President Akufo Addo launches GEOP to bring over 70,000 children back to schoolThe President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has launched the Ghana Education Outcome Project (GEOP) at a special ceremony in Accra.The project is aimed at returning 70,000 out-of-school children back into the classroom as well as improving learning outcomes in over 600 GALOP schools […]
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The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the nation’s education sector is undergoing a massive transformation across the country. He explained that the various interventions being implemented by the Education Ministry in collaboration with various partners in schools across the country were on point and gradually shaping the nation’s transformation. Dr Adutwum […]
Read More372,780 students successfully placed by the Computerized School Placement SystemThe Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training Service (GTVETS) on Wednesday released this year’s Computerized School Placement exercise with a total of 372,780 representing 69.24 per cent successfully placed out of the 538,399 candidates who qualified to be placed.However, […]
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Speaking at the Inter-governmental summit to improve learning outcomes at Freetown Sierra Leone on Monday 6th February 2023, He highlighted the great progress Ghana is making in education transformation. He mentioned some of the interventions the Education Ministry has introduced to enhance learning outcomes in Ghana. Some of the notable ones include free feeding for […]
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The introduction of the Free Senior High School concept in 2017 has led to increased enrolment across the country. The increased enrolment also led to increased demand for furniture, accommodation and other resources to facilitate effective teaching and learning.It is based on this that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government has since 2017 donated thousands […]
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The Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has advised parents not to deny their children access to education no matter the circumstances they may find themselves.He explained that irrespective of the kind of work they did and the kind of conditions they may find themselves in, there was no way they should use […]
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On 1st February 2023, I joined USAID to mark the National Close-Out Ceremony for USAID Partnership for Education: Learning. The USAID Partnership for Education: Learning supported the Ministry of Education to improve reading performance for pupils in public primary schools. Since 2014, the project has supported 700,000 pupils and provided training to over 51,000 Teachers, […]
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The Director General of the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, has announced that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government has bridged the gap between Industry and TVET over the past five years.He explained that the establishment of Sector Skills Bodies which are made up of industry players […]
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This morning, I visited students of the St. Mary’s R/C Basic School at Korle Gonno.This school was where I observed last year’s National Tree Planting event. I promised to visit the students again and I am excited I was able to fulfill the promise today.I shared John Sackey and Lawrence Darmani’s ‘The Cockcrow’ to each […]
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“To invest in people, prioritize education.” This theme for the 2023 International Day of Education highlights the importance of our work at the Ministry of Education. On this special day, I celebrate the power of education to bring people together, break down barriers and create a more peaceful and prosperous world. On this special day, […]
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