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AIT matriculates 586 students as President calls for 'sovereign learners' in AI era
The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) has officially welcomed 586 newly admitted students into its academic community at a colourful matriculation ceremony held on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at the university's Knowledge City Campus in Kokomlemle, Accra. The ceremony marked a significant milestone in the lives of the n...
Abolishing Double Track Could Collapse Free SHS, Warns NPP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has sounded an alarm over what they describe as a potential collapse of Ghana’s flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) policy if the double track system is abolished prematurely in January 2025. Dr. Kwabena Tandoh, NPP’s campaign spokesperson on education, warned that such a move, proposed by former President John […]
Rethinking Ghana’s Computerized School Placement System (CSSPS)
Since its inception in 2005, the Computerized School Placement System (CSSPS) has been hailed as a groundbreaking shift from the flawed manual school placement system. However, after 18 years of implementation, the efficacy of this system warrants a critical review. Presently, the CSSPS has deviated from its intended purpose and has become a breeding ground […]
Kumasi to get a Creative Arts SHS according to the Ministry of Education
The school upon completion is expected to teach and develop the Creative Arts field
Akufo-Addo Pardons Students Dismissed for Insulting him
On Friday, Ghana’s President, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, announced that he had pardoned eight students of Chiana Senior High School who were dismissed for insulting him. The students, who were in their final year of high school, were expelled after they were caught on camera making derogatory comments about the President during a school […]
Three Ways to Overcome Sexual Immorality in Senior High Schools
Somewhere in the Eastern Region of Ghana, the report has it that a teacher had sexual intercourse with a student in Benkum Senior High School and captured the escapade on video. It was leaked and went viral. This is not the first time something like this is happening at this same level. Moral depravity is […]
Ghana’s Free SHS Policy will not be canceled — IMF
The IMF has said the fund has no intention of compelling the Government of Ghana to cancel the Free Senior High School policy which has been criticised for being a massive burden on the country’s purse. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Dr Albert Touna-Mama, the IMF’s Resident Representative to Ghana said Free SHS is […]
GES reinstates Trimester System for Basic Schools
In the reinstated system, the academic year will start on January 18 and end in April.