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Mfantsipim School has a distinguished place in Ghana’s educational history – Vice President
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Mfantsipim School has a distinguished place in Ghana’s educational history – Vice President

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has praised Mfantsipim School in the Central Region for its significant contribution to Ghana’s educational development, describing the institution as an integral part of the country’s formal secondary education history. Speaking at the school’s 150th anniversary celebration in Cape Coast on Saturday, November 14, the Vice President said Mfantsipim occupied a distinguished position in Ghana’s educational history and deserved recognition for its longstanding contribution to the country’s human resource development.

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Education Minister appeals to Otumfuo to lead nationwide campaign against indiscipline in schools
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Education Minister appeals to Otumfuo to lead nationwide campaign against indiscipline in schools

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has appealed to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to lead a nationwide campaign against growing indiscipline in schools, urging traditional rulers to join efforts to restore discipline in Ghana’s educational institutions. Speaking at the 150th anniversary celebration of Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast on Saturday, November 14, the Minister appealed to Otumfuo, who was seated as a special guest, to spearhead the campaign in collaboration with other traditional rulers.

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Obuasi Sexual Abuse Case: No teacher will be shielded if evidence proves wrongdoing – Haruna Iddrisu
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Obuasi Sexual Abuse Case: No teacher will be shielded if evidence proves wrongdoing – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has assured that no teacher implicated in the allegations of sexual misconduct at Obuasi Senior High School (SHS) will be shielded from prosecution if evidence establishes their culpability. Speaking at the 150th anniversary celebration of Mfantsipim School on Saturday, November 14, Mr Iddrisu said the evidence currently available to the Ministry of Education pointed to what could constitute a prima facie case, but stressed that the Ministry and the Ghana Education Service (GES) did not have the authority to determine criminal guilt.

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Mfantsipim @ 150: Top 12 WASSCE-performing SHSs to receive GH¢2m each from GETFund – Haruna Iddrisu
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Mfantsipim @ 150: Top 12 WASSCE-performing SHSs to receive GH¢2m each from GETFund – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the 12 best-performing senior high schools in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will each benefit from GH¢2 million in GETFund support to expand their infrastructure. “I am also happy to announce on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama that the best 12 performing senior high schools at WASSCE will benefit from GH¢2 million GETFund funding, which will include expanded infrastructure, including the assembly hall of Mfantsipim School,” he said.

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Mfantsipim @ 150: Gov’t to build 10 model SHSs, upgrade 30 Category B schools – Haruna Iddrisu
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Mfantsipim @ 150: Gov’t to build 10 model SHSs, upgrade 30 Category B schools – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced plans by the government to construct 10 new model senior high schools across the country and upgrade 30 Category B schools to the standard of Category A institutions. Speaking at the 150th anniversary celebration of Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast on Saturday, November 14, Mr Iddrisu said the government, under President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, had completed its assessment of the Free SHS programme as part of efforts to reset the country’s education priorities.

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Education Minister promises Mfantsipim School a 66-seater bus as part of its 150th anniversary celebration
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Education Minister promises Mfantsipim School a 66-seater bus as part of its 150th anniversary celebration

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has pledged to provide Mfantsipim School with a 66-seater bus as part of activities marking the institution’s 150th anniversary. “I want to assure the senior school prefect that, for and on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama and the government of Ghana, on or before 1st January, I will deliver a 66-seater bus to Mfantsipim School as part of your 150th anniversary celebration,” he said.

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