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The Girls' Education Unit was created under the Ghana Education Service in 1997 to improve access to quality education for girls, and Girls' Education Officers are stationed across all the 170 districts in the country to support its effort on a local level. In its 2018-2030 Education Strategic Plan, gender equality remains a central topic. [1]
Education in Ghana Ministry of Education Ministry of Higher Education National education budget (2018) Budget 18% of government expenditure General details Primary languages English System type National Literacy (2018) Total 79.04% Male 78.3% Female 65.3% Enrollment (2012/2013) Total 8,329,177 Primary Pre-primary: 1,604,505, Primary: 4,105,913, JHS: 1,452,585 Secondary SHS and TVI: 904,212 ...
A study don by Mahama & Nkegbe found that urban schools in Ghana averaged two boys for every one girl. [5] In both rural and urban areas, boys are preferred over girls for school enrollment. [5] Based on household populations, about 50% of men and only 29% of women have attained secondary schooling or higher. [17]
Pages in category "Girls' schools in Ghana" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The school was established in 1984 as a private institution called Mamfe State College. However, due to financial, administrative and staffing problems, in 1988 the school was handed over to the Methodist Church Ghana, as a result it was renamed to Methodist High School. Government absorbed the school into the public system in January 1993. [5]
Wesley Girls' High School (WGHS) is an educational institution for girls in Cape Coast in the Central region of Ghana. [1] It was founded in 1836 by Harriet Wrigley, the wife of a Methodist minister. [2] The school is named after the founder of Methodism, John Wesley.
Between 2011 and 2015, the school cleared the top awards in two categories in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) winning Best in Mathematics and Science. Also in 2015, the school won the three top awards in the National Best School and Best Teacher Awards for the Senior High School Division for the Eastern Region. [4]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is a government agency under the Ministry of Education responsible for implementing government policies that ensure that Ghanaians of school-going age irrespective of their ethnicity, gender, disability, religious and political dispositions receive quality formal education. The Ghana Education Service is ...