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1. The first Act of Parliament that established Ghana Education Service was Act

A. 274

B. 506

C. 778

D. 1049

2. Ghana Education Service Council was established in

A. 1974

B. 1976

C. 1992

D. 1995

3. Membership of the Ghana Education Service currently, is made up of all the following except;

A. Other persons that may be employed for the Service.

B. Teachers and non-teaching supporting personnel in pre-tertiary education institutions in the public
systems.
C. The personnel of the Ghana Education Service existing immediately coming into force of the current
Pre-Tertiary Education Act.

D. All members on the Government Payroll mentioned in the Pre-tertiary Education Act, 2020.

4. Distinguish between Scheme of Work, S, and Terms and Condition of Service,

A. S refers to classroom teachers’ job description while T refers to contract of appointment regulating
teachers’ compensation, progression, work ethics, discipline, etc.

B. S refers to contract of appointment which regulates the relationship between the GES and teachers
while T refers to the classroom teachers’ job description based on the syllabus.

C. S refers to the syllabus while T refers to contract of appointment which regulates the relationship
between the GES and teachers.

D. S refers to class teachers’ job description while T refers to the code of conduct for teachers.

5. The apex administrative authority in the Ghana Education Service is the

A. GES Headquarters

B. Board of Governors

C. Director-General
D. GES Council

6. Ghana Education Trust Fund (GET-Fund) provides support mainly in the area of ________

A. Administration expenses

B. Compensation of employees

C. Strategic services

D. Assets and investment expenditure

7. Pick the odd one out with regard to portfolios at the GES Headquarters.

A. Schools and Instructions

B. Special Education

C. Public Relations

D. Human Resource Management and Development

8. Ghana Education Service, as an agency under the Ministry of Education exercising its role as a body
that implements the approved national policies and programmes on education at the pre-tertiary
institutions falls under its

A. Responsibilities

B. Functions

C. Service

D. Mandate
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9. The first Act that established the Ghana Education Service Council established _______ Member
Council.

A. 12

B. 13

C. 14

D. 15

10. Which of the following is not one of the programmes that are currently run by the Ghana Education
Service (GES)?
I. Complementary Basic Education (CBE)

II. Secondary Education Improvement Project (SEIP)

III. Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE)

V. Pre-tertiary Education Management (PEM)

A. V only

B. II only

C. III only

D. I only

11. Which of the following correctly defines the core mandate of the Ghana Education Service (GES)?

A. To develop rational conclusion on education to be implemented by the Ministry of Education.

B. To formulate approved national policies and programmes on education.

C. To formulate and implement approved national policies and programmes on education at the pre-
tertiary level.

D. To implement approved national policies and programmes on education at the pre-tertiary

institutions.

12. Complete the following Vision Statement of the Ghana Education Service. “The Ghana Education
Service seeks to create an enabling environment in all educational institutions and management
positions that will
______________________________

A. Develop effective learning and efficiency in the management institutions.

B. Facilitate effective formal and informal education in the pre-tertiary institutions.

C. Facilitate effective teaching and learning and efficiency in the management of the attainment of the
goals in the Service.

D. Promote effective teaching and efficiency in the management of the attainment of goals in the
Service.

13. A written legal contract between the Ghana Education Service and Unions representing the
employees concerning their wages/salaries, hours and terms and conditions of employment is called

A. Conditions of Service

B. Collective Bargaining Agreement

C. Professional Code of Conduct

D. Professional Code of Ethics

14. In a learner-centered school, which of the following activities would the school head encourage?

A. Parents do design the curriculum.

B. Students do design the curriculum.

C. Teachers do avoid tests and other assessments because they demonstrate students.
D. Teachers develop lesson plans that use existing knowledge to construct new knowledge.

15. In accordance with Pre-tertiary Education Act, 2020, Clause 4 (1), “The Ghana Education Service, in
collaboration with the ____________, shall take measures to ensure that the District Education Office
takes responsibility for the provision of effective and efficient management of basic schools.

A. Ministry of Education

B. National Schools Inspectorate Authority

C. Local Government

D. National Teaching Council

16. Which of the following portfolios is odd at the GES Headquarters?

A. Special Education

B. Quality and Access

C. Schools and Instructions

D. Finance

17. Which of the following terms best describes a staff in the Ghana Education Service who was a
headteacher, but has been elevated to become School Improvement Support Officer (SISO) in his District
Education Directorate?

A. Re-posting

B. Transfer

C. Release
D. Posting

18. Which of the following in Ghana has the objective of equitable educational opportunity and the
prioritization of the disadvantaged in the society?

A. Disability Law

B. Inclusive Education System

C. Right to Education Principle

D. Girl Child Education

19. The following constitute special units under the GES except the

A. Girls Education Unit

B. Religious and Culture Unit

C. Director-General’s Secretariat Unit

D. Science Resource Unit

20. As established by Per-tertiary Education Act, 2020 (Act 1049), the tenure of office of members of GES
Council is

A. Two years

B. Three years

C. Four years

D. Five years
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21. Which of the following is paired with Mr. Stephen Kwaku Owusu, as the two Deputy Directors-
General of GES?

A. Prince Charles Agyemang Duah

B. Angela Frimpomaa Nkansah

C. Anthony Boateng

D. Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh

22. One of the students of a class hardly talks in the class. How would you encourage him to express
himself?

A. By encourage children to take part in activities.

B. By giving good marks to those who express themselves well.

C. By organizing discussions around classroom activities.

D. By organizing educational programmes/games which will make children feel like speaking.

23. Staff in the GES who are returning from Study Leave Without Pay will apply for

A. Re-engagement

B. Re-instatement

C. Re-posting

D. Posting

24. The above application (as in Question 23) will be granted by the

A. District Director of Education

B. Regional Director of Educational

C. Director-General, GES

D. GES Council

25. Which of the following reasons best explains why teachers should ensure that there are physical
pathways for students in the classroom? The pathways ______

A. Allow students space to work for themselves.

B. Make it easier for teachers to attend to individual student needs.

C. Make it easier for teachers to see the board from the back.

D. Make students less likely to become distracted.

Use the information below to answer questions 26 to 28.

You have been posted as a Municipal Director of Education in a newly created municipal. As the
manager of the Municipal Director of Education, answer the following questions (26 – 29).

26. Which of the following is a less important quality or attribute to have?

A. Competent

B. Innovative

C. Strict discipline

D. Supportive

27. How would you handle sensitive information of the District?

A. Create procedures for organizing, storing and eventual disposal of sensitive information.

B. Ensure that all sensitive paperwork stays with you so that nobody else has access to it.

C. Post it on the internal website of the District for only internal members to have access.

D. Shred it all and make sure you either burn them or recycle the waste.
28. Which one of the following reasons best explains why you should be flexible in your new leadership
style? You

A. On call for 24hrs a day.

B. Work with all GES District Directors as well.

C. Work with people from all walks of life.

D. You prepare the same several different ways.

29. In which of the following agencies/institutions in Ghana was Dr. Eric Nkansah working before his
appointment as the Director-General of GES?

A. Ghana Education Service

B. Ministry of Education

C. University of Ghana, Legon

D. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

30. A staff in GES has been interdicted for gross misconduct which will lead to his summarily dismissal
from the Service when the case is heard. Which of the following authorities in the GES will finally
approve the dismissal when found guilty?

A. District Education Directorate

B. Director-General

C. Regional Director of Education

D. Ghana Education Service Council

31. At the instance of question 30 above, if the teacher, after his dismissal, files an appeal in court, wins
the case, and has to be brought back to the Service to resume his post, but be transferred to another
school in different region, that process is termed as_____________________

A. Re-posting

B. Transfer

C. Re-engagement

D. Re-instatement

32. Who is the Secretary to the Metropolitan/Municipal/District Education Oversight Committee

(MOEC/DEOC)?

A. A head of SHS in the district

B. Coordinating Director

C. District Director of Education

D. District Chief Executive

33. Which of the following best describes the fundamental role of a Director of Education in Ghana?

A. Provide updated records on teachers to the GES headquarters.

B. Provide professional advice to the District / Municipal / Metropolitan Assembly.

C. Perform administrative roles in the District / Municipal / Metropolitan Assembly.

D. Lead the implementation of pre-tertiary educational policies.

34. The ________ of the Ghana Education Service is “To provide coordination and harmonization for the
effective and efficient delivery of basic education and senior high education in the country”.

A. Mandate

B. Responsibility

C. Object

D. Function

35. A school head who has misappropriated school funds may be sanctioned through all the following
statutes/laws except

A. Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663)

B. Financial Administration Regulations, 2004 (LI 1802)

C. Pre-Tertiary Education Act, 2020 (Act 1049)

D. Audit Service Act, 2000 (Act 595)

36. All the following are functions to be performed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) with the
exception of ___________________

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A. Be responsible for the coordination of standards and direction for the effective and efficient
implementation of approved national policies and programmes relating to basic and senior high
education delivery.

B. Advises the Minister on financial, human resource, policy, infrastructure, logistics and other relevant
matters to education.

C. Coordinates District and Regional Sports and Cultural activities in collaboration with the appropriate
and authorities.

D. Advises the Sector Minister on educational development and employment of teachers.

37. Which of the following is a committee of GES Council?

I. Finance and Administration Committee

II. Monitoring and Evaluation Committee III. Academic Oversight Committee

A. I and II only
B. II and III only

C. I, II and III only

D. I, II, III and IV

38. GES Council is composed of representatives of the following except I. Local Government Service
Council (LGSC)

II. Non-Teaching Staff of GES (TEWU)

III. Trade Union Congress (TUC)

V. Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS)

A. I only

B. III and IV only

C. IV only

D. III, IV and V only

39. At the Metropolitan / Municipal / Education Directorate, the Examination Officer is under the
jurisdiction of Frontline Deputy Director,

A. Finance and Administration

B. Supervision / Inspectorate

C. Statistics, Research and Data Collection

D. Human Resource Management and Development

40. The acronym “CEA” stands for

A. Complimentary Education Agency

B. Complementary Education Agency

C. Complementary and Education Agency

D. Complementary Education Act

41. A staff in the GES has temporarily been assigned at the National Service Secretariat through
documented process, but will return in few years to resume her post in the Service. This process is
technically termed as

A. Transfer

B. Re-engagement

C. Re-instatement

D. Secondment

42. An important first step in the process of formulating an educational institution’s is to

A. Identify the client segment served by the institution.

B. Evaluate the institution’s most recent performance.

C. Decide what the institution will be like 10 years from now.

D. Answer the question, “What is your business”?

43. A headmistress wanted her school to keep costs low. Therefore, as an example to others, she drove
her own car to school and furnished her own office with plain, steel desk. In this case, the headmistress
was displaying

A. Vision for success.

B. Emotional intelligence.
C. Commitment to her cause.

D. Astute use of power.

44. An argument is said to be a sound argument if it is a/an

A. Guarantee of the truth of its conclusion.

B. Argument with true premises.

C. Argument with a true conclusion.

D. Argument which completely valid.

45. Teachers could be made to be more accountable when they are given the

A. The training in teaching and examining.

B. Option to transfer to places where they want to serve.

C. Opportunity for professional growth.

D. Freedom to select content and methods of teaching.

46. Which of the following is one of the reasons by which personnel in the Ghana Education Service can
be transferred?
I. Upon request by the personnel.

II. In the interest of the Service.

III. For disciplinary purposes.

V. On promotion to assume higher office.

A. II only

B. I, II, and V only

C. I, II, III, IV and V

D. I, II, III and V only.

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47. A teacher teaches in a remote school where newspapers are delivered irregularly. With the
importance of keeping the students abreast with current affairs in mind, what is the best way to keep
the students updated?

A. Urge the pupils to listen to stories circulating in the community.

B. Try all available means to get the newspaper delivered to the school.

C. Gather back issues of newspapers and let pupils compile them.

D. Encourage the pupils to listen to the daily broadcasts from a radio.

48. As established by the Pre-tertiary Education Act, 2020 (Act 1049, both the Director-General and the
two Deputy Directors-General shall hold office for

A. Four years

B. Five years

C. Six years

D. Eight years

49. In the recently signed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Ghana Education Service and
the Representatives of three Teacher Unions on behalf of their members, the effective date is 1st July,
2024; and shall expire on 1st July ________

A. 2025
B. 2026

C. 2027

D. 2028

50. ___________________ shall provide strategic leadership for the implementation of education policy,
and provide technical and administrative direction for the achievement of the mandate of the Service.

A. The Minister of Education.

B. The Director-General, GES.

C. The Chairman, GES Council.

D. The Metropolitan / Municipal / District Education Oversight Committee.

SECTION B: TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS

Instructions: Answer all questions in this Section by identifying whether the statement provided is true
or false. Circle the letter that corresponds to the correct or best answer on your question paper.

51. The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, submits to the Chairman of the GES Council,
who also in turn, submits to the Sector Minister.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE
52. It is not important that School Improvement Support Officers keep their teachers’ lesson plan
notebooks.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

53. Within the GES structure, decision-making takes place not only within the GES Council.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

54. Transfers within GES is not an external exercise.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

55. The District Education Oversight Committee (DEOC) is a structure to facilitate community
participation in education.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

56. One of the objectives of 2008 Educational Reforms Programme is to enhance education sector
management and budgeting procedures.
A. FALSE

B. TRUE

57. Ghana Education Service (GES) and National Schools Inspectorate Authority are both mandated by
the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 to register and license all Pre-Tertiary Schools in Ghana.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

58. The Director-General of GES is appointed by the President in consultation with the Council of State
and Public Sector Commission.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

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59. The Board of Governors is the only decision-making body at the Senior High Schools

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

60. The Ghana Education Service has the sole responsibility of recruiting and posting in-service teachers
and post-secondary educational institutions.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

61. The re-appointment of a teacher who was on an interdiction as a result of disciplinary decision, but
cleared of all charges is referred to as re-engagement

A. FALSE

B. TRUE
62. One of the direct functions of the Ghana Education Service is to, “Provide and oversee education
delivery at the basic, senior high, technical/vocational school levels; and also, special education.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

63. In GES, Regional Directors of Education are on the same rank with the Divisional Directors at the
Headquarters.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

64. All members of the governing body of the Ghana Education Service are members in the Service.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

65. The functions of the District Education Directorate, GES, include the appointment of Board of
Directors for the second cycle education institutions.

A. FALSE (Regional Directorate)

B. TRUE
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66. In the Ghanaian educational system, basic schools are governed by Parent-Teacher Associations
while Senior High Schools are governed by School Board of Governors.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE
67. Guidance and Counselling at the GES Headquarters headed by one of the Divisional Directors.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

68. Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education is not one of the programmes currently run by the GES.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

69. The topmost mandate of the Ghana Education Service is to implement approved national policies
and programmes on education at the pre-tertiary and tertiary educational institutions.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

70. The Ghana Education Service does not submit to the Regulatory Bodies, but to its governing body.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

71. The Ghana Education Service is responsible for coordinating District and Regional Sports and Cultural
Activities in schools in collaboration with the appropriate institutions and authorities.
A. FALSE

B. TRUE

72. Act 778 has amended Act 1049 is the current Act governing Ghana Education Service.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

73. The Ministry of Education was exercising the functions of the Ghana Education Service before its
establishment.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

74. The two Deputy Directors-General of GES are part of the composition of the GES Council.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

75. Maternity Leave in GES is subject to approval by the GES Headquarters.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

SECTION C: FILL-IN QUESTIONS

Instructions: Answer all the questions in this Section by writing the correct answer in the spaces
provided on the question paper.

76. The third highest level management in the GES is the …………………….Ans: (District) Management.

77. Distinguish between Professional Code of Conduct and Professional Code of

Ethics …………………….. Ans: (Professional Code of Conduct are set of rules that regulate the behaviours of
personnel in the Service; or sternly stipulates the dos and donts in the Service whereas Professional
Code of

Ethics focuses on the principles and values behind certain behaviours, and why they are not important).
All explanations similar to the above will be accepted

78. As a result of re-alignment and reforms at the GES Headquarters, what is the latest Division b that
has been split into two?………………………………………………….. Ans: (Administration and Finance)

79. When a school head directs an investigation into a suspected fraud, the only authorities to impose
sanctions are…………………………………………… (SMC / Board of Governors)

80. Act 506 amended ………… Ans: (NRCD 247 or NRCD 357 or SMC 63). Any of them, you mark,
“correct”.

81. Which Education Act made Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Division an
autonomous body from the GES Headquarters?………………………………………………………….. (Pre-tertiary
Education Act, 2020 [Act 1049]
82. The immediate subordinates under the Divisional Directors at the GES Headquarters are the
…………………… Ans: (Unit Directors)

83. In the implementation of the School Performance Improvement Plan (SPIP), the Metropolitan /
Municipal / District Education Directorate is responsible mainly for ……………………………… (Improving
access and quality education)

84. The fourth lowest rank in the GES is ………………………… Ans: (Senior Superintendent I)

85. Complete the Mission Statement of GES: “To ensure that all Ghanaian children of school-going age
are provided with ……………. and ………quality formal education and training”. Ans: ([inclusive] [equitable]

86. Which rank qualifies a staff in the GES to be appointed the head of Senior High School?
………………………………………….Ans: (Deputy Director)

87. The bodies or committees that have been established at the local and district levels to foster local
community participation in decision-making are Parent Association (PA), School Management
Committee (SMC) and ……………………………………………… (Metropolitan / Municipal / District Education
Oversight Committee [MEOC / DEOC]

88. At the District Education Directorate, the Deputy Director in charge of Planning, Monitoring and
Supervision works directly under ……………….. (District Director)

89. Which body under the Ministry of Education has partnered the Ghana Education Service to help
children of out of school-going age to read and write? ……………………….. Ans: (Complementary Education
Agency)
90. The Ministry of Education’s Representative on the GES Council is the …………………………………………
(Chief Director)

91. Write the full meanings of the following as used in the GES:

i. DTST ii. GhLA iii. CHASS iv. COHBS

I. District Teacher Support Team

II. Ghana Library Authority

III. Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools

IV. Conference of Heads of Basic Schools

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