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Ghana Education Trust Fund

Also known as: GETFund

Ghana Education Trust Fund — statutory fund supporting educational infrastructure, teaching materials, and student facilities nationwide, receiving government allocations and private donations.

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July 2026
16 JulJoy Online
… It cited transfers to the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), GETFund and the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) as similar examples. …
Accountant General’s Department dismisses claims that GH¢11bn has been spent on Accra-Kumasi expressway
15 JulJoy Online
… Debibi Senior High Technical School project As part of the tour, Mr Akwaboa inspected the ongoing construction of the Debibi Senior High Technical School, a major educational project funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund). …
Bono Minister commissions schools, inspects projects and rallies support for Mahama government in Tain
14 JulJoy Online
… Speaking in Parliament during debate on the Public Accounts Committee’s report on the Auditor-General’s follow-up audits on regulating small-scale mining for a sustainable environment, the sustainability of sports stadia and the administration of GETFund scholarships, the Deputy …
Deputy Lands Minister advocates reclamation bonds to strengthen mining regulation
14 JulJoy Online
… Contributing to debate in Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee’s follow-up report on the Auditor-General’s audits covering the regulation of small-scale mining, the sustainability of sports stadia and the administration of GETFund scholarships, Mr Sulemana expressed concer …
Yusif Sulemana urges action to prevent sports facilities from deteriorating
9 JulJoy Online
… The funds, together with support from development partners including GETFund, CRS, World Vision and others, were invested in education, health, water and sanitation, governance, security, and trade. …
Mamprugu Moagduri Assembly executes 23 development projects, targets more in 2026.
7 JulJoy Online
Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, Monday directed the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to allocate GHc100 million each year to special needs education, starting from 2027. …
Government allocates ¢100m annually for special needs education
2 JulJoy Online
The Government has launched a new initiative under the amended Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Act to provide dedicated financial support for learners with special educational needs, in a move aimed at strengthening inclusive education and ensuring equitable access to qualit …
Government launches dedicated GETFund support for learners with special educational needs
June 2026
18 JunJoy Online
… She attributed the improvement to the timely release of funds from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), which has significantly boosted the fund’s capacity to support students. …
Over 4,000 workers on gov’t payroll owe student loans—Controller and Accountant-General
18 JunJoy Online
Atiwa East Member of Parliament Abena Osei Asare has urged the government to reconsider the use of Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) allocations to finance feeding for students in senior high schools, arguing that the practice undermines the Fund’s primary mandate of supportin …
Atiwa East MP cautions gov’t against using GETFund allocations for school feeding
18 JunJoy Online
… He recalled that during the engagement, it was indicated that by 2027, the GETFund would make a minimum allocation of GHS 10 million to each technical university across the country, amounting to a total of GHS 100 million. …
No arrears under “No Fee Stress” policy for 2024–2026 academic years— Haruna Iddrisu

Politics

Parliamentary Chief Whips demand government fleet insurance audit

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Parliament's Majority and Minority Chief Whips have called for a public audit of government vehicles and their insurance status, along with 2027 Budget funding for premiums. They also want government agencies to insure their fleets immediately and seek amendments to remove government vehicles from a compulsory third-party insurance exemption, citing findings that 98 to 99 per cent of over 18,000 government vehicles were uninsured.

4 November 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 4 November

Parliamentary Chief Whips demand government fleet insurance audit
Parliament's Majority and Minority Chief Whips have called for a public audit of government vehicles and their insurance status, along with 2027 Budget funding for premiums. They also want government agencies to insure their fleets immediately and seek amendments to remove government vehicles from a compulsory third-party insurance exemption, citing findings that 98 to 99 per cent of over 18,000 government vehicles were uninsured.
4 November 2026 · Joy Online →
Parliament's Chief Whips demand government insure vehicle fleet
Parliament's Majority and Minority Chief Whips have called for an end to exempting government vehicles from compulsory third-party insurance, urging the government to insure its fleet and amend the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act to remove the exemption. They cited findings that 98 to 99 per cent of more than 18,000 government vehicles were uninsured and a 2024 school bus crash in which victims received no insurance benefit.
4 November 2026 · Joy Online →
Government vehicles should face compulsory insurance requirement
A parliamentary contribution argues that state-owned vehicles are currently exempt from third-party motor insurance under Ghana's 1958 law, despite the requirement applying to private drivers, and calls attention to rising road deaths — 2,949 in 2025 — to justify removing this exemption.
4 November 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 2 November

Government plans free tertiary education, 5% jobs quota for disabilities
The government announced plans to introduce free tertiary education for persons with disabilities and enforce a minimum five per cent employment quota in public and private institutions as part of a broader disability inclusion agenda. The proposed interventions would cover tuition and residential accommodation, with statutory financing expected through an amendment to the Ghana Education Trust Fund Act.
2 November 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 30 October

Aki-Ola Publications donates books to GETFund education initiative
Aki-Ola Publications Company Limited donated educational books valued at GH¢482,410 to the Ghana Education Trust Fund to support teaching, learning, and reading culture among students. The donation is part of GETFund's Education Financing and Partnership Initiative, which seeks to strengthen collaboration with private-sector organisations and other stakeholders in mobilising resources for educational development.
30 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Tuesday 27 October

GCB Bank donates GH¢200,000 to GETFund for education
GCB Bank PLC has donated GH¢200,000 to the Ghana Education Trust Fund to support educational development initiatives. The Deputy Administrator of GETFund received the donation, which will support efforts to improve educational infrastructure and expand opportunities for students nationwide.
27 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Monday 26 October

Finance Minister says five statutory funds paid in full
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson announced that the government has paid third-quarter allocations in full to five statutory funds—the District Assemblies Common Fund, Ghana Education Trust Fund, National Health Insurance Fund, Ghana Medical Trust Fund, and Road Maintenance Trust Fund—linking the payments to support for education, healthcare, roads, and community development.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 23 October

Nkoranza South MP commissions six-unit classroom block
Asunkwaa M/A Primary School in Bono East Region has received a new six-unit classroom block funded by GETFund to address years of severe overcrowding, with some classrooms previously holding up to 90 pupils. The facility was commissioned by the Nkoranza South MP and Minister for Labour Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum.
23 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 22 October

AI should assist teachers, not replace professional judgment
Professor Eric Appau Asante, Coordinator of AI Courses at KNUST, cautioned newly trained teachers against allowing AI to replace their professional judgment and human responsibility in the classroom. While AI can help prepare lesson plans and develop assessments, he stressed that teaching requires human understanding, compassion and moral guidance that machines cannot provide, and that careless AI use risks exposing learners' personal information and spreading misleading information.
22 October 2026 · Daily Guide →
GETFund donates textbooks, exercise books to four Central Region schools
The Ghana Education Trust Fund, through its Education Financing and Partnership Initiative, has donated textbooks and exercise books to four senior high schools in the Central Region—Kobina Ansah Senior High Technical School, Abeadze State College, John Evans Atta Mills Senior High School and Ekumfi Methodist Senior High School—funded by Sec-Print Ghana Limited, JayKay Industries and Investments Limited, and Aki-Ola Publications Company Limited to support teaching and learning.
22 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Wednesday 21 October

Government pays GH¢24.8bn to statutory funds on time
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that the government has paid GH¢24.8 billion to statutory funds since January 2026, covering education, healthcare, roads and local development. The payments reflect a shift from previous delays and arrears, releasing funds on time and in full to support institutions providing essential services.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Bawku SHS headmaster revisits trees planted as student
Reverend Abugbilla Bukari has returned as headmaster to Bawku Senior High School, where he planted trees as a student in 1992 under the school's first deliberate woodlot effort. The school received a national tree-planting award that year, and in 2024 Bukari led a new planting of 480 Acacia trees with a 94 per cent survival rate.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 20 October

TVET central to Ghana's transformation and 24-hour economy agenda
Ghana's Deputy Chief of Staff says Technical and Vocational Education and Training is key to economic transformation and the government's 24-hour economy agenda. The government aims to increase TVET enrolment from 11 per cent to 20 per cent to strengthen skills development.
20 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 18 October

CHASS backs sanctions for indiscipline, calls for school funding
The Conference of Heads of Second Cycle Schools expressed concern about rising indiscipline among students and staff, and said it would support appropriate sanctions against culpable staff while ensuring fair process. The association also cited delays in fund release for the Free SHS policy and called for full payment of arrears spanning 2021 to 2024.
18 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 16 October

Keta Assembly opens new flood-proof kindergarten block at Anlo State School
The Keta Municipal Assembly has handed over a newly constructed kindergarten block to Anlo State School at Abutiakope, funded by GETFund and built to replace an old flood-prone classroom structure. The facility includes classrooms for KG One and Two, an office, mini-library, playground and washroom.
16 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Government plans increased SHS feeding allowance in 2027 Budget
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu announced plans to increase the GHS15 per-student feeding allocation under the Free SHS programme in the 2027 Budget, with President Mahama directing the inclusion of chicken and eggs in school menus. The government also committed to settling GHS161 million in outstanding arrears owed to senior high schools for food and other expenses from 2021 to 2025.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
CHASS conference urges collective action on school indiscipline
Speakers at the 64th Annual National Conference of CHASS called for a comprehensive approach to addressing indiscipline in schools, emphasizing fair rules, responsible leadership, parental involvement, and adequate resources. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu urged stakeholders to support government efforts, announced plans to disable social media on student tablets, and outlined measures including a proposed teacher housing initiative.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 15 October

Akim Swedru MP opposes tax on ChatGPT as attack on education
Kennedy Osei Nyarko, MP for Akim Swedru, has opposed introducing a tax on ChatGPT, arguing it would undermine education and innovation. His comments respond to Ghana Revenue Authority's new digital VAT collection system taking effect October 15, 2026, which applies existing taxes to digital services from non-resident companies at an effective rate of 20%.
15 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Government plans integrated basic education model schools from 2027
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu announced the government's intention to introduce integrated basic education model schools from 2027, combining kindergarten through junior high school in a single facility. The initiative addresses a classroom deficit affecting about 3 million pupils across 10,730 schools in 13 regions, with each model school to include kindergarten, primary and junior blocks, ICT, STEM, laboratory, and water processing facilities.
15 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 14 October

GRA clarifies digital VAT system does not raise tax rates
The Ghana Revenue Authority has dismissed claims that a new digital Value Added Tax collection system will impose additional tax, clarifying that the 20% effective rate (15% VAT plus levies) already applies to electronic services from foreign providers and is already being remitted by about 92 registered digital service providers.
14 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Tuesday 13 October

Peki SHS alumni launch infrastructure upgrade project
Alumni of Peki Secondary School, a 70-year-old institution in the South Dayi District, have broken ground on a project to construct a modern school entrance and fence wall, led by the National President of the Old Students Association who donated building materials to initiate the work.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Mahama approves unified kindergarten-to-junior-high school model
President John Dramani Mahama has approved an Integrated Basic Education Model that combines kindergarten, primary, and junior high school in a single institution, with funding expected under the 2027 GETFund formula. The government plans to construct at least one model school in every district or region.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Government provides $25m seed funding to National Defence University
Ghana's Defence Minister has inaugurated the 19-member Governing Council of the National Defence University and charged it with upholding academic excellence and strategic leadership to develop military personnel capable of addressing evolving national and international security challenges.
13 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Thursday 8 October

Government spends GH¢917m on No-Fees-Stress policy
The Education Minister revealed that the government has spent GH¢917 million to support 321,807 students under the No-Fees-Stress Policy, with funds drawn from the Consolidated Fund as budgetary support from the Ministry of Finance.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 7 October

Education Minister rejects NPP claims of Free SHS deterioration
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has rejected claims by NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that the Free Senior High School programme has suffered significant setbacks under the NDC government, asserting instead that challenges were inherited from the previous administration and that the government has taken steps to address implementation issues and improve feeding through GETFund uncapping.
7 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 5 October

Two CHPS compounds and educational facilities under construction in Keta
The Keta MP reports that two Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds are being constructed in the municipality alongside educational facilities in different communities, with the projects aimed at addressing infrastructure needs and improving access to essential public services.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 2 October

Education investment critical for Banda's sustainable development
The MP for Banda says government investment in educational infrastructure, including expansion of Bandaman Senior High Technical School, is essential to equip young people with technical and vocational skills needed to benefit from opportunities created by major projects like the Bui Hydro Dam, as the district moves away from agricultural dependence.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 30 September

Mfantsipim needs broader funding partnerships for infrastructure
Professor B.K. Baiden called for broader stakeholder involvement and innovative funding mechanisms to address Mfantsipim School's infrastructure needs, noting that the school's growing population could place pressure on existing infrastructure and that sustainable funding sources must be identified for future projects.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Minister calls for stakeholder support for Banda District education
Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, has urged stakeholders to prioritise quality education and technical skills development in Banda District to transform the economic potential and livelihoods of the area. He inspected ongoing GETFund construction projects at Bandaman Senior High Technical School, including a dining hall, dormitory blocks, and staff housing.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Government completes abandoned classroom block at Kikam Technical Institute
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah commissioned a 12-unit classroom block at Kikam Technical Institute (KIMTECH) in the Ellembelle District, noting that the project—started in 1973 as a girls' dormitory and abandoned by successive governments—was renewed by GETFund in 2025. Buah reiterated the government's policy of completing abandoned projects before undertaking new ones to ensure judicious use of national resources and avoid project duplication.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →