Education

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has appealed to pre-tertiary teacher unions to suspend their ongoing strike as government intensifies efforts to address their outstanding concerns. Director-General of the GES, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, said the industrial action could disrupt efforts to maintain a stable and predictable academic calendar. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, September 29, Professor Davis said …

More than half of the over 53,000 students who initially failed to secure placement through Ghana’s Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) have completed the self-placement process, according to the Ministry of Education.Hashmin Mohammed, Press Secretary to Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, disclosed that the development had helped reduce pressure on resolution centres, which had earlier been crowded with parents …

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has directed the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to submit data on all promoted teachers to the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department by the end of this week.The directive is aimed at facilitating the payment of salaries and outstanding arrears owed to teachers who have been promoted, with payments expected to begin by October.The move …

The striking teacher unions have rejected calls to return to the classroom, insisting that their industrial action will continue until the government takes concrete steps to address their outstanding demands.The unions National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) reaffirmed their position after meeting with Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu.The …

Pre-tertiary teacher unions have warned the government against seeking additional time to address outstanding issues that triggered their nationwide strike, insisting that the focus must now shift from further discussions to the payment of arrears owed teachers. The unions are expected to meet the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, on Monday, September 28, at 10:30am to discuss their concerns over …

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) have declared an immediate strike over unresolved concerns regarding their conditions of service, promotions and deprived-area allowances.The unions announced the decision at a press briefing in Accra on Friday, September 25, 2026, directing all pre-tertiary teachers to withdraw their services …

The Ministry of Education has unveiled an ambitious infrastructure expansion drive to convert 20 Category B Senior High Schools into Category A status alongside the construction of 10 brand-new model Category A secondary institutions nationwide. The government-led intervention seeks to rectify the acute deficit of vacancies in top-tier secondary schools, which annually strains the Computerised School Selection and Placement System …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is demanding that the government secure actual secondary school placements for the 54,985 BECE candidates who were initially left without school assignments. The party has rejected the government’s decision to open the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) for self-placement, arguing that access to the portal does not guarantee an available seat in a …

The Ministry of Finance says all 6,300 Ghana Education Service (GES) employees recruited in 2024 without financial clearance have now received their salaries, ending concerns over unpaid arrears. The Ministry explained that the affected staff were inherited by the current government in 2025 after their recruitment was undertaken without the required financial clearance. It said steps were subsequently taken to …

Over 310,000 Senior High School applicants competed for just 76,417 Category A vacancies during the 2026 placement exercise, creating a severe bottleneck in elite institutions despite a significant nationwide surplus of total school places. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse, Press Secretary to the Minister for Education, Hashmin Mohammed, clarified that the overall Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) declared …