Elective ICT: End of Second Semester Examination - Form 2

Form 2 Elective Students should use this portal to access their End of Second Semester Examination questions.

Closing Date: Friday, 19th September 2025

Thank you.

ICT Online Exams: End of Second Semester Examination - 2024

 

Form 1 students offering Elective ICT should use this portal to access their End of Second Semester Examination Online questions.

ICT Online Exams: End of Second Semester Examination - 2023

Form 2 students offering Core ICT and Elective ICT respectively should use this portal to access their End of Second Semester Examination Online questions.

Instructions

• Core ICT exams consist of fifty (50) objective questions and should be answered within a countdown time of seventy (70) minutes
• Elective ICT exams consist of fifty (50) objective questions and should be answered within a countdown time of sixty (60) minutes.

ELECTIVE ICT - SECTION B

Elective ICT students in Form two should kindly download the Section B practical questions for their practical work. This section can only be done effectively using a PC or a laptop with internet connection.

Note: Students are advised to use any of the links below to download and install Sublime or Visual Studio Code software for their HTML coding. 

• Click here to download Sublime software
• Click here to download Visual Studio Code software

Closing date for the online exams is Thursday, August 31, 2023.

ICT Online Exams: End of First Semester Examination - 2023

Form 2 students offering Core ICT and Elective ICT respectively should use this portal to access their End of First Semester Examination Online questions.

Instructions

The exams consists of fifty (50) objective questions and should be answered within a countdown time of sixty (60) minutes.

Note:

The online exam portal will be available on Tuesday, April 11 2023 and will close on Friday, April 14, 2023.

Wishing you all a Happy Easter.

Free SHS Reentry: 2022, 2021 and 2020 JHS Graduates Who Could Not Enroll in SHS Should Take Note

BECE candidates who completed in 2022, 2021 and 2020 respectively, but could not progress to Senior High School due to unforeseen circumstances are qualified to complete our Reentry Form.

Prospective candidates should use this platform to submit their details by completing our online reentry form and download our Prospectus for onward processing.

Note: Students who failed or had nine (9) in English, Science and Mathematics subjects cannot get admission.

For more info or technical support, call:

024 311 5791   ||   020 909 1616

GES placed 343 Students of BECE Candidates at Tanyigbe SHS

The Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the 2022/2023 School Selection and Placement results for the 2022/2023 academic year.

Three hundred and fourty three (343) BECE candidates have been placed at Tanyigbe Senior High School out of five hundred students requsted by the school.

On Wednesday, 15th February 2023, the Computerised Schools Selection And Placement System (CSSPS) released one hundred and fifity (15) candidates as first batch of placement. Majority of the placement is through Self-Placement (Candidates who have not being placed by the CSSPS).

Meanwhile, parents and guardians have started enrolling their wards into the CSSPS portal through Online and campus (manual) means.

Below are the list of students placed and enrolled respectively at Tanyigbe Senior High School.

Online Exercise for Economics Students

Economics students of Tanyigbe SHS are requested to access their Economics Class Exercise 2 using this online portal.

You have forty (40) questions and should be answered within a countdown time of thirty-five (35) minutes. 

Instructions

• Login with your Full Name and the Class you are offering. Example: Andy Aligah, 3B
• Answer all questions by ticking and submit
• Click on View Score after submission

Online Class Exercise for Form 2 Elective ICT Students

 

Elective ICT students in Form 2 are requested to access their Class Exercise using this online portal.

You have fifteen (15) questions and should be answered within a countdown time of ten (10) minutes.

Note: Students are edged to go to the ICT lab for the online exercise or use any smartphone with good Internet connection.

Closing date: Friday, 3rd February 2023. No extension

Instructions

• Login with your Full Name
• Answer all questions by ticking and submit
• Click on View Score after submission

By: BB

Online Class Exercise for Economics Students

Economics students of TASHS are requested to access their Economics Class Exercise using this online portal.

You have ten (10) questions and should be answered within a countdown time of thirty (30) minutes. 

Instructions

• Login with your Full Name and the Program you are offering. Example: Andy Aligah, 2D 1
• Answer all questions by ticking and submit
• Click on View Score after submission

Core ICT Exams: End of Second Semester Exams - 2022

Form 1 students of Tanyigbe Senior High School are requested to access their End of Second Semester Examination - Core ICT online portal.

Instructions

• You must first login with your full name and Class
• All consists of 35 objects questions
• Examination questions will be available between Monday, 19th December 2022 to Friday, 23rd December 2022
• Students are advised to use a smartphone, tablet, or laptop (PC) to access their questions for onward submission.

Note: You may click on VIEW SCORE to view result after submitting

Elective ICT Exams: End of Second Semester Examination - 2022

Form 1 students offering Elective ICT should use this portal to access their End of Second Semester Examination Online questions.

Instructions

Section A consists of fifty (50) objective questions and should be answered within a countdown time of forty (40) minutes. 

Sections B and C also consist of project works respectively and should be done on a computer (laptop) with an internet connection - no countdown time required.

Section A: Objective Questions [50 Marks]

• Login with your Full Name and JHS Index Number respectively. Example: Ali Rashid: 070104705621
• Answer all questions by ticking and submit

Note: Exam scores will be displayed after submission 

Section B:  E-mail Application [10 Marks]

• Create an e-mail address at the domain name gmail.com for academic purpose 
• Username must start with any of the following: jet, zil, vil, don, kim and ends with your first name. Example: kimgilbert@gmail.com
• Use a password that you can easily remember. Example: your mobile number
• Use your mobile number for verification and authentication 

Section C: Project Work [40 Marks]

Answer only one (1) question from this section 

Project Work 1

• Open to Microsoft Word on your computer 
• Create a Table of Content of any Textbook available - only one page
• Save the project work as Table of Content with your full name at the end. Example: Table of Content - Ali Rashid 
• Use the  e-mail created (in Section B) to send your project work by attachment to e-mail: bigbrightway@gmail.com 
• Make a carbon copy of the project work to e-mail: icttashs@gmail.com

Project Work 2

• Open to Microsoft Word on your computer 
• Write an application letter for employment as a teacher in a private school
• Save the project work as Application Letter with your full name at the end. e.g. Application Letter - Ali Rashid 
• Use the  e-mail created (in Section B) to send the project work by attachment to e-mail: bigbright@live.com 
• Make a blind carbon copy of the project work to e-mail: icttashs@gmail.com

Note:

The online exam portal will be available on Wednesday, December 14, and will close on Sunday, December 18, 2022.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

Compiled by: BB Bright - 024 311 5791

End of First Semester Exams: Form 1 - Elective ICT

Form 1 students of Tanyigbe Senior High School offering Elective ICT are requested to access their End of First Semester Elective ICT Online Examination portal using the buttons below:

Instructions

• You must first login with your full name and JHS index number in each section.
• Section A consists of 40 objective questions which should be answered within a countdown time of 30 minutes.
• Section B is in a form of an essay and you are to answer three (3) questions out of four.
• Section C is to fill in all the blanks
• All questions should be done and submitted through the same medium
• Examination questions will be available between Monday, 18th July and Thursday, 21st July 2022 now extended to Thursday 28th July 2022.
• Students are advised to use a smartphone, tablet, or laptop (PC) with a good Internet connection to access their questions for onward submission.

Note

Examination scores and statistics for Section A will be displayed after you have submitted your work.

For any inconvenience, contact 024 311 5791 or 020 909 1616.

Thank you.

2022 CSSPS SHS Placement List Is Now Out

The Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) has released its placement list for Senior High Schools (SHSs) 2022 yesterday around 19:00GMT. So far, the CSSPS has released 423out of 640 students requested by Tanyigbe Senior High School.

As it has been done every year, the CSSPS places students bit by bit into the various schools until it places all candidates to their respective schools. Students who have not been placed in any school due to their grades can also do Self-Placement to schools with vacancies. 

Meanwhile, candidates who have been placed in Tanyigbe Senior High School can enroll online (CSSPS website at maintenance mode now) without going to the school to complete the admission process due to distance. This does not replace the normal admission process, you can still come to the school, if you so wish.

The online admission portal enables only students who have been placed at Tanyigbe SHS to fill the online admission form with online processing fee.

Kindly click here to find a list of students placed in Tanyigbe SHS but yet to be enrolled into the system.  We will update this list anytime CSSPS updates our placement portal.

CSSPS SHS Placement Checker Portal 2021 – www.cssps.gov.gh

CSSPS Placement Checker 2021 | The Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) result placement checker for Senior High School (SHS) 2021/2022 has been enabled. Candidates can now check their BECE placement result on the portal following the guide below.

The Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) has not yet released the 2021 School Selection and Placement results for the 2021/2022 academic year. This guide was only obtainable last year.

The Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) is a system used by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to place qualified Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates into Senior High School (SHS), Technical Institutes (TI) and Vocational Institutes.

HOW TO CHECK BECE PLACEMENT RESULTS ONLINE

In order for you to check your CSSPS placement online, follow the steps below:

• The first step is to ensure you have the placement checker, which we will be selling when it is available.
• Ensure that you have access to a computer that has Internet access.
• Using your computer, visit the CSSPS result checker online portal: http://www.cssps.gov.gh/ or https://www.cssps.org/
• Proceed to enter your BECE index number. It should be 10 digits. And also your year of examination. For example, if your index number is 1234567890 and the year of your examination is 2021, this is what you will input: 123456789021.
• On your checker, you will get a serial number. Enter the serial number found on top the scratch card in the field designated for it.
• Enter your PIN (Personal Identification Number) that will also be found on the scratch card you had purchased.
• After you are done, you then click submit. Be patient and wait for the results window to pop up. If you are successful, the CSSPS placement checker print form option will appear. Click on print to print out your form.

How to Check BECE Placement Results via Mobile SMS

If the above method doesn’t work, simply dial *447*160# to get your placement on your phone. OR

To receive details of their school placement: BECE Candidates can TEXT their 10-DIGIT INDEX NUMBER to short code 1060 to CONFIRM schools they chose for this year’s placement exercise.

For instance, if your index number is 1234567890, text 1234567890 to short code 1060 on all networks.

NOTE: Do not add [SPACE] anywhere, just text the 10-DIGIT INDEX NUMBER to the 1060 short code.

If that does not work each candidate can text their index numbers to the short code 1060 followed by the last two (2) digits of the year of completion on the following networks MTN, Vodafone, AirtelTigo and Kasapa.

That is you first text XXXXXXXXXXYY to 1060 where the ‘X‘ part represents your 10-Digit Index Number and the ‘Y‘ part represents the 2-Digit year of completion.

The process is not, however, completely fault proof.

You might experience some problems when going through this process.

The most common problem is when you submit your details but the system seems not to recognize your details. So when messages like this pop up “Sorry the Index Number, Scratch Card Number/PIN Number does not exist. Please look carefully and retype.

Do not panic you will get the placement form eventually. Try again using the same scratch card. Do not be tempted to buy another scratch card because the fault is not on the scratch card.

Some of the reasons you might be experiencing challenges printing your admission forms include:

• Large number: When a lot of people are checking their results on the website, it slows down. Therefore, you shouldn’t panic but just be patient
• Withheld results: You might also experience challenges if your results were received later than others. If the results are withheld, you can get them later so keep checking until you have them

Note: Keep trying since the systems might be very busy during peak times. If you are not getting any response then try at a later time.

 Source: GHstudents.com

Data Protection and Privacy Principles

January 28 every year is celebrated as International Data Privacy Day - an international effort to create an awareness of the importance of privacy and personal data protection. With the increase in data breaches and cybercrime internationally, data protection and cyber security are more important now than ever before. Countries across the globe, including Ghana, through the laws, regulatory frameworks among many others, regulate how organizations process the personal data of their citizens both home and abroad. In Ghana, the Data Protection Commission is the government institution mandated by law to regulate organizations to comply with the Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843).

Using digital technologies and digitalised data is increasing rapidly in policy areas, as well as transforming society, transforming how citizens, governments, civil society, and companies engage with one another. The subsequent attendant challenges are enormous, with automation, biometrics, ID systems, and other technologies being adopted swiftly. It is essential to assess the necessity and risks but, sometimes, these technologies are adopted with insufficient assessment. In particular, the adoption of new technologies may impose considerable challenges to data protection and privacy. For instance, ID systems and biometric databases may allow for certain links to be made between databases, including enabling interoperability with other government systems or information ­sharing across international borders, exacerbating the risks in terms of personal data protection. Therefore, although technically possible, the linking of different databases is not automatically justified, but must be balanced against an assessment of the inherent risks to data protection and privacy.

The right to privacy is an internationally recognised human right, enshrined in several international human rights treaties, widely ratified by many countries and jurisdictions across the globe. One of such treaties is the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights), and contained in many conventions at the regional level, as well as national constitutions and bills of ­rights.

Privacy and data protection are different rights, although intrinsically linked. The right to privacy is broader and includes the right to protecting personal data yet covers many elements beyond personal information. The right to data protection safeguards “the fundamental right to privacy by regulating the processing of personal data: providing the individual with rights over their data and setting up systems of accountability and clear obligations for those who control or undertake the processing of the data” according to the Privacy International. Therefore, data protection is essential to the exercise of the right to privacy.

Data protection and privacy work through key ‘principles’ that give individuals rights over their data. Some international data protection and privacy principles have formed the foundation or the basis for the enactment of laws, bills, and regulations by various countries across the globe. Below are some of them:

• United Nations Personal Data Protection and Privacy Principles
• Council of Europe (CoE) Convention for the Protection of Individuals about Automatic Processing of Personal Data; Convention 108 and later updated to Convention 108+
• Organisation for Economic Co­operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Data Flows of Personal Data referred to as the OECD Privacy Framework. 
• General Data Protection Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe (GDPR)
• United Nations Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files, UN Resolution 45/95

These instruments have influenced the development of national data protection laws worldwide, translating some data protection and privacy principles into domestic legislation that regulates the processing of personal information.

Core Data Protection and Privacy Principles

The various data protection regulations across the world set out principles for the lawful processing of personal data. Processing includes the collection, organisation, structuring, storage, alteration, consultation, use, communication, combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction of personal data. The principles are at the centre of the various enacted regulations; they are the guiding principles of the regulation and compliant processing.  

The core data protection and privacy principles which are stipulated in most of the regulations across the globe are:

• Accountability
• Data minimisation or collection limitation
• Purpose limitation or purpose specification and use limitation
• Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency or openness
• Accuracy or data quality
• Storage limitation
• Integrity and confidentiality or security safeguards
• Individual participation

These principles are interrelated and overlap. Each one contains several points of guidance, and it is essential to treat them together as a whole. While they can receive different names, the basic principles are similar across the different data protection and privacy frameworks.

The data protection principles establish the conditions under which processing personal information is legitimate, limiting the ability of both public authorities and private actors to collect, publish, disclose, and use individual personal information without the data subject’s consent. These principles also establish the rights that data subjects hold, such as the ability to determine who holds information about them and how that information is used. They entail several obligations imposed on those processing personal data–the data controller and processor–in both public and private sectors, forcing them to handle this data according to local data protection laws. Hence, and as stated by Privacy International, “A strong data protection framework can empower individuals, restrain harmful data practices, and limit data exploitation”.

 Who is responsible for data? What happens when things go wrong?

There are two entities that have control over personal data and/or process personal data: data controllers and data processors. The data controller is the natural person or the legal entity (e.g., government institutions, private companies, that alone or jointly with others, to determine the means of, and purposes for, processing personal data. That means that the data controller has decision-making power regarding data processing and is responsible for safeguarding and handling personal information on computers or structured manual files. The data processor is the individual or legal entity that processes data on behalf of data controllers (which is often limited to technical solutions–the ‘methods and means of processing).

According to good international data protection practice, and as seen in most laws, conventions, and guidelines, there should be several legal responsibilities and obligations imposed on data controllers and processors. Institutions that process personal data, in their capacity as either data controllers or processors, must be able to demonstrate how they are complying with data protection requirements, including data protection principles, fulfilling their obligations, and upholding the rights of individuals whose data they process. This is the accountability principle, under which controllers and processors must take all appropriate measures to comply with the obligations under the data protection regime. These obligations entail the acknowledgement of the data rights of any individual, such as the right to always access their data, have their data rectified if it is inaccurate and express objections if data processing leads to disproportionate or unfair results.

The author consulted the following materials which readers could refer to for further reading:

• Data Protection for Social Protection: Key Issues for Low- And Middle-Income Countries (GIZ Data Protection for Social Protection)
• General Data Protection Regulation
• Privacy Guide for Businesses–Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
• The Bigger Picture: Privacy and Work in the New Normal (Data Protection World Forum)

 Author: Emmanuel K. Gadasu

(Data Protection Officer, IIPGH, and Data Privacy Consultant and Practitioner at Information Governance Solutions)

For comments, contact author  ekgadasu@gmail.com  or Mobile: +233-243913077

Source: IIPGH.org

Akpeh Julius and Penni Rejoice support Former School, Tanyigbe SHS

Two former students of the 2012 batch of Tanyigbe Senior High School (TASHS) in the Ho municipality of the Volta Region, donated a 2.0 horse power air conditioner to the school plus undisclosed amount of money for the installation of the air conditioner. The air conditioner which will be installed at the school's computer lab is to help preserve the gadgets in the lab. Donating the air conditioner on their behalf, Mr Narh advise the currently students to learn hard so that they become useful to society.

Receiving the items on behalf of the school, the headmaster, Mr Solomon Bagmae thank the two former students. He said he was not surprised at all because the former students while they were in the school comported themselves and that has taken them where they are today.

Mr. Solomon Bagmae thanked the Mr. Akpe Julius and Mad. Penni Rejoice for their kind gesture and asked stakeholders to support the development of the school.

Mr. Bagmae urged the old students to support the school to solve some of its many challenges, including; fencing the school, construction of an Assembly hall, dining hall, and classrooms to speed up the school’s development.

He said the work on new bungalows for tutors had stalled since 2016 and the contractor had abandoned the project due to lack of funds.

He appealed to government and old students association to assist the school.

On the COVID-19 protocols, Mr. Bagmae said the MP for Ho central constituency, Mr. Benjamin Kpodo has also distributed large number nose masks to the school.

He advised the students and teachers not to flout COVID-19 pandemic protocols but to ensure the safety of the students and teachers.

Information Security Risk Assessments of Suppliers

Suppliers are entities (persons, organizations or countries) that provide products and or services to other entities. Suppliers are also referred to as vendors or service providers. Suppliers, in the context of this article refers to vendors, service providers, contractors and subcontractors.

Supply chains have become integral part of modern business operations. Engagements within supply chains require sharing of sensitive information and provision of access to information systems of organizations. This gives rise to information security (InfoSec) risks and can be very disruptive to businesses. It is therefore incumbent on organisations to work closely with suppliers throughout the procurement process (from onboarding to contract termination) to manage InfoSec risks. This needs to be embedded in the procurement / vendor management processes.

InfoSec Professionals need to be involved in the procurement process, with focus on high risk contracts to ensure appropriate controls are put in place to circumvent unforeseen circumstances.

Recent surveys have shown that, most data breaches are caused by third parties. Deloitte has reported that, between 2013 and 2016, 87% of businesses experienced disruptive incidents with third parties. According to Symantec’s 2019 internet security threat report, supply chain attacks increased by 78% in 2018. Third party vendor involvement was one of the major contributing factors to data breaches. Data breaches caused by third parties increased the cost of data breach by over US $370,000 (Ponemon Institute, 2019).

Recent breaches due to suppliers

Hundreds of data and InfoSec breaches have occurred globally through suppliers. The following are some of the major breaches in 2019 and 2020.

In 2019, personally identifiable information (PIIs) of about 12 million patients of Quest Diagnostics were exposed via its vendor named American Medical Collection Agency. 3 terabytes of confidential information of FBI were exposed to the public via Oklahoma Department of Securities. Cultura Colectiva exposed over 540 million records of Facebook users’ credentials and comments. Plaintext passwords and email addresses of over 20,000 Facebook users were exposed via a supplier by name At the Pool. Payment card details of several customers of Focus Brands Inc. were exposed via its point of sale (POS) device vendor.

In early 2020, thousands of Instagram credentials were exposed through its supplier: Social Captain. 1.7 million PIIs of Nedbank customers were exposed through its supplier: Computer Facilities (Pty) Ltd. Also, PIIs of General Electric employees were exposed through its supplier: Canon Business Services.

Standards, frameworks and regulations

The need to conduct InfoSec risk assessment of suppliers is an international best practise, adopted by several standards, frameworks and regulations.

The 2011 Information Security Forum (ISF) Standard of Good Practice for Information Security (CF16.1.7) states, “The information security status of each external supplier should be assessed / validated on a regular basis, using a consistent and approved methodology (e.g. based on an industry standard).”

The ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standard (A.15.2.1) states, “Organizations shall regularly monitor, review and audit supplier service delivery”, of which information security forms part.

The 2018 Bank of Ghana Cyber & Information Security Directive (Section 88 (1c)) states, “An institution shall conduct a risk survey of a service provider and/or business partner at least annually.”

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber security framework version 1.1 (ID.SC-4) states, “Suppliers and third-party partners are routinely assessed using audits, test results, or other forms of evaluations to confirm they are meeting their contractual obligations”

COBIT 2019 framework (APO10.05) states, "Periodically review overall vendor performance, compliance to contract requirements and value for money."

t must be noted that, contractual requirements or obligations of suppliers also include information security obligations, stipulated in contracts.

Procedure for conducting supplier InfoSec risk assessment

Figure 1 shows the general procedure for conducting InfoSec risk assessment of suppliers.

Figure 1: Procedure for conducting supplier risk assessment

Such assessments can be done remotely (through questionnaires) and or on the premises of suppliers. However, conducting the assessment via questionnaires only, may not be very effective, although it is a good starting point.

There are also third-party cyber risk assessment tools, which can be utilized to complement this process. These tools automatically collate and analyze third party cyber risk through passive scanning to provide a risk rating.

Importance of conducting supplier InfoSec risk assessment

The importance of conducting supplier InfoSec risk assessment cannot be overemphasized. The following are some of the importance of undertaking the assessment:

• It enhances the ability to maintain confidentiality, integrity and availability of organization’s information.
•  It increases the reliance and confidence in dealing with suppliers.
• It significantly reduces the exposure of information security risks to organizations, their customers, and suppliers.
• It provides organizations with competitive advantage.
• It ensures compliance to standards, regulatory and contractual requirements.
• It significantly reduces financial, reputational and operational risks to organizations.

Conclusion

Research has shown that, lots of InfoSec breaches occur through suppliers. Despite the huge security investments and controls implemented by organizations to safeguard themselves, they can easily be compromised through their suppliers. It is in the utmost interest of organizations and their stakeholders to ensure that, their suppliers are as secure as themselves.

Suppliers need to ensure that, InfoSec clauses/requirements contained in contracts with their customers are strictly adhered to. They need to provide full cooperation to their customers when it comes to such assessments because, it is also in their interest to be secured.

Author:

Sherrif Issah – (IT GRC Consultant @ Digital Jewels Ltd., and Editorial Board Member of IIPGH)

For comments, contact author mysherrif@gmail.com | Mobile: +233243835912

Young Ghanaian makes Solar Hand washing Machine to help Prevent COVID-19

A young Ghanaian manufacturer has manufactured a hand washing machine that u8ses solar energy to pump the machine to produce water for hand washing during the novel COVID-19 pandemic.

The young man who displayed his machine in a video said the system is used to help solve COPVID-19.

The machine has a solar panel that pumps the water as well as a liquid soap.

The soap is programmed to flow for 25 seconds purposely to help one soak the hands well with the soapy water.

The machine has an alarm that reminds the user of the number of seconds left for using the soapy water.

After 25 seconds, then the water flows by the help of a sensor, which prevents the user from touching the pipe.

Source: educationghana.net