Also known as: Eduwatch
Ghana education advocacy organization that monitors policy implementation and releases annual reports on education system performance and equity.
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Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has urged stakeholders to shift the debate over the latest WASSCE results away from the grading system and towards improving student performance. …
WASSCE Results: Focus on improving performance, not grading system – EduWatchJoy Online
Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) is urging stakeholders to look beyond students when assessing the poor performance recorded in the latest West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). …
WASSCE Failures: System, not students alone, must take the blame – EduWatchJoy Online
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, says Ghana’s senior high school (SHS) placement challenges cannot be resolved by simply increasing the number of declared vacancies. …
‘We have the spaces, but they don’t meet demand’ – Kofi Asare on SHS placementJoy Online
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has backed the proposed establishment of a National University of Teacher Education (NUTE), but cautioned that the reform must strengthen Ghana’s 49 public Colleges of Education rather than create another conventional public university. …
NUTE must strengthen 49 colleges, not become another public university – EduwatchJoy Online
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called for an immediate review of a school disciplinary decision against a 14-year-old student of Bolgatanga Girls Senior High School who was allegedly sexually abused by two security personnel on the school premises. …
Eduwatch demands review of BOGISS decision against 14-year-old alleged sexual abuse victimJoy Online
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), Kofi Asare, says the relevance of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has significantly diminished following the introduction of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy. …
BECE’s relevance has diminished under Free SHS – EduWatchJoy Online
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called on the Ministry of Education (MoE) to adopt a deliberate, adequately resourced and phased approach to implementing Ghana’s reviewed Kindergarten (KG) and primary school curriculum. …
Eduwatch calls for phased rollout of reviewed KG, primary curriculumJoy Online
Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has defended the relevance of university education, arguing that degree programmes should be evaluated based on the skills they impart rather than whether they lead directly to specific jobs. …
University degrees should be judged by skills, not just jobs – Eduwatch to AdutwumJoy Online
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, says the relevance of university education should be measured by the skills graduates acquire rather than whether a particular programme leads directly to a specific job. …
University degrees must equip graduates with skills, not just lead to specific jobs – EduwatchJoy Online
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Citizens’ Platform urges government to publish roadmap for constitutional reformFollowing poor BECE and WASSCE results, Africa Education Watch's Executive Director Kofi Asare has called on stakeholders to shift debate away from the grading system and toward improving student performance, arguing that stanine norms naturally create a distribution where some students fall at the lower end of the curve.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Following poor BECE and WASSCE results, Africa Education Watch's Executive Director Kofi Asare has called on stakeholders to shift debate away from the grading system and toward improving student performance, arguing that stanine norms naturally create a distribution where some students fall at the lower end of the curve.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Africa Education Watch says poor WASSCE results should prompt scrutiny of Ghana's education system, not focus solely on students or the Stanine grading system. The organization notes that the Stanine norm ensures a proportion of candidates always score at the lower end, and cross-subject performance variations mean a significant cohort may fail to secure placement.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Africa Education Watch's Kofi Asare says Ghana's senior high schools have declared sufficient vacancies but they do not meet actual demand, particularly for boarding places which Ghanaian parents prefer. He distinguishes between "actual capacity"—declared vacancies—and "effective capacity," which reflects spaces that genuinely match family preferences and needs.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Eduwatch supports the proposed National University of Teacher Education (NUTE) as a federated institution for academic coordination and quality assurance, but warns it should not establish a large central undergraduate campus that competes with Ghana's 49 Colleges of Education for students, staff and resources.
25 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called for an immediate review of Bolgatanga Girls Senior High School's decision to withdraw boarding status for one academic year from a 14-year-old student who was allegedly sexually abused by two security personnel on school premises. Eduwatch said the student should not face disciplinary or educational consequences for alleged sexual conduct involving adults, and the two security personnel have been arrested and are expected to face criminal charges.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Africa Education Watch's Executive Director argues that the Basic Education Certificate Examination's relevance has significantly diminished since the introduction of Free Senior High School policy in 2017/2018. Previously, BECE determined which students could enter secondary school and assigned them to schools; now it primarily serves as a placement tool since secondary education is guaranteed to all candidates.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Africa Education Watch has called on the Ministry of Education to adopt a deliberate, adequately resourced and phased approach to implementing Ghana's reviewed Kindergarten and primary school curriculum, warning that a well-designed curriculum alone would not guarantee improved learning outcomes without adequate preparation, teacher readiness, teaching resources, and effective implementation support.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch has defended university education's value, arguing that degree programmes should be evaluated on the skills and competencies they impart to graduates, rather than whether they lead directly to specific jobs. His comments follow criticism of former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum over remarks describing some university programmes as "useless" and "degrees to nowhere".
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Africa Education Watch's executive director argues that university education's relevance should be measured by the practical skills graduates acquire rather than whether a programme leads directly to a specific job, following a debate over whether some university programmes are "useless."
5 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Steering Committee of the Citizens' Platform on Constitutional Reform has urged President John Mahama and the Government to formally present a clear roadmap with defined timelines for the review of Ghana's 1992 Constitution. The Platform intends to request consultations with key national stakeholders, including the President and parliamentary leadership, to discuss the next phase of the reform process, more than four months after the Constitution Review Committee submitted its full report to the President in January 2026.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Fourteen civil society organisations have submitted a joint defence of the Office of the Special Prosecutor to the Supreme Court ahead of a July 29, 2026 verdict in Adamtey v. Attorney-General, a case questioning the constitutional validity of the anti-corruption institution's establishment.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Attorney-General and 14 civil society organisations appeared at the Supreme Court for a case filed in December 2025 challenging whether Parliament unconstitutionally granted prosecutorial powers to the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The Attorney-General's office argues that Article 88(3) of the Constitution vests prosecutorial powers solely in its office and that Parliament acted unconstitutionally by passing the OSP Act, 2017.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Attorney-General and 14 civil society organisations appeared at the Supreme Court for a hearing on a constitutional case challenging whether Parliament had the authority to grant the Office of the Special Prosecutor independent prosecutorial powers. The case, filed by private legal practitioner Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey, argues that Articles 88(3) and 88(4) of the Constitution vest prosecutorial authority solely in the Attorney-General, and that the OSP Act 2017 was unconstitutional.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Education advocacy group Eduwatch called for stronger safeguarding measures across Ghana's education sector after a teacher at Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School was arrested over the alleged assault of an 18-year-old female student. Eduwatch commended the Ghana Police Service for the swift arrest and said all learners have the right to study in a safe, protective environment free from violence and abuse.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Education policy advocacy group Eduwatch has called for stronger safeguarding measures across Ghana's education sector following the alleged assault of an 18-year-old female student at Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School, while commending police for the swift arrest of the teacher involved.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The 2025 Annual Education Policy Monitoring Report recommends increased government funding for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), noting that pre-tertiary TVET received only 2.5 per cent of the main education budget in 2025. While Eduwatch commended improvements in education financing, capitation grants, school feeding, and sanitary pad distribution, it flagged that the allocation of the District Assemblies Common Fund does not adequately address educational deprivation.
9 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
As Ghana's government considers linking salaries to employee productivity through performance-based pay, an opinion piece cautions that unrealistic targets—particularly in education—may pressure workers into compromising behaviour and compromise integrity, and warns that success judged mainly by results can distort conduct.
4 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
A monitoring report by Africa Education Watch reveals measurable progress in Ghana's 2025 education policies, including improvements in capitation grants, Free SHS, school feeding, and menstrual hygiene support, but also identifies inequitable allocation of infrastructure, learning materials, and teacher deployment across 10 districts studied.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's TVET financing system is not providing students with the skills employers need, leaving graduates unprepared for the job market despite 6 percent economic growth in 2025, according to Africa Education Watch's Executive Director. The skills mismatch stems from inadequate investment in TVET institutions and an economy driven by services and extractive industries with weaker employment effects than manufacturing.
30 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Supreme Court has granted an application by 14 civil society organisations to join the case of Adamtey v Attorney-General, which challenges the constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The organisations include the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Transparency International Ghana, and others with interests in governance and anti-corruption issues.
19 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA), established in 2020 to ensure quality assurance in pre-tertiary education, faces major governance gaps and operational independence issues that limit its ability to regulate impartially and weaken credibility of the education quality assurance system.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Africa Education Watch's Executive Director has proposed reducing BECE subjects from 10 to four—Mathematics, English, General Science, and General Paper—to be completed in two days instead of five or six, reducing exam costs and associated stress while ensuring students still learn all curriculum areas through a comprehensive general paper.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Africa Education Watch and other stakeholders have raised concerns about Ghana's Basic Education Certificate Examination requiring young learners to sit ten subjects within five days, arguing the system prioritizes memorization and examination endurance over creativity, collaboration, and emotional well-being, and contributes to anxiety and burnout among learners aged 13 to 16.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
CDD, IMANI and 12 other civil society organisations have filed an application to join the Supreme Court case Adamtey v Attorney-General as amici curiae, seeking to provide legal and policy perspectives on constitutional and public interest issues relating to Ghana's anti-corruption framework and institutional independence.
7 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
IMANI Africa has defended civil society organisations' participation in a Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017, saying CSO involvement is justified to support constitutional interpretation and strengthen accountability despite criticism that it may amount to advocacy rather than neutral assistance.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Fourteen civil society organisations, including CDD, IMANI Africa, and Transparency International Ghana, have filed to join a Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017. The groups say their involvement is motivated by commitment to constitutionalism, accountable governance, and anti-corruption, and is not partisan or personal.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Africa Education Watch warns that the District Assemblies Common Fund's allocation model for education is inequitable and widening gaps between rural and urban schools, with northern Ghana seeing as many as 60 per cent of primary schools operating without attached Junior High Schools, contributing to rising dropout rates.
3 May 2026 · Joy Online →
As Ghana's government plans to link salaries to productivity, the Executive Director of Africa Education Watch warns that unrealistic performance targets—particularly in schools—can distort behaviour and undermine human dignity, especially when enforced through harsh treatment rather than constructive feedback.
30 April 2026 · The Chronicle →