Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Government of Ghana has publicly committed to ensuring that government officials do not use their positions to enrich themselves. Official salaries, however, are modest, especially for low-level government employees, and such employees have been known to ask for a "dash" (tip) in return for assisting with license and permit applications. [8]
It was established in Ghana by Ghana Education Trust Fund Act, 2000, Act 581. The GETFund is financed with 2.5% of the value-added tax or VAT and has to provide special financial support to public educational institutions under the Ministry of Education for development and maintenance of academic facilities.
Education in Ghana Ministry of Education Ministry of Higher Education National education budget (2018) Budget 18% of government expenditure General details Primary languages English System type National Literacy (2018) Total 79.04% Male 78.3% Female 65.3% Enrollment (2012/2013) Total 8,329,177 Primary Pre-primary: 1,604,505, Primary: 4,105,913, JHS: 1,452,585 Secondary SHS and TVI: 904,212 ...
The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is the main examination to qualify students for admission into secondary and vocational schools in Ghana, [1] and Nigeria. [2] [3] It is written after three years of junior secondary education. [4] It is administered by the Ghana Education Service under the Ministry of Education.
High School Students in Rural Ghana. A review of Ghana's former high school policies and operations led to the essential creation of Free SHS. Ghana's Ministry of Education, observed the lack of efficiency in key areas; access to education, quality of education, and education management. [4]
The Ministry of Education's main goal is to ensure accessible and high-quality education for all in Ghana. [8] This is achieved through policy formulation, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation, with a focus on meeting labor market demands, enhancing human development, and promoting national integration.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) was established in 1974 as a part of the Public Service of Ghana by the National Redemption Council under the National Redemption Council Decree (NRCD 247). [3] It was later amended by the NRCD 252, NRCD 357 and the Supreme Military Council Decree (SMCD 63). [ 3 ]
On 1 September 1968, the school was absorbed into the Ghana Education Service as a government-assisted secondary school. Its name was changed to Pope John Secondary School and Junior Seminary to distinguish it from other Catholic schools in Ghana named "St. John."