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 […]

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6 d. ago Minority warns Mahama over galamsey, GoldBod and environmental collapse

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has warned President John Dramani Mahama that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, poses a grave threat to Ghana’s environment and democratic governance.

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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.

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1 week ago Ghana adds 330,000 jobs yet youth unemployment crisis deepens alarmingly

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-adds-330000-jobs-yet-youth-unemployment-crisis-deepens-alarmingly/Ghana Statistical Service reported 330,000 additional jobs between first and third quarters of 2025 on December 18, bringing total employment to 13.3 million, yet beneath these encouraging figures lies a disturbing reality that threatens social stability and economic development. Youth unemployment averaged 32.5 percent for persons aged 15 to 24, reaching an alarming 49.3 percent […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-adds-330000-jobs-yet-youth-unemployment-crisis-deepens-alarmingly/

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2 w. ago Teachers, nurses decline postings to Bunkpurugu over conflict – MP reveals

The Member of Parliament for Bunkpurugu, Abednego Bandim, has sounded a dire warning over the deepening humanitarian crisis in his constituency, where persistent local conflicts have led to a mass exodus of essential service staff, forcing schools to shut down due to a lack of educators.

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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 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.

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2 w. ago Afenyo Markin Warns Ghana Risks Being Left Behind in AI Race

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/afenyo-markin-warns-ghana-risks-being-left-behind-in-ai-race/Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo Markin says Ghana must prioritize technological investment over political retribution or risk irrelevance in the Fourth Industrial Revolution while other nations advance. In statements released today marking one year since the 2024 elections, the Effutu MP criticized government focus on political removals while competing economies invest heavily in artificial intelligence, infrastructure […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/afenyo-markin-warns-ghana-risks-being-left-behind-in-ai-race/

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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.

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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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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3 w. ago Minority urges government to tackle smuggling and protect local farmers

The Minority in Parliament has warned that unchecked smuggling of rice, fish, and other food products is undermining Ghanaian farmers and threatening national food security.

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3 w. ago Galamsey is killing our cocoa, our water, our future – Minority warns of food security meltdown

The Minority in Parliament is warning that illegal mining is destroying cocoa farms, poisoning water sources, and threatening Ghana’s long-term food security.

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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 […]

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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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3 w. ago 2025 WASSCE: Invigilation induced fear – Minority says GES explanation raises bigger questions

The Minority in Parliament says the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) explanation for the sharp drop in the 2025 WASSCE results raises more troubling questions than answers.

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3 w. ago Embarrassing and troubling – Minority shreds GES over 2025 WASSCE defence

The Minority in Parliament has launched a blistering attack on the Ghana Education Service (GES) over its response to the sharp decline in the 2025 WASSCE results, describing the Service’s justification as “embarrassing and troubling.”

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