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International Women in Education Conference marks 6th year, honours 72 educators
The 12th International Women in Education Conference took place on Friday, June 26, 2026, at the Edward Akufo-Addo Library in Accra, marking the event’s sixth year. Held under the theme “Another Level,” the conference was led by Stella Gyimaah Larbi and her team from Out International. It was organised in partnership w...
Haruna Iddrisu urges swift arrest of Bole SHS teacher over alleged sexual misconduct
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called on the Ghana Police Service to intensify efforts to arrest a teacher at Bole Senior High School accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct with a student in the school’s science laboratory. Describing the incident as “unacceptable and shameful,” the Minist...
Good news for TVET recruitment applicants
There is good news for thousands of applicants who applied for the 2026 Ghana TVET Service recruitment exercise as the Service has announced moves to release the status of their applications. After weeks of waiting following the closure of the application process, applicants can now look forward to knowing the outcome...
ATU unveils business school
The Faculty of Business of the Accra Technical University has been rechristened and unveiled as the ATU Business School. The move is in line with the institution’s commitment to advance business education, innovation and industry-focused training. At the official unveiling last Friday, the Chairman of the Governing Cou...
Deputy Education Minister commits GH¢331,000 for brilliant needy students
The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Abas Apaak, has committed GH¢331,000 of the Member of Parliament share of the District Assemblies Common Fund to support 248 brilliant financially disadvantaged tertiary students in the constituency. The educational support package is intended to ease the financial burden on...
GTEC withdraws retirement age, post-retirement contract directive following ministerial order
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has withdrawn its policy directive on retirement age and post-retirement contracts for academic senior members in public universities.
Prof. Quartey slams GES ban on graduation ceremonies as ‘knee-jerk reaction’, calls for policy guidelines
Economist and Executive Director of the Startrite Montessori School, Professor Peter Quartey, has criticised the Ghana Education Service's (GES) decision to ban graduation ceremonies and related activities in pre-tertiary schools, describing the move as a "knee-jerk reaction" that punishes schools instead of addressing...
Bulldozed at midnight: How a 70-year-old Wa school was reduced to rubble for a market
They nurtured generations of children from Sokpayiri, Kabenya and Wa Zongo, including Justice Yonny Kulendi, the first person from the Upper West Region since 1876 to rise to Ghana’s Supreme Court.
NSMQ 2026 : St. Louis SHS returns to nationals after thrilling comeback in Ashanti region qualifiers
St. Louis Senior High School has secured a place at the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) national championship after producing a remarkable comeback victory in Contest Two of the Ashanti Regional Qualifiers. The Kumasi-based school recovered from an early deficit to finish with 53 points, sealing automatic q...
Students loan application deadline July 15 — SLTF
The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has said the application portal for the Regular Students Loan and Students Loan Plus schemes for the 2025/2026 academic year will officially close on next week Wednesday, July 15, 2026. All applicants currently at various stages of the application process, it said, were strongly advi...
Mfantsipim at 150: Honouring the pioneers of Ghana’s secondary education
The story of Mfantsipim School dates back to 1876, when visionaries such as John Mensah Sarbah, James Picot and Rev W.T. Balmer, alongside the Methodist Church Ghana, laid the foundation for what would evolve into Ghana’s second-cycle education system.
Education Minister directs GTEC to withdraw letters on post-retirement contracts
The Minister for Education has directed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to immediately withdraw its earlier letters concerning post-retirement contracts for academic senior members of public universities. The directive affects letters dated September 30 and October 1, 2025, which addressed the engagement...