from copying and other sorts of cheating popularly known as ‘expo’, to paper leaks known in students’ parlance as ‘Lagadia’. The Minister of Education, Dr....
2017 WASSCE Takes Off Today
This year’s West African Senior School certificate Examination (WASSCE) is currently underway with a total of 289,207 final-year public and private Senior High School (SHS) candidate sitting for...
WAEC Asked To Design Special Certificate For PWDs
Master Selorm Tsivanyo, a Senior High School student living with cerebral palsy has called on the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to design an innovative way of assessing students with...
Future of 316 BECE Candidates Under Threat
More than 316 registered candidates for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) from 15 schools in the Kwahu East District are not likely to write the examination because of...
Gov’t To Convert BECE Into Placement Exam
The Minister of Education Mathew Opoku Prempeh has revealed government’s intent to convert the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) into a placement exam for Senior High Schools. The BECE...
Adisadel College To Cut Down Admissions By 50% If…
Parents aiming to secure admission for their wards at Adisadel College in the Central Region this year may be disappointed following the school’s decision to cut down on admissions by half....
Jomoro District Honours Five Best Students
Five students including two females in the Jomoro District who distinguished themselves in the 2016 BECE and WASSCE, have been honoured. They are Sekina Ahmed, Emmanuel Gyeni Blay, Ebenezer Anane,...
60 Students Receive Presidential Awards
Sixty selected students from across the ten regions in the country have been awarded by the president for displaying academic excellence in the 2016 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)....
Government Will Shift Focus of Education System
Government aims to shift the structure and content of the education system away from merely passing examinations to building character, nurturing values and raising literate citizens. Such citizens...
Government Will Shift Focus of Education System- Finance Minister
Government aims to shift the structure and content of the education system away from merely passing examinations to building character, nurturing values and raising literate citizens. Such citizens...
Gov’t To Review ‘basic Education’ To Include Senior High Schools
President Akufo-Addo’s government says it will review the concept of basic education to include Secondary Education which would cover technical, vocational and agricultural teaching. Government...