… Also in a press briefing, Director-General of the GES, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, warned that headmasters and administrators who allow post-examination celebrations involving expensive gifts and flamboyant displays on school premises risk being removed from office. …
… Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, June 22, the Director-General of GES, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, said the move forms part of efforts to address growing concerns over extravagant displays of wealth during school ceremonies. …
… Speaking at a press briefing in Accra, Director-General of the GES, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, said authorities have activated stricter monitoring and enforcement measures to protect the integrity of the examination process. …
… Ernest Kofi Davis disclosed before the start of the exams that this figure represents an increase of about 2.7 percent compared to last year, with the candidates comprising 304,349 boys and 315,792 girls. …
… GES Director-General, Prof Ernest Kofi Davis, on April 30, 2026, at the GES headquarters during a press conference, revealed that at least 46 cases involving teachers and invigilators are currently under investigation nationwide. …
… Meanwhile, Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Ernest Kofi Davis, said officials implicated in past malpractice cases will not take part in this year’s examinations. …
… Ernest Kofi Davis, Director-General of GES Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, April 30, 2026 ahead of the 2026 BECE which is scheduled to commence on Monday, May 4, 2026 and end on Monday, April 11, 2026, the Director-General of GES, Prof. …
… Announcing the changes ahead of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), Director-General Professor Ernest Kofi Davis said the adjustment forms part of broader measures to improve the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) and ensure smoother p …
… Addressing a press briefing ahead of the 2026 BECE, Director-General Professor Ernest Kofi Davis stressed that individuals currently being processed for sanctions over their involvement in last year’s irregularities “are banned from the examination centres” and must have no role …
The Ghana Education Service has banned extravagant graduation and school-leaving celebrations, and the National Secretary of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools assures that school authorities will fully comply. The GES Director-General has warned that headmasters and administrators who allow post-examination celebrations involving expensive gifts and flamboyant displays on school premises risk removal from office.
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School heads pledge GES compliance on graduation ban, with warnings of headmaster removal for non-compliance—a policy enforcement milestone.
The Ghana Education Service has banned extravagant graduation and school-leaving celebrations, and the National Secretary of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools assures that school authorities will fully comply. The GES Director-General has warned that headmasters and administrators who allow post-examination celebrations involving expensive gifts and flamboyant displays on school premises risk removal from office.
The Ghana Education Service will establish a committee to review celebrations on senior high school campuses and develop guidelines to standardise such events, addressing concerns over extravagant displays of wealth during school ceremonies.
The Ghana Education Service has warned that headmasters and administrators who allow post-examination celebrations involving expensive gifts and flamboyant displays on school premises risk removal from office. The service announced a ban on lavish presentations, including gifting of motor vehicles to students, on school premises.
Ghana Education Service has issued a warning to teachers, invigilators, and school heads against exam malpractice ahead of the 2026 WASSCE starting Tuesday, with more than 500,000 candidates expected to sit. The Director-General said stricter monitoring measures are in place and that offenders from last year have been banned and some are facing prosecution.
The Northern Regional Education Directorate has committed to combating examination malpractice during this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) across the region. A total of 37,111 candidates from 808 schools are sitting for the examination at 132 centres.
Ghana's Education Minister has begun a monitoring tour of the 2026 BECE in the Sefwi area following reported examination malpractice incidents in the Western North Region, including cases of invigilators dictating answers and candidates possessing unauthorized materials. The Ghana Education Service has confirmed multiple malpractice cases in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality during the 2025 BECE, with 46 cases nationwide under investigation involving teachers and invigilators.
Some 620,000 candidates are taking the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination from May 4 to 11, with WAEC tightening anti-cheating measures including barring supervisors and invigilators under investigation for malpractice from participating, and warning candidates that possession of prohibited materials and misconduct toward officials will face severe sanctions.
Eight months after an investigative report exposed corrupt practices within the Ghana Education Service during the 2025 BECE, GES has banned all teachers and invigilators implicated in examination malpractices from participating in this year's exercise. The investigation found that GES staff, supervisors, head teachers, invigilators and others had institutionalized malpractice to ensure candidates passed.
Ghana Education Service has reformed the school selection process for the 2026 BECE, requiring candidates to choose two Category A Senior High Schools—one boarding and one day—within their locality, and increasing total school selections to eight from seven, while placing placements to begin after BECE ends rather than after results release.
The Ghana Education Service has barred all teachers and supervisors implicated in examination malpractice during the 2025 BECE from participating in this year's exercise. The Director-General stressed that individuals being processed for sanctions over last year's irregularities are banned from examination centres, with formal directives communicated to all regional directors and strict compliance to be enforced.