GES Releases Promotion Results; At least 31% Failed

The Ghana Education Service has released the 2023 Teacher Promotion examination results. The Ghana Examination was conducted in February, this year.

Out of 80,810 candidates who took the test, 55,917 candidates representing 69% were successful. This means 31% representing 24,893 teachers failed.

• The grades involved are:
  Deputy Director
• Assistant Director I
• Assistant Director II
• Principal Superintendent

For the Deputy Director grade, 8,565 candidates took the test, out of which 4,655 representing 54% passed.

For Assistant Director I grade, 25,556 candidates took the test out of which 21,749 representing 85% were successful.

Candidates who sat for the promotion to Assistant Director Il grade were 40,020 out of which 24,581 representing 61% passed.

For the Principal Superintendent grade, a total of 6,668 candidates sat for the test out of which 74% being 4,932 candidates were successful.

According to the Ghana Education Service, a text message will be sent to all candidates who sat for the exams to indicate whether they were successful
or not.

Also the Ghana Education Service revealed that the promotion website will NOT be accessible this year. Formal promotion letters will be released in due course.

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How to check GES promotion result

To check the results of the GES promotion results, follow the procedure below. Note that, it will cost GHS10.00 to access the result online per candidate.

1. Visit GES Promotion Portal via https://gespromotions.gov.gh

2. Click on Buy eVoucher Card

Fill in the appropriate details and confirm the payment on your mobile device

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3. Proceed to the Promotions Login Page and enter your Staff ID and the eVoucher code you received on your mobile device.

4. Finally, click on Submit to access your promotion status

Teachers who did not make the pass mark would have another opportunity to re-sit the examination during the next sitting.

One key benefit of passing the GES aptitude test for promotion part from the increase in salary is that it positions the qualified applicant to take up leadership roles in the service. These leadership roles include becoming Assistant Headmaster, Headmaster, and others