… According to Hashmin Mohammed, claims by former Manhyia North MP, Collins Owusu Amankwah, suggesting that the President had left Mr Iddrisu to struggle with challenges in the sector were “factually wrong, politically convenient and completely unsupported by the evidence”. …
… The Press Secretary and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Hashmin Mohammed, speaking in a radio interview monitored by Graphic Online on Sept 7, said the current complaints system would be reviewed after the 2026 school placement exercise. …
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Newsnight on Monday, September 9, the Media Relations Officer at the Ministry, Hashmin Mohammed, assured parents and students who are yet to secure placement that there is sufficient space within the country’s second-cycle institutions to accommodate them. …
… Press Secretary to the Minister for Education, Hashmin Mohammed, said the Ministry is awaiting the Chief Examiner’s Report from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), which is expected to provide a broader assessment of factors influencing students’ performance. …
… Press Secretary to the Minister for Education, Hashmin Mohammed, said 313,283 candidates selected Category A schools as their first choice, despite only 76,417 vacancies being declared in that category. …
… Speaking on the Joy FM Super Morning Show on Thursday, September 3, Press Secretary and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Hashmin Mohammed, said the Ministry is now fully prepared to release the placement results. …
… The Press Secretary to the Minister of Education, Mr Hashmin Mohammed, who disclosed this in an interview with The Ghanaian Times yesterday, said the placement results would be announced after the completion of the pre-placement exercise, which allowed candidates to select their …
… The Press Secretary and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Hashmin Mohammed, said the introduction of the Free SHS policy has significantly increased enrollment and expanded access to education, but infrastructure development has not matched the growing demand. …
The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) Resolution Centre has resolved 30,781 of 37,117 placement issues, with the remaining 6,936 cases dominated by students seeking to change from day to boarding status after being placed. According to the Press Secretary to the Minister of Education, many students strategically selected day placements to increase their chances of admission, then later requested to switch to boarding.
The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) Resolution Centre has resolved 30,781 of 37,117 placement issues, with the remaining 6,936 cases dominated by students seeking to change from day to boarding status after being placed. According to the Press Secretary to the Minister of Education, many students strategically selected day placements to increase their chances of admission, then later requested to switch to boarding.
The Ministry of Education has called for continued structured engagement with Ghana's three major pre-tertiary teacher unions—GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG—to resolve an ongoing impasse. The Education Minister is meeting with union leadership as part of negotiations aimed at addressing stakeholder concerns and facilitating teachers' return to the classroom.
The Ghana Education Service is submitting additional data to the Controller and Accountant-General's Department to process outstanding promotion arrears owed to teachers. CAGD has already processed and paid 6,079 promotion cases, with more submissions needed before remaining eligible teachers can be paid.
The Ministry of Education has renewed its appeal to striking pre-tertiary teachers to return to the classroom after teacher unions rejected an earlier call and refused to end their indefinite industrial action, citing the government's failure to take concrete action on their outstanding demands.
The Ministry of Education is holding an expanded meeting with Ghana's three major pre-tertiary teacher unions—GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG—along with officials from the Ministry of Labour, Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, and Controller and Accountant-General's Department to address outstanding teacher welfare concerns and end the nationwide strike disrupting schools.
The Ministry of Education has extended the Computerised School Selection and Placement System resolution centres to Friday, September 18, to resolve outstanding placement cases before students report to school. So far, 33,726 students have secured placement out of 53,887 initially placed under self-placement, and 4,531 cases have been resolved out of 9,948 received at resolution centres nationwide.
Ghana's Education Ministry has extended the 2026 Senior High School placement exercise by one week to allow students with outstanding placement issues to secure schools before the September 18 reopening. As of the extension announcement, 33,726 of 53,887 self-placement-eligible students had secured placement, and the CSSPS Secretariat had resolved 4,531 of 9,948 reported cases at resolution centres.
The Ministry of Education has directed Ghana Education Service officials in Ashanti Region to stop alleged demands for money from parents seeking help with school placement through CSSPS, after reports that unidentified individuals were charging up to GH¢300 to help bypass queues. The ministry's Media Relations Officer confirmed the directive was issued after monitoring media reports, and stressed that parents are not required to pay for placement services.
The Computerised School Selection and Placement System has deployed additional personnel to resolution centres across the country to address long queues and delays in assisting parents with placement concerns. The ministry acknowledged that persistent delays stem from a mismatch between available vacancies and students' school preferences.
The Education Minister's spokesperson denies claims that President Mahama has abandoned Haruna Iddrisu, saying the President backs him to fix challenges in the education sector. The spokesman dismissed as politically motivated an allegation by a former MP that the CSSPS placement system problems reflect presidential neglect, stating instead that the ministry is reforming the system to address longstanding weaknesses.
The Ministry of Education will digitise the senior high school placement complaints process from 2027, allowing parents and candidates to submit and resolve concerns through the CSSPS portal rather than visiting physical resolution centres. The move follows congestion at resolution centres across the country this week.
The Press Secretary to the Education Minister explained that placement requests cannot be resolved for Category A or certain Category B schools that have reached full capacity, though Category C schools still have vacancies available.
The Education Ministry says government is taking steps to address challenges in the ongoing SHS placement exercise, assuring parents and students that there is sufficient space within the country's second-cycle institutions to accommodate those yet to secure placement. The Ministry maintains that more than 859,000 declared vacancies mean no qualified student should be left without SHS access, though challenges remain in aligning available spaces with student preferences and requirements, particularly for boarding and Category A schools.
The Ministry of Education says concerns over students' use of "social media language" in classrooms are not being overlooked, though the issue has not yet formally come before the Ministry. The Ministry is awaiting WAEC's Chief Examiner's Report, which it expects will provide broader context after the English Language pass rate fell from 69% in 2025 to 62.40% in 2026.
The Education Ministry said 313,283 candidates selected Category A schools as their first choice during the 2026 Computerised School Selection and Placement System exercise, despite only 76,417 vacancies in that category; the ministry noted that overall 859,828 vacancies were declared nationwide, but demand concentrated heavily on the most subscribed schools such as Achimota and Presec.
The Computerised School Selection and Placement System Secretariat will release Senior High School placement results on August 31, following the successful selection of schools by over 620,000 candidates who sat for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination. The pre-placement exercise, conducted by WAEC, was expected to end on the day of interview, with candidates selecting preferred senior high and technical schools.
The Ministry of Education has acknowledged that Senior High School placement remains challenging due to infrastructure constraints; while the Free SHS policy has significantly increased enrollment, infrastructure development has not kept pace with demand, and the ministry is introducing the STaR-J Project to address deficits associated with SHS reforms.
The Ministry of Education says it will review concerns about BECE candidate performance and paper marking once formally brought to its attention, after the Chief Examiners' Report is released. The ministry's spokesperson cautioned against drawing conclusions before the report, which will provide detailed assessment and insights into examination outcomes.
The Education Ministry has clarified its language-of-instruction policy, making Ghanaian languages the primary medium from kindergarten to Primary Three, then introducing English alongside Ghanaian languages from Primary Four onwards. Foreign languages such as French, Arabic, and Chinese will be optional, not compulsory.
Ghana's Ministry of Education clarified that French, Arabic and Chinese will remain optional subjects in the revised basic school curriculum. The Ministry said Ghanaian languages will be the main medium of instruction from Kindergarten to Primary Three, with English and Ghanaian languages both used from Primary Four to Primary Six, based on internationally accepted practices.
The Ministry of Education has suspended all Senior High School graduation ceremonies nationwide, and the Ghana Education Service has banned flamboyant post-examination celebrations on school premises, including expensive gifts such as cars or money bouquets. The move follows public concerns over excessive displays of wealth during graduation ceremonies.
The Ministry of Education has suspended all Senior High School graduation ceremonies nationwide with immediate effect, citing growing concerns over excessive displays of wealth and extravagance at some school events. The ministry said graduation ceremonies should celebrate academic achievement and personal development while upholding values of modesty, discipline, dignity and respect.
The World Bank has approved $300 million to support Ghana's efforts to phase out the double-track system in Senior High Schools by 2027 through the STARR-J Project, which aims to strengthen secondary education, expand access, improve learning outcomes, and address infrastructure deficits.
Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Google for Education to strengthen digital literacy and integrate advanced AI technologies into teaching and learning. The partnership aims to build teacher capacity, promote classroom innovation, and equip students with critical skills for a technology-driven global economy.