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Form 3 student stabs maths teacher to death with compass

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When the news broke that a  form 3 student had stabbed his maths teacher to death with a compass, many wondered how such a thing could occur. The sad incident happened during a maths class lesson. According to sources, the 15-year-old form 3 student had pre-planned to harm the teacher. Following some misunderstandings in earlier encounters, he vowed to kill the teacher. READ:  BECE Candidates Excited: No Cut-Off Point for SHS- GES Students in school today are becoming violent and aggressive in an attempt to have their way when teachers begin to be firm with tules and regulations governing conduct and behaviours acceptable within the school environment. This sad event occurred in  Cameroon in a Government High School in Nkolbisson. The news was first shared on twitter and read  “So this young Secondary school Maths teacher, Mr Ndjomi Tchakounté Maurice, was stabbed to death in class today by a student. I can’t even begin to imagine the pain of his family and loved
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Free SHS: WAEC must not drop the WASSCE 2020 question standard

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As the 2020 WASSCE gets closer, for the first batch of the Free SHS students, WAEC must not drop the WASSCE 2020 question standards and its total quality standards. WAEC has made a name for its self as an examining body that does not drop the quality standards of its examinations no matter the prevailing government policies on education. This is commendable for the independent examining body. The WASSCE 2020 examination to be written by the first batch of Free SHS students must meet the same standards if we are to fairly access the quality of students’ performance and the policy implemented by the Akuffo Addo government after the examination. MUST-READ:  2020 WASSCE Failure Rate- Boom for remedial schools, apprenticeship foreseen The government of Ghana has in the past three months has continuously put in place very proactive measures aimed at helping students in their final year excel in the examination. These control measures are worth the effort however, the
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WAEC withholds results of 48,855 candidates as 2019 WASSCE is released

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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results for the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Council, in a statement, said it will soon dispatch the results to the various schools and candidates can contact the heads of their schools for their results. However, the entire results of 48,855 candidates have been withheld pending the conclusion of investigations into various cases of examination malpractices detected during and after the conduct of the examination. Top Stories On Myjoyonline.com(29-7-19) These misconducts include sending foreign materials such as prepared notes, printed materials and mobile phones to the examination hall. Others are collusion among candidates and planned cheating which occurred with the connivance of some supervisors and school authorities. The 2019 figure represents an increase from last
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2019 WASSCE Results leaked on social media, WAEC and GES must come clean

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The West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) result an official information that only the WAEC and its staff have access to until it is officially released by the council has made its way into the public domain. Newsghana24.com has hidden some information on the picture taken from the source to respect the privacy of candidates. The results out in the public domain has over 100 candidates from two schools and names of two examiners. WASSCE 2019 Leaked results The official document, bearing the logo of WAEC and the list of name of candidates and their grades obtained were shared via whatsapp. Some of the lists have the names of schools that sat for the WASSCE 2019 as well as the examiner who marked the scripts. WAEC must wake up from the comma and resurrect quickly. At least the results of one big private school is out there. They boast as being the place where results are made and students hardly fail. They have branches scattered acro
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GES approves subjects for study leave

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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has approved some subjects for study leave without pay for the 2019/2020 academic year. In a press statement issued to the Ghana News Agency and signed by Ms Cassandra Twum Ampofo, Head of Public Relations of the Service, the approved subjects applied to both teaching and non-teaching staff. The subjects include Physical Education, Information Communication Technology, French, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Integrated Science. ADVERTISEMENT Others are Special Education, Guidance and Counselling, Ghanaian Language, Early Childhood, Visual Arts, History, Geography, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Technical Programmes, among others. Subjects such as supply and logistics, laboratory technician, library information studies are also included. The Statement, however, indicated that technical programmes did not include vocational programmes. Source:  ghananewsagency.org
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Don’t party hard – Police to BECE students

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Superintendent Sheila Buckman, Director of Police Public Affairs ADVERTISEMENT Discount on your flight to the US or Europe Book via this link and receive  US$ 50  discount! The Ghana Police Service has cautioned Junior High School (JHS) students who have just completed the Basic Educate Certificate Examination (BECE) to be guarded in celebrating their achievement. A total of 517,332 students, comprising 263,616 males and 253,716 females sat for the exam which begun on Monday, 10 June and ended today, Friday, 14 June 2019. The police administration, in a statement, said: “It has been observed from previous years that some JHS graduates indulge in drug and alcohol abuse and other acts that lead to crimes and injuries, and in some cases, death at the beaches among others.” ADVERTISEMENT “Beach revellers, night club patrons and such others are to be careful to avoid injuries and breaching the law,” the statement added. Parents and guardians have also been a
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Theodosia Jackson urges BECE candidates to strive for excellence

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Principal of Jackson College of Education, Theodosia Jackson ADVERTISEMENT Discount on your flight to the US or Europe Book via this link and receive  US$ 50  discount! Theodosia Jackson, the Principal of Jackson College of Education has advised this year's Basic Education Certificate candidates to refrain from any form of examination malpractice to avoid cancellation of papers. The veteran educationists further admonished them to aim at earning their certificates honestly and on merit. She gave the advice at a press briefing in Kumasi to exhort the candidates to a sterling performance in their first ever external examination. ADVERTISEMENT The Principal who doubles as counsellor asked parents to create a congenial atmosphere at home for their wards and lighten chores during the examination period. "Parents should reduce household chores to enable their wards have enough time to prepare for each day's battle," Mrs. Jackson advised.
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