SHS 1 students have been in school since 20th February, 2023 for the first semester of the 2023/2024 academic year. Checkout when SHS 1 students are supposed to vacate and reopen.
Vacation Date For SHS 1 Students
Form 1 students in various senior high schools in the country are supposed to vacate on the 13th of April. The students started the first semester on 20th February, 2023 and are expected to vacate soon.
Vacation date for SHS 3 students
Also the 2023 Academic Calendar for Senior High Schools (SHS) for Form Threes commenced from January 10, 2023 and will end on April 05, 2023 for first term.
It will break from April 06, 2023 to April 16, 2023, with the second term starting from April 17, 2023 to June 01. It will break from June 02, 2023 to June 08, 2023, and the third term from June 09, 2023 to September 15, 2023.
The Form Ones are also running two term system just as the Form Twos, with the first term starting from February 20, 2023 to April 17, 2023, with a break from April 14, 2023 to June 8, 2023, and the second term starting from June 9, 2023 to August 10, 2023.
Source:Broadcastghana.com
The Deputy Minister for Education in charge of General Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has challenged tertiary institutions in the country to strive for the training of more researchers towards the development of the country.
He explained that as a developing nation, there was a need for more groundbreaking researchers to be trained to lead in the drive for creativity and innovation towards the transformation of the nation’s development agenda.
Rev. Ntim Fordjour made the call at the 56th congregation of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi on Friday,
He commended the KNUST for its role in the training of many professionals in various fields in the country and the rest of the world and called for it to deepen its collaboration with various stakeholders towards the development of research across the globe.
The Deputy Minister explained that the massive push towards the development of STEM education from Kindergarten to the tertiary level across the country by the government attested to the effort being made to increase access to STEM education in the country.
Commendation
Rev. Ntim Fordjour who is also the Member of Parliament for Assin South lauded the Asantehene for his role played towards the development of education at the KNUST and the rest of the country.
The Vice Chancellor of KNUST, Prof. Mrs Rita Akosua Dickson lauded the past leaders of the University for their roles played in leading to the feat chalked so far.
She used the occasion to enumerate the various awards and gains made by faculty members, students and other stakeholders bringing glory to the image and laurels of the university.
The VC praised the government for the massive infrastructural development it assigned to the institution over the years and promised to make good use of them to promote the development of education and research in the country.
Background
As part of activities marking the 70th anniversary of the University, the Chancellor, His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on 27th October 2021 launched activities to commence the celebrations under the theme: “KNUST, 70 years of Global Impact; A New Age for a renewed Focus”.
As part of the year-long celebrations, several activities were organized, including distinguished Alumni sharing their experiences as students of KNUST in the media, and some, who are captains of industry, holding discussions on bridging the gap between academia and industry.
The congregation saw a total of 16,562 graduating out of which 13,726 (82.88 per cent) were undergraduates and 2,836 (17.12 per cent) postgraduates.
Out of the postgraduate graduands, 124 graduated with PhD degrees of which 31 (25 per cent) of them were females.
I embarked on a Regional Tour to the Ahafo region on 13th March 2023, accompanied by Directors of some Agencies of the Education Ministry such as NASIA, NaCCA, NTC, CENDLOS, among others.
I paid a courtesy call on the Omanhene of the Goaso Traditional Area and the Omanhene of Akrodie at their respective palaces.
Embarking on an educational tour also, I visited Acherensua Senior High School, Akrodie Technical Institute, Ahafoman Senior High Technical School, Fawohoyeden Youth Leadership and Training Institute and Serwaa Kesse Senior High School all situated in the Ahafo Region.
Using myself as an example of someone who did not allow obstacles to deter my success, I encouraged them not to also allow their backgrounds to become a hindrance to their beautiful tomorrow.
I further urged them to improve their reading habits by visiting the library often and take advantage of every opportiunity presented to them to excel.
I also inspected the ongoing construction of Akrodie STEM Senior High School. The project which is one of the many STEM Model schools the government is building is almost done and will be in use very soon. The school will have an administrative block, a V block which has 24 classrooms, Assembly hall, Dining hall with kitchen, Principal’s residence, Vice Principal’s residence and a Staff flat.
I am grateful to the Ahafo Regional Police Commander, Ahafo Regional Minister and various Education Directors in Ahafo Region, Heads and Principals of schools for their warm reception.
Thank you Ahafo Region.
Together we will transform education in Ghana for our children and generations to come.
A few years ago, with support and encouragement from family and friends, I took advantage of the Distance (Online) Law Degree Program offered by the University of London.
Thankfully, I had the honour of graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree, last week, in spite of the numerous challenges Covid-19 presented.
It has been an incredible journey of learning while juggling work, family, and official duties.
Let’s be inspired to pursue our dreams irrespective of the challenges we’re faced with.
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has challenged Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and Principals of Technical and Vocational Education and Training TVET Institutions to improve their educational outcomes or stand the risk of having their institutions closed down.
He explained that a school with a consistent zero to ten per cent pass rate should put together intervention programmes to ensure that majority of their students will find opportunity for further studies rather than becoming a liability to their parents and society due to their inability to pass their exam.
He explained that closing the schools down would help save the nation the huge financial loses being incurred by the government as a result of the existence of the school so that the affected students would be redistributed to other nearby schools so they could continue their education.
Dr Adutwum announced this over the weekend when he addressed the members of the Conference of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) and Principals of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in Kumasi on Saturday and Sunday.
The meeting which is an annual event was to share with them current state of education in the country, discuss new development in the sector and answer questions on issues affecting them.
The meeting which were in two batches saw all SHS heads attending on Saturday while Principals of TVET institutions across the country also attended on Sunday.
He lauded the heads for their roles in the transformation of education in the country and pledged to continue providing the needed resources and urged them to work very hard to ensure that they attained the right results.
Don’t be a barrier
Dr Adutwum also cautioned the heads to desist from preventing first year students from enrolling due to the fact that some items on their prospectus had not been procured.
He indicated that “there is no way any student should be turn away from school because the parents have not been able to procure some items on the school’s prospectus, at least, let them come to the school and the rest could be procured with some time”.
The Education Minister lamented the addition of many other unapproved items on the school’s prospectus which in the long run lead to the bloating of the prospectus for first year students.
Dr Adutwum whom is also the Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe advised the heads not to do anything that would discourage or prevent any student from having access to education.
He urged the heads to let it be their goal of doing everything possible to create enabling environment for students to study and not to disturb them from their studies.
The Deputy Minister for Education, in-charge TVET sector, Ms Gifty Twum-Ampofo, reminded the Principals to ensure that students were well equipped for the job market and also let the schools pass through them and not the students passing through the school.
She also urged the Principals to spend time enhancing their capacity through reading relevant courses and books to support their effort at getting the best training for their students.
Presentations were made by the leadership of the Ghana Education Service (GES), National Education Leadership Institute (NELI), Free Senior High School Secretariat, Funds and Procurement Management Unit (FPMU), Ghana TVET Service.
I took time to visit my roots, my hometown Drobonso, my District and Constituency, Sekyere Afram Plains in the Ashanti Region to grace the occasion of Inter Schools Gala which was organized by Dagomba Circuit. I was humbled to have received invitation to sponsor the gala which I accepted.
I was privileged to donate many sports equipment and items to the Circuit towards the organization of the gala.
I could feel the euphoria and excitement from the massive crowd gathered at the venue after the end of the games. Parents, Teachers and Pupils were excited for the kind gesture I offered to the Circuit. This type of smile.
I saw on the faces of all stakeholders has been my motivation and the joy of kindness to humanity. I am ready to support the district at anytime if I have the means.
I thank the Leaders of the community, Teachers and Parents for the recognition. I appreciate my Team Members who accompanied me to Dagomba for such a memorable event. It shall be well, the battle is still the Lord’s 🙏
Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum, Ghana’s hardworking Minister of Education who doubles as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosomtwe Constituency in the Ashanti region was on Monday spotted receiving big cheers at the 66th independence celebration at Ho in the Volta region when he accompanied the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to inspect the parade.
Ghanaians across the globe on 6th March 2023 joined this year’s celebration held at Ho-Adakklu’s newly constructed multi-purpose stadium on the theme “Our Unity, Our Strength, Our Purpose”.
The well-organized celebration was attended by Special Guest of Honour, the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau and current Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), His Excellency Umaro Sissoco Embaló, and members of his delegation.
The first lady of Ghana, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the Vice president and his wife Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Hajia Samira Bawumia, Ministers of State, foreign dignitaries, Nananom as well as heads of various security agencies were among the tall list of dignitaries who attended the celebration.
Hon Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum
Both basic and second-cycle institutions and security agencies displayed their marching skills to the admiration of about 5,000 participants.
For many Ghanaians, the big cheers Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum received on such a big occasion were not surprising because of the successes he has chalked in the Education sector despite the challenges.
Dr Adutwum a few days ago revealed that over 500,000 BECE graduates have been placed in various Senior High Schools across the country under the school placement system.
According to Dr Adutwum, the number has increased significantly following the introduction of the free SHS policy.
The Education Minister announced this at the 2022 Presidential BECE awards in Accra.
Dr Adutwum said the free SHS policy has opened many opportunities for children to attain secondary education.
“The Free SHS programme has sent many students to various high schools in the country. When it started in 2017, there were 830,000 students enrolled in high schools across the country.”
“This year alone, we have a record 500,000 students placed in senior high schools across the country, and we are waiting for them to enrol.
That tells you the progress we have made these past few years.”
Records
It would be recalled that on March 6, 1957, Ghana gained independence after 83 years of British colonial rule – becoming the first sub-Saharan African country to obtain independence from Britain.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of the Republic of Ghana in his address called on Ghanaians to continue to seek progress for the nation.
According to him, “Our forebears were united and strong toward a common purpose of attaining independence. It did not matter which ethnic group or religious persuasion they related to, or their standing in society generally.
They recognized that colonialism did not collectively inure to their benefit. They were determined to end it, and indeed they did,” he explained
The president said the 4th Republic represents the longest period of stable constitutional governance in our history. “We should be united in the goal of protecting it, for it is only its free, democratic form of governance and the intelligent management of the economy that will bring the transformation Ghanaians wanted and deserve.
The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) wishes to announce to the general public that defaulters and private candidates’ registration for the 2023/24 service year is officially opened for Ghanaian citizens who missed the opportunity to do their national service in previous years after completing tertiary education.
Persons eligible to partake in the registration also include previous applicants who started but could not complete their national service, private applicants who are certified by accredited institutions, and Ghanaian nationals who have studied abroad.
Eligible applicants are thus, required to submit a letter requesting a PIN code or reactivation of PIN code, a certified true copy of School Certificate or Transcript, Evidence of Deferment Letter(if applicable), an Attestation/Introductory Letter from the institution attended, a copy of Ghana Card and a copy of Student ID with original copy for checks and for foreign students, a proof of study abroad.
All eligible candidates are required to submit registration documents to any of the Regional Offices of the Scheme or to the NSS Headquarters in Accra from Wednesday, 1st March, 2023 to Friday, June 30, 2023.
The general public is reminded that the National Service Act, (Act 426) of 1980 makes it mandatory for Ghanaian citizens 18 years and above who have completed accredited tertiary institutions to undertake national service to the State.
The former District Chief Executive(DCE) for Amansie Central in the Ashanti region.Hon.Nana Kwame Asamoah Boateng,has surprised parents and their wards with donation of approved prospectus items for Form One Senior High School(SHS) in the area.
Hon.Nana Kwame Asamoah Boateng (2nd from right) with his wife(1st from right) making presentation to beneficiaries
The items donated include ;50 Metal trunks, 50 Wooden chop boxes, ,50 packs of pillows, 50 pieces of students mattresses as well as 50 packs each of verna water and soft drinks all estimated at Thirty-Eight thousand Ghana cedis(Ghc 38,000).
The beneficiaries of the items were drawn from the home town of Hon Asabee (Afoako, community) and surrounding communities including Patase, Homasi and Asikasu all within Amansie Central in Ashanti Region.
Speaking to the media shortly after the presentation ,Hon.Nana Kwame Asamoah Boateng said the donation forms part of his immediate family’s small contributions to brilliant but needy students to enjoy Free Senior high School policy introduced by Nana Akufo-Addo led administration.
The donation was also to encourage and support parents to meet their awards approved prospectus items.
He encourages people in the area especially those who are well-to do to also contribute their quota to brilliant but needy students in their communities since government alone can’t shoulder the responsibilities providing quality Education to all school going age
This,he said could go a long way to enable Amansie Central produce graduates for nation building.
Hon Asabee as he is affectionately called in the political space said it was high time all Ghanaians especially couples cultivate the habit of extending a helping hands to those in need in their respective communities instead of caring for only their nuclear or immediate family alone.
“I wish to appeal to all families to endeavor to share a little they have with their community members towards building a better society”.
The former Amansie Cental DCE used the opportunity to advice form One students as well as continues students to take their studies seriously devoid of all acts that have tendency to thwart their education.
A number of beneficiaries’ students and their parents heaped praises on Hon.Nana Kwame Asamoah Boateng for his timely support and assured him that they would study hard to justify investment made in them to help uplift Amansie Central district and Ghana as a whole.Source: tntnewspapergh.com
Partners for Compassionate Services, a US-based non-profit-making organisation, has presented assorted medicines and a variety of medical supplies worth over Gh.c 50,000.00 to the Sunyani Technical University Clinic to enhance health care delivery to the public.
This support to the STU Clinic was initiated by the university’s Fundraising Officer, Mr. Desmond Oppong, as part of his broader mandate to solicit for various assistance that would facilitate the growth and development of the institution.
Mr. Julius Kwayie-Mensah, the Sunyani Branch Manager of Zenith Bank, made the presentation on behalf of the CEO of Partners for Compassionate Services, Dr. Yusif Addae, at a brief ceremony at the clinic on Tuesday.
Mr. Kwayie-Mensah said Dr. Yusif Addae is passionate about the health needs of people and would provide further assistance to the clinic to enable it meet the ever-growing demands of its clients.
The Medical Director of the Clinic, Dr. Vera Achiaa Darko, received the items on behalf of the facility and thanked the donors for their kind gesture.
