Ministry of Education

A massive demonstration erupted in Accra on Wednesday, November 19, as the Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers—comprising the 2022 and 2023 backlog—took to the streets to demand immediate postings after months of unanswered appeals to…
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Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced a sweeping new directive that cements the central role of agriculture in Ghana’s economic future, revealing that all schools—from basic to secondary—must now purchase only locally…
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The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced that the Ministry of Education will soon begin purchasing excess eggs from poultry farmers nationwide to ease the ongoing market glut. According to Mr Opoku, the move follows…
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The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to ensure the strict enforcement of mother tongue instruction across all Ghanaian schools. The directive, according to the minister, is part of a…
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The Ministry of Education has pledged to provide GH₵994 annually per student to support private schools participating in the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme for the 2025/2026 academic year. The commitment was announced during the…
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The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has revealed that 25,000 students have so far been placed in private senior high schools (SHSs) across the country as part of the government’s pilot programme to integrate private…
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The Aggrieved Newly Posted Teachers group has given the government a one-week ultimatum to address their grievances over the non-payment of salaries, warning that they will hit the streets in protest if their concerns are not resolved. The…
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The Ministry of Education has released the results of the 2025 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), offering a clear snapshot of Ghana’s effort to expand access to secondary education. Out of the 590,309 candidates…
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The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education has commenced a week-long engagement with all agencies and institutions under the Ministry of Education to review the performance of their 2025 mid-year budgets. According to Hon. Eric Edem…
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The Ministry of Education has announced that art, craft, and needlework will return to the curriculum for foundational learners across Ghana from the next academic year. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu made the announcement on Tuesday,…
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