GES placed 130 students of BECE Candidates to Tanyigbe Senior High School

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the list of successful candidates of the 2018 Basic Education Certificates Examination (BECE) who had been placed onto the Computerized SHS Placements System.

In a statement issued by the Head of Public Relations of the Ghana Education Service, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, about Sixty-seven thousand three hundred and eighty two (67,382) students who have qualified to senior high schools (SHS) could not be placed under the computerised school selection placement system (CSSPS).

This the statement indicated was due the inability of the grades of such candidates to match with any of their school choices.

According to the GES, such victims have however been asked to do self-placement to get themselves into schools with vacancies; but the schools selected on self-placement cannot be changed.

The statement further indicated that 423,134 out of 490,514 qualified candidates have however been placed. Out of these numbers, One hundred and thirty (130) students have been placed for enrolment and admission to Tanyigbe Senior High School for the 2018/19 Academic Year.

Meanwhile, the placement lists of Tanyigbe Senior High School have been pasted on the school’s notice board.  Click here for the placement list 

Process for self-placement 
Candidates should:

• Dial *713*24# to buy a placement pin code of GH¢5.00 
• After obtaining a pin code log onto the site www.cssps.gov.gh
• Enter the ten digit index number and add 18 as year of completion. Example: 123456789000
• Enter the pin code details (serial number and pin)
• Click on submit and wait for placement to show up
• Print the form if you have been placed and send to school to begin admission process

Self-placement module 
Proceed to Self-Placement module on the same portal if a candidate has not been placed. Select a school by filling the following:

• Region 
• Programme
• School 
• Click on Submit
• Print placement form
• Send placement form to school to begin admission process

The statement said students placed on the Green Track will resume on September 11, 2018 whereas the Gold Track students will resume on November 8, 2018. 

The statement assured all parents whose wards could not be placed that a number of schools with vacancies have been uploaded on the portal and therefore the candidates would be able to make a choice without hitches.

The Ghana Education Service also assured that students with genuine concerns can visit any of the Regional Solution Centres at the Regional Education Offices to have their issues resolved, and that a Solution Centre has been set up at the Independence Square in the Greater Accra Region.

Volta Region: Nation-Wide Payroll Auditing to begin September 4

The Nation-Wide Payroll and Personnel Verification Audit (NPPVA) shall be organised in the Volta Region commencing from 4th September to 14th September 2018. Enumeration centres will be created in every district capital to facilitate the exercise.

All staff on Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) in the Volta Region are thereby reminded  to visit their respective District Assemblies with the following documents:

• Biometric Registration Form
• SSNIT Biometric Card (Original Card)
• Payslip (Recent) 
• Appointment Letter (Original and Photocopy)
• Recent l Promotion or Upgrade Letter (Original and Photocopy)
• All Academic Certificates (Original and Photocopy)
• At Least two of the following National Identification Card: Voter’s ID, Passport, Driver’s License, NHIS
• Approved Study Leave with or without pay(Original and Photocopy of approval letter)
• Completed Bond Forms
• Gazette or Affidavit for change of name. (Original and Photocopy)
• Contract Renewal Letters for Pupil Teachers
• Any other relevant documents relating to your employment

For further clarification or any other matter relating to the exercise, please contact Mr. Frederick Mensah on Telephone number: 0244695613

Source :EducationGhana.net

Tanyigbe SHS came Second in Cadet Drill Competition

Tanyigbe Senior High School took part in cadet drills competition organized by the Volta Regional Cadet for schools in the Central Zone under the auspices of the National Cadet corps, Ghana. The event which took place at Mawuli School on Saturday, 7^th July 2018 witnessed four participating schools namely OLA Girls SHS, Mawuli School, Kpedze SHS and Tanyigbe SHS.

These schools displayed a lot of military drills according to the designed format given them.  It was all nice watching these students with lots of zeal on display.  The judges awarded marks to the various cadet corps according to their performances.  At the end of the competition, Kpedze SHS came first, Tanyigbe SHS came second, Mawuli School and OLA Girls SHS came third and fourth positions respectively. Certificates were awarded to students for participation.

This is the first time TASHS has taken part in this competition and the judges congratulated them for a good job done.

Meanwhile, TASHS Army Cadet Corps is faced with a lot of logistical problems such as lack of riffles, boots, cadet uniforms and accessories among others.  The school is now appealing to individuals, old students, institutions and co-operate entities to come to their aid in order to lift the cadet to its highest height since it paves way for the students to join our security services in the future.

St. Peter’s SHS wins National Science and Maths Quiz

St Peter’s Senior High School finally gets the bragging rights as the best Science and Mathematics School in Ghana after beating West Africa Senior High School and Adisadel College in the 2018 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz.

The Nkwatia-based school emerged as the winner after thrashing WASS with just a single point. At the end of the final round, St Peter’s had 45 points, WASS 44 points and ADISCO losing with 39 points. 

Promising school, WASS has come far in this competition as they battled it all out with PERSCO and ADISCO to win but luck wasn’t on their side. They came from the bottom to the top leading with 41 points at the end of the fourth round.

ADISCO on the other hand, after being in the finals for four consecutive times lost again in the competition. Most people are describing them on social media as the Juventus of NSMQ. 

These three schools rose above over 400 schools to claim a place in the final to battle it out for the bragging right.

St. Peter’s SHS overcame its compatriots from the Volta Region; Mawuli School and Keta SHTS, in its semi-final.

Adisadel College booked its fourth consecutive appearance in the National Science & Maths Quiz final after beating local rivals, Mfantsipim School, and Ghana National College.

West Africa SHS knocked out defending champions, Prempeh College in its semifinal contest.

Adisadel College and West Africa SHS started off the tournament as seeded schools, while St Peter’s started off in the preliminary stages because of its relatively weak performances in recent years despite being regarded as a science and math powerhouse.

Only 11 schools out of the 475 schools to have competed have won the competition since its inception.

Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo has promised to host the winners of this year’s NSMQ at the Jubilee House in Accra.

Source: GhanaWeb

Government released GH¢35.9M to Schools for 2nd Term Free SHS Education

The Ministry of Education has released Gh¢35.9 million to public second cycle schools under the Free Senior High School programme to cover initial operational and administrative costs for the second term of the 2017/2018 academic year.

Speaking to Citi News, the Head of Communications at the Free SHS Secretariat, Josberta Gyan Kwakye, said the amount would cover about 489 schools.

We have released such an amount to the various secondary schools and it covers about 489 schools… the Ghc35.9 million that has been sent to the schools currently, is to cover the initial administrative costs for the schools for the second term.”

She also explained that the initial 20 percent sent to the schools in September 2017 “was based on raw estimations because as of the time we were releasing the funds, we didn’t have the exact enrolment numbers so it was more of an approximation.”

She said the Ministry has also paid GH¢3,392,031 as arrears for 264 schools during the first term.

“After we had been able to confirm the enrolment numbers based on the signed list that the individual schools submitted to the secretariat, we have now come to the conclusion that about [264] schools had some arrears to be paid to cover for the first term,” Mrs. Gyan Kwakye said.

Prior payments

In September 2017, the government released for disbursement half of the GH¢ 486 million for the policy.
That amount was to serve the over 400,000 first-year students who benefited from the Free SHS policy this 2017/2018 academic year.

At the beginning of 2018, the government also released GHc62,606,403, in three instalment payments for the delivery of food items to Senior High Schools in the country to the National Food Buffer Stock Company.

In terms of other notable expenses under the policy, the government set aside an amount of GHc80 million to address challenges relating to furniture.

Budgetary allocation for Free SHS ‘woefully inadequate’ – Ablakwa

National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has described the government’s budgetary allocation for Free SHS as woefully inadequate to support the programme.

According to him, government would need at least two billion cedis to support Free SHS in 2018, 800 million cedis more than the amount that was allocated to it in the budget.

‘You can’t run education with voluntary funds’

The government announced that it would set up a fund to receive voluntary contributions from individuals to support the implementation of the free SHS programme and the educational sector as a whole.

However, this plan has come under fire from the Minority who believe this is an indication that government does not have the funds to properly implement its much-touted programme.

And according to Okudzeto Ablakwa, the government cannot afford to rely on the voluntary funds as a source of funding for free SHS, as projections for those funds may not materialize.

Source: citifmonline.com

New WAEC Grading System for WASSCE

The West African Examination Council has released its grading system for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for both Private and School Candidates.

WAEC Grading System: This is the official explanation of the WAEC Grading System for WASSCE.

This article explains how the West African Examination council awards marks to candidates during WAEC examination.

This WAEC grading system applies to WAEC government exam and WAEC private Examination.

Here is the WAEC Grading System under the new WAEC grading system.

A1 is Excellent

B2 is Very Good

B3 is Good

C4, C5 and C6 are interpreted as Credit

D7 and D8 are interpreted as Pass while 

F9 is Fail.

A1 and B2 in the WASSCE means Excellent

B3 is B (Very Good)

C4 is C (Good)

C5 and C6 are D (Credit)

D7 and E8 are E (Pass) and 

F9 is F (Fail)

WAEC grading system and Interpretation (by Percentage)

Grade Definition

A1  -  Excellent     75% – 100%

B2  -  Very Good  70% – 74%

B3  -  Good           65% – 69%

C4  -  Credit          60% – 64%

C5  -  Credit          55% – 59%

C6  -  Credit          50% – 54%

D7  -  Pass            45% – 49%

E8  -  Pass            40% – 45%

F9  -  Failure           0% – 39%

GRADE NUMERIC     VALUE INTERPRETATION

A1                               EXCELLENT

B2                               VERY GOOD

B3                               GOOD

C4                               CREDIT

C5                               CREDIT

C6                               CREDIT

D7                               PASS

E8                               PASS

F9                               FAIL

Source: EducationGhana.net