Also known as: Professor Ernest Kofi Davis · Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis · Prof Ernest Kofi Davis · Prof. Davis · Professor Davis · Prof Davis
Director-General of the Ghana Education Service overseeing teacher discipline, school safety, and academic calendar management.
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Joy Online
… The Director-General of the GES, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, made this known on Monday, June 22, during a press briefing. …
School heads risk removal over extravagant student celebrations GES warnsJoy Online
… 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. …
GES warns teachers, invigilators against exam malpractice as 2026 WASSCE beginsBusiness & Financial Times
… 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. …
N/R Educational Directorate commits to combating examination malpracticeJoy Online
… 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. …
Education Minister begins BECE monitoring tour in SefwiJoy Online
… 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. …
620,000 candidates begin BECE as WAEC tightens anti-cheating measuresJoy Online
… 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. …
Dark World of BECE: GES bans invigilators, teachers implicated in BECE malpractices 8 months after expose’Joy Online
… 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 …
2026 BECE: Candidates to select two Category A schools under new placement reformsJoy Online
… 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 …
2026 BECE: GES bans teachers, supervisors linked to last year’s malpractice from exam centresThe Ghana Education Service has directed all senior high schools to immediately comply with its Code of Conduct provision prohibiting students from performing household chores at teachers' and headteachers' bungalows. GES Director-General Professor Ernest Kofi Davis said the directive would be distributed to regional directors to ensure staff cease the practice.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Education Service has directed all senior high schools to immediately comply with its Code of Conduct provision prohibiting students from performing household chores at teachers' and headteachers' bungalows. GES Director-General Professor Ernest Kofi Davis said the directive would be distributed to regional directors to ensure staff cease the practice.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service is expected to appear before a parliamentary committee to answer questions about the Service's handling of sexual abuse allegations at Obuasi Senior High Technical School, with an MP criticizing the GES's delayed response and lack of clear communication about investigation findings.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu says the government will pursue supplementary payments for promoted teachers once the Ghana Education Service completes processing details of at least 51,000 promoted teachers, and asserted it would be inexcusable not to honour payment of the arrears by October 30th.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Education Service Director-General says he would prefer electronic processing of promoted teachers' details, but the final decision rests with the Controller and Accountant-General's Department (CAGD), which handles payment and is responsible for determining the processing method.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Education Service is working to submit promoted teachers' details to the Controller and Accountant-General's Department by Monday, October 5, to enable payroll processing of new salary grades. The move is part of efforts to resolve delays in teacher promotions, a key concern in the ongoing nationwide teachers' strike that began September 25.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Education Service has appealed to pre-tertiary teacher unions to end their strike, cautioning that it risks undermining recent efforts to restore stability to the academic calendar. The GES Director-General noted that this is the first time in approximately six years that students have reported to school within September, representing a significant achievement for education planning.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Education Service has directed secondary school heads who collected unauthorised fees during student admission to refund the money and warned against continued demands for illegal charges, saying such practices contradict the Free SHS policy.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Education Service has directed heads of schools to refund unauthorised fees collected from students and parents during admission, and warned school leaders and teachers against demanding or collecting illegal fees, including admission fees and PTA dues, under threat of disciplinary action.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service has appealed to three teacher unions to rescind their nationwide industrial action and return to the classroom, as government engagements continue. The unions — GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG — began striking on September 25, 2026, over unpaid promotion allowances and teacher arrears, saying recent talks with the Education Minister yielded no new commitments beyond previous assurances.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service has appealed to teacher unions to rescind their nationwide industrial action and return to the classroom as engagements continue to resolve their concerns over promotion allowances and arrears. Three teacher unions — GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG — declared a strike effective Friday, September 25, 2026, saying government discussions have yielded only old promises without new commitments to address their issues.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Education Service Director-General Professor Ernest Kofi Davis has called for education to shift towards combining knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values to empower 21st-century learners as responsible citizens. He urged faith-based institutions to rethink how they prepare learners in an educational environment shaped by artificial intelligence, social media, and globalisation.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
31 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has given the Ghana Education Service government backing to adopt and enforce a zero-tolerance policy towards criminal conduct in schools, assuring the Service of full state support to make the directive effective.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
6 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
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.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →