The battle for qualification to the grand finale begins tomorrow as over hundred schools battle it out in the Literary Group preliminary competition at four centers. The competition will be keener this year as various schools promise to deliver mind blowing performances in drama, choreography, poetry, traditional dance, live band …
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Photos: St. Louis SRC Holds Local SRC Elections to Elect 2018/2019 Executives
St. Louis SHS has held its local SRC elections for the 2018/2019 batch of executives in a clear embrace of democratic principles as students lined up to elect their favourite candidates to lead the local SRC. The elections were conducted in the open with the local SRC Patron Mr. Amofa …
Read More »Committee to investigate Gyaama Pensan students protests
A committee constituted to investigate disturbances by students of the Gyaama Pensan Senior High/Technical School is expected to present its recommendations on Friday. This was disclosed by the District Chief Executive for Kwabre East, Nana Osei Assibey Bonsu after an emergency meeting with stakeholders. The students, who vandalized the headmaster’s …
Read More »Ejisumam Board upset with bad media reports about the school as they call for investigations
The Governing Board of Ejisuman Senior High School (SHS) has profusely denied that teachers in the school are sexually involved with the students. It said this was unfounded – completely false and asked anybody with a shred of evidence to come forward. The Reverend Father Dr. Paul Attah Nsiah, the …
Read More »Gov’t released Ghc35.9m to schoos for 2nd term Free SHS Education
The Ministry of Education has released Ghc35.9 million to public second cycle schools under the Free Senior High School programme to cover initial operational and administrative costs for the second term of the 2017/2018 academic year. Speaking to Citi News, the Head of Communications at the Free SHS Secretariat, Josberta …
Read More »7 Ashanti Schools Seeded For 2018 National Science and Maths Quiz
Seven senior high schools from the Ashanti Region have been Seeded ahead of the qualifying round of the National Science and Maths Quiz. Seeded schools for the national science and maths quiz under the auspices of primetime have been released ahead of the qualifying round scheduled to begin in February. …
Read More »Free SHS: Gov’t pays GH¢62m to Buffer Stock Company
An amount of GH¢62,606,403, in three instalment payments for the delivery of food items to Senior High Schools in the country has been paid to National Food Buffer Stock Company by the Ministry of Education. Hence, food items will be delivered to various school by suppliers contracted by the Buffer …
Read More »Mass Hair Shave at Oti Boating SHS raises concern
Scores of students of Oti Boateng Senior High School in Koforidua in the Eastern Region have had their hairs barbered on campus on orders of School authorities. The students, mostly boarders, reported at the school from vacation with bushy hairs contrary to school regulations hence the compulsory barbering. Some of …
Read More »Paa Grant University of Mines and Technology Commissioned; UMat scrapped
President Akufo-Addo has officially renamed the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) to the George Grant University of Mines and Technology, after the first President of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC). The Tarkwa-based tertiary institution was renamed on Friday, January 12, 2018 at a special congregation held at the …
Read More »Actor Rahim Banda Appointed Free SHS Ambassador
The actor born to a Ghanaian father and a Thai mother has been announced as the ambassador for the Free Senior High School policy implemented under the ruling NPP government and the newly launched Ghana Jobs Bank. The precocious actor’s two new deals were communicated to the press at the …
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