Requirements for 2022 National Standardized Test (NST) out for Public and Private Schools

Requirements for 2022 National Standardized Test (NST) out for Public and Private Schools

The Ministry of Education will organize the test for both public and private schools in 2022.

To ensure all learners in private and public schools who qualify for the examination are registered.

Schools have been called on to get the basic requirements ready for registration.

Basic 2 pupils will be expected to sit for the examination in November 2022 while those in Basic 4 will have their examination administered in December 2022.

Per information published by the GNACOPS, private and public schools are to ensure they register their learners in the respective classes.

Details to be provided are as follows.

1. Name of the School
2. EMIS Code for the School
3. Region
4. District
5. Name of the pupil
6. Class of the pupil
7. Age of the pupil

This means that every School should have an EMIS CODE.

The 2022 National Standardized Test registration is expected to be smooth for all schools. To achieve that, schools must take proactive steps to get the details required ready ahead of the commencement of the registration.

Mode of Registration and Period for the 2022 National Standardized Test (NST)

The mode of registration will strictly be online and the whole registration period would end on 27th September 2022. Private schools would register strictly through the support of their various Associations. And public schools would also register strictly through the support of GES.

Registration links would be prepared and shared as soon as practicable.

Cost:

The government of Ghana is absorbing part of the cost and private schools are also paying for the rest of the cost.

The amount and registration link will soon be announced.

Pursuant to the implementation of NST in all schools, ie (Public Basic Schools and Private Basic Schools) the Ministry of Education through the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has on the 14th day of September 2022, instituted a Technical Working Group (TWG) to oversee the smooth implementation of 2022 NST for Basic 2 and Basic 4 pupils across the country.

The composition of this TWG is industrial players being selected from Private Education Sector Associations, Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, National Schools Inspectorate Authority, West Africa Examination Council and National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.

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Basic 2 NST for this year will take place in the month of November 2022.

Basic 4 NST for this year has been slated for the month of December 2022.

The government of Ghana is absorbing part of the cost to be paid by private schools. This means private schools will pay a subsidized fee, while public schools will take the assessment for free.  The amount and registration link will soon be announced.

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Schools are to expect further details for the more details for the 2022 National Standardized Test registration.

For any information, private schools are to kindly contact these numbers;

1. Mr. Abu Morrison
   Director of Operations

– National Secretariat GNACOPS
+233244418283

1. Mr. Samuel Osei
   General Service and Finance-National Secretariat GNACOPS
   +233249472776