… The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, identified modernisation, inadequate parental involvement and weakening societal support systems as some factors contributing to behavioural challenges among students. …
… Ernest Kofi Davis, said although child-friendly disciplinary measures, safeguarding policies and guidance and counselling systems had been introduced following the abolition of corporal punishment in 2017, implementation remained a major challenge. …
… Ernest Kofi Davis, warning that behaviours previously associated largely with tertiary institutions are increasingly finding their way into senior high schools.
… Ernest Kofi Davis, said the nature of indiscipline in schools has changed significantly, with organised gangs, violent fights and attacks on teachers emerging as worrying trends. …
… Ernest Kofi Davis, said children are increasingly exposed to behaviours outside the classroom that contradict the values schools seek to instil in them. …
… Speaking to the media on Tuesday, July 1, 2026, the Director-General of GES, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, said the Service is collaborating with the Police to ensure the teacher is apprehended to face both criminal prosecution and internal disciplinary proceedings. …
… 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. …
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced a zero-tolerance policy towards indiscipline in Senior High Schools, pledging government backing for school authorities to enforce discipline and ensure safe learning environments. The commitment was made at a two-day National Conference on Curbing Indiscipline in Senior High Schools in Sunyani, which brought together education stakeholders to examine causes of indiscipline and develop sustainable measures to address it.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced a zero-tolerance policy towards indiscipline in Senior High Schools, pledging government backing for school authorities to enforce discipline and ensure safe learning environments. The commitment was made at a two-day National Conference on Curbing Indiscipline in Senior High Schools in Sunyani, which brought together education stakeholders to examine causes of indiscipline and develop sustainable measures to address it.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu called for zero tolerance for bullying and criminal conduct in schools at a national conference in Sunyani, expressing concern over reports of students carrying weapons, substance abuse, and violence, and stressing that schools must remain safe spaces and that collective action from parents, schools and communities is needed.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has reopened a national debate on whether Ghana should reconsider abolishing corporal punishment in schools, citing growing indiscipline in senior high schools. Mr. Iddrisu raised the issue at a national conference on school discipline in Sunyani, saying he, President John Mahama, and the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service are seeking answers to the question.
Ghana Education Service has warned that gang-related violence and serious indiscipline previously seen mainly in tertiary institutions are increasingly affecting senior high schools, with incidents at institutions like Accra High School and West Africa SHS. The GES Director-General attributed the problem partly to weak implementation of positive discipline policies adopted after corporal punishment was abandoned in 2017, and cited social media and changing societal values as contributing factors.
The Ghana Education Service Director-General said schools cannot address growing indiscipline alone, calling on parents and wider society to accept responsibility as children are exposed to behaviours outside the classroom that contradict school values. He cited social media, unrestricted information access, and changing societal values as influencing student behaviour, and urged stronger collaboration between schools, parents and communities.
The Ghana Education Service has suspended the salary of a Bole Senior High School teacher accused of inappropriate sexual conduct with a student, after he absconded from duty. The Service has reported the matter to Ghana Police and says the interdicted teacher will face both criminal prosecution and internal disciplinary proceedings.
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.