Also known as: Dr Clement Abas Apaak · Deputy Education Minister Dr Clement Apaak
Deputy Minister of Education who has addressed teacher strikes, school placement challenges, student indiscipline, and sexual assault allegations at schools.
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The Ghanaian Times
… Speaking at the WASH in Schools Policy Dialogue and the launch of the 6th Child Sanitation Diplomat’s one-year project in Accra yesterday, the Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Clement Abass Apaak, said quality education goes beyond classrooms, textbooks and teachers, and must al …
Education Ministry pledges stronger WASH support for schoolsPre-tertiary teachers have been on strike for about two weeks over delayed promotion-related payments, a proposed allowance for rural teachers, and collective agreement renewal. Deputy Minister of Education Dr Clement Apaak said the government will continue appealing to them to resume work while it addresses their concerns.
9 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Pre-tertiary teachers have been on strike for about two weeks over delayed promotion-related payments, a proposed allowance for rural teachers, and collective agreement renewal. Deputy Minister of Education Dr Clement Apaak said the government will continue appealing to them to resume work while it addresses their concerns.
9 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Minister of Education Dr Clement Apaak has appealed to striking pre-tertiary teachers to return to classrooms while government works to resolve their concerns, including promotions, salary adjustments, and conditions of service. He said government had agreed that nearly 80,000 teachers who passed promotional examinations would receive new salary scales and allowances with effect from January 2026, and explained delays were partly due to data transfer challenges between the Ghana Education Service and the Controller and Accountant-General's Department.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Minister Dr Clement Apaak has appealed to striking pre-tertiary teachers to return to classrooms while the government works to resolve their concerns, including promotions, salary adjustments, allowances, and conditions of service. The minister cited data-transfer delays as the reason for delayed implementation of new salary scales for nearly 80,000 teachers who passed promotional examinations, and said the government has agreed to make promotions automatic and provide new salaries effective January 2026.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Deputy Minister for Education urged West African countries, policymakers and development partners to make evidence-based investments in education for children affected by conflict, disasters, displacement and other emergencies, warning that acting without evidence wastes scarce resources and fails vulnerable children.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A proposed Vice-Presidential residence in Accra's Cantonments has remained unfinished and unoccupied for thirteen years after the government paid the contractor over US$2.4 million within five months of work beginning in 2013. Conflicting official and political accounts have placed the project's total cost at between US$3.56 million and almost US$14 million, leaving taxpayers without clear answers about spending, why the project stalled, or whether the site can still be used.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
An official residence for Ghana's Vice-President, begun in 2013 in Accra's Cantonments neighbourhood, remains unfinished and unoccupied after 13 years. The government paid contractor CONSAR Limited over US$2.4 million within five months, though total project costs are disputed between US$3.56 million and almost US$14 million, leaving no clear answers on spending, the cause of the stall, or future viability.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Education Minister has appealed to striking teacher unions to suspend their ongoing industrial action while the government works to address concerns over teachers' conditions of service and outstanding payments.
29 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ministry of Education has announced that 35,382 candidates who obtained a grade 9 in either Mathematics or English Language can use the self-placement process on the Computerised School Selection and Placement System to select schools with available vacancies. Additionally, 3,372 candidates who missed the 2026 BECE will be allowed to rewrite the exams.
8 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Education Ministry reports that 527,932 candidates have secured placement into second-cycle and technical institutions under the 2026 CSSPS exercise, representing 87.3 per cent of 604,567 candidates who qualified after the 2026 BECE. A total of 76,635 qualified candidates were not automatically placed, largely due to high demand for Category A schools.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Tensions are mounting at the National Placement Resolution Centre in Accra as parents and candidates crowd the facility seeking solutions to placement issues with the Computerised School Selection and Placement System. The Ministry of Education clarified that 54,985 candidates who obtained Grade 9 in either English Language or Mathematics in the 2026 BECE have not been disqualified and are eligible to use the self-placement process to select from schools with available vacancies.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Education Ministry has warned parents and candidates against paying individuals claiming to secure or influence senior high school placement under the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), emphasizing that placement is absolutely free and determined by established criteria, candidates' choices, programme requirements and available vacancies.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) self-placement portal is now live, allowing candidates who were not automatically matched with preferred Senior High Schools to secure placement in schools with available vacancies. Deputy Education Minister Dr Clement Apaak urged candidates and parents to make realistic choices based on available options rather than focusing only on traditionally popular institutions.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The government has announced plans to give 3,372 candidates whose 2026 BECE results are unavailable a second opportunity to resit the examination before progressing to the next stage of education. This arrangement is part of pathways available to 57,259 candidates who did not meet the requirements for automatic placement into senior high school.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Accra Technical University, in partnership with Abrantie College, has launched an HND programme in Paramedical Trichology to provide formal qualification in hair and scalp care, combining beauty practice with scientific and healthcare-based training for workers in Ghana's beauty and wellness industry.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The government has assured teachers it will complete processes in September to resolve outstanding issues surrounding promotional examinations and salary adjustments, with January 2026 set as the effective date for new positions and salaries. An emergency meeting with the Education Ministry, Controller and Accountant General, Ghana Education Service Director General, and teacher unions addressed concerns including a waiver of additional documentation requirements for teachers already in the system.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Education Ministry plans to amend the Pre-Tertiary Education Act 2020 to expand faith-based organisation representation on the GES Council, following complaints from the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference. The previous 1995 law provided three seats for faith-based representatives, but this was reduced to one in the 2020 law.
28 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations has condemned Bolgatanga Girls' Senior High School's disciplinary action against a 14-year-old autistic student allegedly sexually abused by two school watchmen, calling it "institutional betrayal" and demanding reversal of all sanctions. The GFD argues that a child cannot be guilty of her own abuse and should have been treated as requiring protection rather than as a perpetrator.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Education Minister Dr Clement Apaak said the government is taking keen interest in the alleged sexual abuse of a 14-year-old student with autism at Bolgatanga Girls' Senior High School, and the Ministry of Education has directed the Ghana Education Service to ensure the student receives medical attention and counselling, with her boarding status reinstated.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Minister for Education Dr Clement Apaak has identified social media misuse, mobile phone abuse, and narcotics consumption as major factors fuelling indiscipline among students. He noted that students are exposed to normalised misconduct online, creating the false impression that such behaviour carries few consequences.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations has distanced itself from a Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities statement that threatened protests and removal of officials over GES recruitment, though it acknowledged the legitimacy of unemployment concerns among persons with disabilities.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Minister for Education urged the Complementary Education Agency to develop a comprehensive learner database to improve planning, service delivery, and demonstrate its impact for funding purposes. He also assured the agency that its Legislative Instrument would soon be passed to operationalise the law establishing the institution.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
At the 2026 Ghana Science and Technology Explorer Prize Exhibition, Dr Clement Apaak called for increased investment in young innovators and strengthened STEM education, saying Ghana's future depends on the ideas and creativity of the next generation. The Ministry of Education reaffirmed its commitment to expanding STEM education and integrating coding, robotics, digital literacy and artificial intelligence into teaching and learning across the country.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Team NextGen Coders from Swift Academy in the Ashanti Region won the 2026 Ghana Science & Tech Explorer Prize with an AI-powered dialysis monitoring system designed to detect critical risks like blood leaks and air bubbles, automatically stopping treatment and triggering an alarm when danger is identified.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana has launched the National Schools Awards under the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project, aimed at recognising basic schools that demonstrate measurable improvements in teaching, instructional leadership, school management and learner achievement. The Deputy Minister for Education said the initiative reflects the government's shift in focus from expanding education access to improving learning outcomes.
6 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's Education Ministry is appealing for public help to locate a Bole Senior High School teacher who has reportedly gone into hiding after a video allegedly showing him engaged in sexual misconduct with a student in the school's science laboratory circulated on social media. The Deputy Minister said law enforcement is tracking the teacher and he will face both legal consequences and Ghana Education Service disciplinary processes if allegations are substantiated.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ministry of Education received a donation of STEM learning materials from Coderina EdTech comprising 100 kits for basic schools and 20 for Senior High Schools and TVET institutions, supporting the government's efforts to strengthen digital education and integrate coding and AI into teaching.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Minister for Education Clement Apaak has called on former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to return to the country and face ongoing legal proceedings, arguing that public officials have a responsibility to account for their actions and cooperate with investigations.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Minister for Education Clement Apaak said sanctions should be imposed on both the teacher and student involved in an alleged sexual misconduct case at Bole Senior High School, stressing that all parties must be held accountable under Ghana's education rules. The Ghana Education Service has initiated investigations and reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy on sexual misconduct.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Minister for Education Clement Apaak stated that both the teacher and student at the centre of an alleged sexual misconduct case at Bole Senior High School bear responsibility under the Ghana Education Service's code of conduct, though teachers are held to a much higher professional standard and are prohibited from conducting themselves in ways suggesting romantic or sexual interest in students.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr Clement Abas Apaak, has cut the sod for construction of a modern 24-Hour Economy Market at Fumbisi in the Upper East Region, as part of the government's 24-hour economy agenda aimed at boosting economic activity and creating jobs.
19 May 2026 · Joy Online →