The Ghana Education Service (GES) has confirmed that the nationwide teacher promotion examinations will take place next week on Monday and Tuesday, under strict guidelines that exclude any candidate without an official index number. In a statement dated December 26 and signed by Acting Deputy Director-General, Prof. Smile Dzisi, the Service assured teaching staff that “the promotion examinations will be conducted as scheduled.”
The exams are scheduled for Assistant Director II and Principal Superintendent candidates on Monday, December 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Assistant Director I and Deputy Director candidates will sit for their papers the following day, Tuesday, December 30, during the same three-hour morning session.
GES management emphasised that the shortlisting process was carried out “strictly in accordance with approved eligibility criteria and documentation requirements,” noting that some applications were therefore not considered. All shortlisted candidates have reportedly received official SMS notifications containing their Staff ID, Index Number, and designated Examination Centre.
The statement outlined a clear and uncompromising rule for exam day access. “Only candidates who have been issued index numbers are permitted to report to examination centres to write the examination,” it stated, warning that “teachers who have not received an official SMS and have not been issued an index number must not report to any examination centre.”
It further explained that “the examinations will be conducted strictly by index number; consequently, any candidate without an index number will not be allowed to write the examination.”
However, a recourse was provided for teachers who believe they were wrongly omitted. Those who obtained their last promotion in or before 2021 and met the qualifications but neither received an SMS nor found their name on the official shortlists at regional or district offices are instructed to submit their last promotion letter and proof of application for the current cycle to their regional education office “to enable the service to address any legitimate cases of omission.”
On the examination day, candidates will be required to present a valid National Identification Card and ensure that their Staff ID and Index Number are clearly written on all answer sheets. The Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged strict adherence to these directives, emphasising that compliance will guarantee “a smooth, credible, and well-coordinated promotion exercise.”
The Service further advised that all inquiries should be directed to its officially designated phone lines and email addresses, stressing that “any additional communication will be issued solely through official GES channels.
Source: Karen Tei
