Also known as: GES
Ghana Education Service — government agency overseeing basic and secondary education, addressing indiscipline and improving school conditions nationwide.
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Joy Online
… In January 2024, the Ghana Education Service issued a harmonised Code of Conduct for Students in the Pre-Tertiary Levels of Education replacing the patchwork of individual school rules with a national standard. …
The parking lot is not a stage; stop gifting cars to children in schoolThe Chronicle
… The directive was contained in a press statement issued on Saturday and signed on the instruction of the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, who directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to enforce compliance. …
Editorial: Schools Are Not Runways For Wealth DisplayBusiness & Financial Times
… Some projects supported within the bank’s catchment areas during the year under review included that of the Traditional Councils, Ghana Education Service (GES), the Ghana Police Service, some government health facilities and support for Farmers’ Day Celebration. …
Amanano Community Bank delivers impressive operational performance.Joy Online
… Primus Baro, has assured that school authorities across the country will fully comply with the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) directive banning extravagant graduation and school-leaving celebrations. …
School heads will fully comply with ban on extravagant graduation celebrations – CHASSJoy Online
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES), will convene a national conference by the end of July 2026 to address growing concerns over indiscipline in senior high schools acros …
Education Ministry to hold national conference on rising indiscipline in Senior High SchoolsJoy Online
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has granted firm authority to the leadership of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take decisive action against post-WASSCE celebrations on school campuses. …
Haruna Iddrisu empowers GES to clamp down on post-WASSCE celebrations in schoolsJoy Online
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced plans to establish a committee to review celebrations held on senior high school (SHS) premises and to develop guidelines to standardise such events across the country. …
GES to set up committee to regulate celebrations on SHS campusesJoy Online
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has warned that headmasters and administrators who allow post-examination celebrations involving expensive gifts and flamboyant displays on school premises risk being removed from office. …
School heads risk removal over extravagant student celebrations GES warnsWesley Girls' Basic School in Cape Coast has received a fully equipped Information and Communication Technology centre from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Korean University Council for Social Service (KUCSS), featuring 13 desktop computers and multimedia equipment to enhance digital skills and ICT education at the basic school level.
21 hours ago · Joy Online →
Wesley Girls' Basic School in Cape Coast has received a fully equipped Information and Communication Technology centre from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Korean University Council for Social Service (KUCSS), featuring 13 desktop computers and multimedia equipment to enhance digital skills and ICT education at the basic school level.
21 hours ago · Joy Online →
Asanko Gold Ghana Limited and the Ghana Education Service have launched a Literacy Improvement Project in Amansie West and South Districts, providing GES-approved reading books, teacher capacity strengthening, and mobile and virtual libraries to schools to enhance children's reading skills and access to learning resources.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The West African Examinations Council has released provisional 2026 BECE results, with 496 candidates' subject results cancelled and 105 candidates' entire results cancelled following investigations into examination irregularities; a further 2,722 candidates' results from 229 schools have been withheld for scrutiny.
31 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The West African Examinations Council has released provisional results for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination, cancelling the subject results of 496 candidates and the entire results of 105 candidates. Withheld results for 2,722 candidates from 229 schools will be reviewed, with outcomes expected by August 31, 2026.
31 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
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 →
Kumasi Metro Director of Education David Oppong has urged parents and guardians to take an active role in the Senior High School placement and school selection process, noting that many parents leave the decision entirely to teachers and candidates, leading to frustration when students are placed in unfamiliar schools. The Ghana Education Service has revised the 2026 placement process to allow students to select schools after exam results are released rather than before, enabling better alignment between grades and school choice.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece argues that a proposal for Ghana to assume majority ownership of the Tarkwa Gold Mine after Gold Fields' lease expires in 2027 would be impractical and distract from the real causes of underdevelopment in mining communities, citing the mine's scale and sophistication as a challenge to state acquisition.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The West African Examinations Council has cancelled the results of 601 candidates who sat the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination after confirming their involvement in examination malpractice, with investigations uncovering irregularities during exam conduct and script marking. Additionally, 167 candidates had subject or full results withheld, while results for 2,722 candidates from 229 schools were withheld pending further scrutiny by August 31, 2026.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The West African Examinations Council has withheld the results of 2,722 candidates from 229 schools in a subject over suspected examination malpractice, pending investigations to be completed by August 31, 2026. WAEC has also cancelled the subject results of 496 candidates and entire results of 105 candidates found to have engaged in examination irregularities.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The West African Examinations Council released provisional results for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination, with 620,243 candidates from 20,789 schools having registered. WAEC sanctioned candidates for examination irregularities, canceling entire results for 105 candidates and subject results for 496 others, while results for 2,722 candidates from 229 schools were withheld pending investigation.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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 →
The Ghana Education Service has cautioned job seekers not to pay anyone claiming to facilitate recruitment, as GES recruitment is free. The service urged applicants to report fraudulent calls or messages from people posing as GES officers to the police, and advised successful applicants to check their regional postings on the recruitment portal at no cost.
29 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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 Telecel Ghana Foundation graduated 500 young learners from its fourth cohort of the DigiTech Academy, an after-school programme in robotics, coding, web design and mobile application development for upper primary and junior high school students. The students showcased over 80 prototype technologies designed to solve community challenges, including smart wheelchairs, heartbeat monitoring systems, fire alert systems, and solar panel innovations.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu disclosed that more than 40,000 people applied for 7,000 teaching vacancies within 24 hours, citing budget constraints and competing public sector needs. The government plans to recruit an additional 16,000 teachers across 2027 in two phases of 8,000 each as part of a phased recruitment exercise.
28 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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 →
Ghana has introduced a revised curriculum that includes artificial intelligence, computing, citizenship, ethics, and digital economy skills alongside traditional literacy and numeracy. The Ministry of Education warns that curriculum reform alone does not transform education; successful implementation across schools and teacher preparation is essential.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Odorgonno Senior High School celebrated its 86th Speech and Prize-Giving Day, with education leaders calling on students to embrace discipline, integrity and good character alongside academic excellence. The Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service stressed that character, punctuality and responsibility would determine students' future success more than certificates alone.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers has accused the Ghana Education Service of conducting a teacher recruitment exercise without sufficient transparency and failing to explain why qualified applicants with valid teaching licences and completed national service were rejected.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Students at Nalerigu Senior High School in the North East Region say a month-long water shortage has forced them to spend evenings searching for water instead of studying, disrupting academic preparation and worsening sanitation and hygiene conditions on campus. Female students report being harassed while searching for water outside the school.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Minister for Education says the National Standardized Test is intended to identify learning gaps and inform teaching improvements, rather than determine whether pupils pass or fail. The assessment will help teachers and education authorities provide targeted support to pupils who require additional academic help.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers 2023 has called on the Ghana Education Service to provide an official update on the 2026 teacher recruitment results after the latest deadline (July 24) announced by the Education Minister expired. The recruitment process has been delayed repeatedly, with previous deadlines of July 1 and July 20 also passing without the results being released.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Education Service has announced that applicants can check their recruitment application status beginning Friday, July 24, through the official recruitment portal, with Pre-secondary applicants accessing results from 5:00 p.m. and Secondary sector applicants from 9:00 p.m. the same day.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Education Service has approved and released the 2026/2027 academic calendar for all basic schools, setting out reopening dates, vacation periods, mid-term breaks, and the BECE timetable. The first term begins on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, and runs for 15 weeks before closing on Thursday, December 17, 2026, with a two-day mid-term break scheduled for 5 and 6 November 2026.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The government is rolling out a revised curriculum that will make Ghanaian languages the principal medium of instruction from Kindergarten to Basic 3, while English continues as a subject. The reform, announced by Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, also introduces computing and coding at the foundational level and standardises Arabic teaching from Primary One to Six.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Ministry of Education has introduced sweeping reforms to its basic school curriculum, adding computing, coding, citizenship education and ethics as central subjects. The revised curriculum also emphasizes Ghanaian languages as the main medium of instruction from kindergarten to Primary Three, introduces Chinese as an optional foreign language, and standardizes Arabic teaching.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Auditor-General reports that more than three million pupils across 10,730 public basic schools in 13 regions receive lessons under trees, makeshift sheds, churches and temporary structures due to the absence of classroom buildings. The situation violates the Pre-Tertiary Education Act, 2020, and exposes pupils to unsafe conditions and harsh weather.
22 July 2026 · The Chronicle →