4 d. ago Sonrise Christian High School records 92% tertiary qualification rate in 2025 WASSCE, far above national average of 60.35%

Sonrise Christian High School has once again distinguished itself in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) by recording an impressive 92 per cent tertiary qualification rate, significantly outperforming the national average of 60.35 per cent, according to provisional data released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The analysis is made with […]

Culture

4 d. ago 2024 defeat revealed governance and candidate failures — Bryan Acheampong

Dr Bryan Acheampong, a flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has attributed the party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections to challenges linked to both governance and its presidential candidature. Speaking in an interview, Dr Acheampong said the election results exposed deeper weaknesses within the party beyond campaign strategy. “We went to the […]

Politics

5 d. ago Report reveals disparities in Ghana’s health, demographic outcomes

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Xinhua, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/report-reveals-disparities-in-ghanas-health-demographic-outcomes/A new set of data released by the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed striking disparities in some key health and demographic outcomes. The District Level Thematic Reports, released on Monday, focused on birth registration, the double burden of malnutrition, the disposal of children’s stools, the unmet need for family planning among women in union, handwashing […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Xinhua, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/report-reveals-disparities-in-ghanas-health-demographic-outcomes/

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5 d. ago Vivo Energy Ghana Replaces Concrete Desks with Recycled Plastic Desks at Breman Fosuansa D/A Basic School

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, VEK, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/vivo-energy-ghana-replaces-concrete-desks-with-recycled-plastic-desks-at-breman-fosuansa-d-a-basic-school/Vivo Energy Ghana, the exclusive distributor and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, has donated a set of newly crafted classroom desks made from recycled plastic wastes to pupils of the Breman Fosuansa D/A Basic School in the Central Region, following a report by Starr FM revealing that children were using concrete blocks as seats […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, VEK, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/vivo-energy-ghana-replaces-concrete-desks-with-recycled-plastic-desks-at-breman-fosuansa-d-a-basic-school/

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6 d. ago 2025 WASSCE: Chief Examiners’ report reveals many candidates failed to answer application

The Chief Examiners’ report for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has revealed that a significant number of candidates struggled to answer application-based questions, contributing to the low grades recorded in the exams.

Politics

1 week ago We returned winners, not losers – Bryan Acheampong rewrites NPP’s electoral history

Former Abetifi MP and aspiring NPP flagbearer, Dr Bryan Acheampong, says the New Patriotic Party has never rewarded failure with repeated candidature.

Politics

2 w. ago EC errors, not candidates’, caused Kpandai rerun – Franklin Cudjoe

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has attributed the rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election to administrative failures by the Electoral Commission (EC), insisting that the candidates involved should not be blamed for the outcome.

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2 w. ago 2025 WASSCE Low Performance: The reality and expectations for academic achievement

The West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is a critical assessment impacting students' future educational and career opportunities; however, recent reports indicate a concerning decline in performance among Ghanaian students. In the 2025 WASSCE, more than half of the candidates failed to secure the pass grades required for tertiary admission: only 48.73% of candidates achieved the minimum passes in Core Subjects. These results confirm one of the poorest national performances recorded recently.

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2 w. ago International Standards Reshape Global Economy While Leaving Developing Nations Behind

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/international-standards-reshape-global-economy-while-leaving-developing-nations-behind/The World Bank released its World Development Report 2025 on December 11, revealing that proliferating international standards now affect 90 percent of global trade while delivering disproportionate benefits to wealthy nations and multinational corporations. The report titled Standards for Development represents the first comprehensive analysis of how standards governing everything from food labeling to 5G […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/international-standards-reshape-global-economy-while-leaving-developing-nations-behind/

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2 w. ago Mahama set to receive final Constitutional Review Committee report on December 22

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that the long-awaited final report of the Constitutional Review Committee will be submitted to him on December 22.

Sport

2 w. ago Ghana Education crisis deepens as WASSCE Results expose systemic gaps

The provisional 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), confront Ghana with a deepening crisis in secondary education. The catastrophic decline in core subjects, especially Core Mathematics and Social Studies, signals a failure to equip nearly half a million candidates with foundational knowledge. Only 48.73% of candidates achieved the minimum A1-C6 passes in Core Mathematics. These results confirm one of the poorest national performances recorded recently.

Events

3 w. ago WASSCE decline reveals deep gaps, there’s need to overhaul education system – Franklin Cudjoe

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, is urging a thorough reassessment of Ghana’s education framework in the wake of the significant slump in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, especially in Core Mathematics and Social Studies.

Politics

3 w. ago Examination Cheating Involves Teachers and Headmasters Says Bentil

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/examination-cheating-involves-teachers-and-headmasters-says-bentil/Examination malpractice in Ghana has become a coordinated systemic problem involving school authorities including teachers, headmasters and invigilators, threatening the credibility of national examinations, according to IMANI Africa Vice President Kofi Bentil. His comments on Saturday come as education stakeholders grapple with explanations for the steep decline in 2025 WASSCE performance and growing concerns about […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/examination-cheating-involves-teachers-and-headmasters-says-bentil/

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3 w. ago 4.6 Billion Still Lack Essential Health Services as Nations Launch Reform Compacts

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/4-6-billion-still-lack-essential-health-services-as-nations-launch-reform-compacts/An estimated 4.6 billion people worldwide still lack access to essential health services while 2.1 billion face financial hardship from healthcare expenses, according to the 2025 Global Monitoring Report released Friday at the Universal Health Coverage High-Level Forum in Tokyo. The report, jointly published by the World Health Organization and World Bank, reveals that progress […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/4-6-billion-still-lack-essential-health-services-as-nations-launch-reform-compacts/

Economics

3 w. ago This Saturday on Newsfile: Petitions against the OSP, EC heads, and 2025 WASSCE results

This Saturday on Newsfile, we step into a pivotal moment for Ghana’s democracy, education, and natural-resource governance. Three national flashpoints, all demanding clarity, accountability, and bold conversation.

Politics

3 w. ago Livestream: Newsfile discusses petitions against the OSP, EC heads, and 2025 WASSCE results

This Saturday on Newsfile, we step into a pivotal moment for Ghana’s democracy, education, and natural-resource governance. Three national flashpoints, all demanding clarity, accountability, and bold conversation.

Sport

3 w. ago Playback: Newsfile discussed petitions against the OSP, EC heads, and 2025 WASSCE results

This Saturday on Newsfile, we step into a pivotal moment for Ghana’s democracy, education, and natural-resource governance. Three national flashpoints, all demanding clarity, accountability, and bold conversation.

Politics

3 w. ago Limit mobile phone use in schools to improve student performance — Educationist on 2025 WASSCE results

Dr Abena Nyarkoa, Founder of the Nkunim Education Project, has called for restricted or no access to mobile phones for students in senior high schools across Ghana.

Politics

3 w. ago Mahama demands answers over WASSCE decline, orders urgent review of examiners’ report

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Education to analyse the 2025 WASSCE examiners’ report to determine what went “disastrously wrong” after this year’s poor performance. Speaking at the National Launch of the STEMBox for Basic Schools, President Mahama attributed the decline in results to years of neglect […]

Politics

3 w. ago Breaking: WASSCE 2025 Meltdown — Promiscuity, TikTok, and Poor Literacy Blamed for Mass Failures

Once upon a time in the Republic of Uncommon Sense, our WASSCE results glowed like a politician’s smile on a fresh campaign poster — polished, bright, and suspiciously perfect. For years, the grades rose like steam from hot tuo zaafi, rising even in schools where textbooks were rarer than affordable housing and laboratories were as mythical as dragons in Aburi Gardens.

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