National Council for Curriculum and Assessment — body that develops curriculum and assessment standards and approves educational materials for Ghana's pre-tertiary schools.
Parents are free to purchase additional textbooks for their children even when the government has provided books for their use, provided the materials have been assessed and approved by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA). …
… The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), as part of its mandate, subsequently developed a standardised Arabic language curriculum to provide a common framework for teaching the language. …
The government is yet to formally adopt the revised curriculum for Kindergarten to Primary Six developed by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA). …
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has directed all pre-tertiary schools across the country to stop using assessment items and mock examination papers that have not been vetted and approved by the Council. …
… NaCCA’s own mandate includes developing national curriculum and assessment standards and reviewing national assessments, making such a multidisciplinary reconsideration institutionally compatible with Ghana’s existing educational architecture. …
… The education policy think tank welcomed the curriculum review by the Ministry and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), describing it as an opportunity to strengthen foundational learning, citizenship education, multilingualism and competency-based learning …
… He previously served as Director-General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) and as Vice Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education. …
… The National Standardised Test (NST) in Ghana is a nationwide educational assessment administered by the Ministry of Education, the Ghana Education Service (GES), and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA). …
… The revised curriculum, developed by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), also places renewed emphasis on Ghanaian languages as the main medium of instruction from kindergarten to Primary Three, while introducing Chinese as an optional foreign language and …
… According to him, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) was tasked with reviewing the curriculum to better prepare pupils for a technology-driven world. …
Parents are free to purchase additional textbooks for their children beyond government-provided materials, provided they have been assessed and approved by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA). NaCCA's role is to develop curriculum and assessment standards and ensure educational materials conform to those standards, while textbooks are developed by publishers and submitted to NaCCA for assessment.
Parents are free to purchase additional textbooks for their children beyond government-provided materials, provided they have been assessed and approved by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA). NaCCA's role is to develop curriculum and assessment standards and ensure educational materials conform to those standards, while textbooks are developed by publishers and submitted to NaCCA for assessment.
The Ministry of Education has denied claims it seeks to make Arabic a compulsory subject, stating there is no policy or directive to impose its study. The Ministry clarified that Arabic is a language, not a religious subject, and that curriculum development began about four years ago, predating the current Education Minister.
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment has directed all pre-tertiary schools to cease using assessment items and mock examination papers that have not been vetted and approved by the Council, warning that schools procuring or administering unapproved materials face regulatory sanctions.
An opinion piece argues that while ranking has a legitimate place in competitive selection, the primary purpose of education should be to identify whether students have achieved learning standards, not merely to rank them against each other.
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.
Ghana's 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review documents money spent and some outputs—such as 24,000 pieces of medical equipment and 1,840 tractors—but does not account for promised education infrastructure including textbooks, kindergartens, and school desks, despite Parliament approving a detailed budget that included these items.
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.
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.
Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu has announced a revised basic school curriculum covering kindergarten to junior high school, introducing coding, artificial intelligence, electronics, and TVET to equip learners with skills for a technology-driven world. The curriculum will be formally presented to the Ministry of Education this week, then submitted to President John Mahama, Cabinet, and Parliament for approval.
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment has directed publishers, booksellers, schools and stakeholders to use only approved learning materials in Ghana's pre-tertiary schools. All materials must undergo NaCCA assessment and approval before publication and distribution, and carry an official NaCCA Approval QR Code for verification.
Ghana's National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA), established in 2020 to ensure quality assurance in pre-tertiary education, faces major governance gaps and operational independence issues that limit its ability to regulate impartially and weaken credibility of the education quality assurance system.
The Chancellor of the University of Education Winneba has urged higher educational institutions to reorient their focus towards problem-solving by aligning teaching, research, and community engagement with society's real needs, and to equip graduates with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. He stressed that research should inform policy and create jobs, and appealed to government to treat universities as strategic partners in national development rather than expenditure centres.