To be a teacher in Ghana comes with a lot of benefits although the majority complain about the monthly salaries paid to them monthly. The Ghana Education Service (GES) does not only pay salaries to teachers in the various ranks but also pays some deserving allowances to teachers. This post is to enlighten and encourage younger ones who have the interest to work with the GES as teachers in the near future not to give up their dreams because there are major benefits that many teachers won’t disclose to them. This article will mainly throw more light on teachers’ salaries and allowances received by teachers in each of the GES ranks. Firstly, let’s take a look at the ranks and their salaries and look at the allowances in the latter part. GES RANKS OF TEACHERS AND THEIR ATTACHED SALARIES The following are the ranks in the Ghana Education Service (GES). A rank is a hierarchical arrangement of positions in the GES. It is vital to note that in the teaching fraternity, workers’ salaries are determined by ranks.  There are ten ranks in the GES. From the top (Highest) to downwards (Lowest) are the ranks. Note that the salaries mentioned in this article start at Grade Base. Grade Base means the initial salaries the below-mentioned ranks receive but as time goes on, every year their steps increase with corresponding money addition. The salary levels start at 25.1, 24.1., 20.1, 18.1. 16.1…etc. Kindly note that these analyses were made in line with the 2021 Single Spine Salary Structure released by the Ministry of Finance. Director General Deputy Director Assistant Director I Assistant Director II Principal Superintendent Senior Superintendent I Senior Superintendent II Superintendent II Superintendent I Teacher DIRECTOR-GENERAL The Director-General is the rank highest in the GES. The rank is based on political appointment by a sitting government upon recommendations by the GES Council. This means that whoever is appointed as a Director General serves for a maximum of four (4) years and then leaves office with the particular government that appointed him/her. The Director-General of GES performs special functions which lead to the implementation of better educational policies in the country. Aside from the above, the DG of GES seeks the promotion, upgrading, and recruitment of graduates from both universities and colleges. The DG is also responsible for negotiating with the government for better conditions of service such as payment of salaries and allowances to teachers. The DG of GES is paid good allowances such as clothing allowances, travel allowances, etc. The salary level of the DG is 25 with an annual salary of GHS75, 050.10. Dividing the annual salary by the 12 months will be equal to GHS6,254.175. Hence the monthly gross salary of the DG of GES is GHS6,254.175. NOTE: Gross salary is the monthly amount salary paid by the Controller And Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) without any deduction. After deductions are made, the amount paid to you is known as the NET SALARY. DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL The Deputy Director-General is the next in command in the absence of the Director-General. In GES, there are two deputy directors. We have the deputy director in charge of quality and assurance and the deputy director in charge of management service. Their sole responsibility is to provide technical and administrative support to the Director-General which will intend to help the Ghana Education Service to achieve its targets. They, therefore, help to coordinate the activities of other divisions under the GES. The salary level of the Deputy Director-General of GES is 24 with an annual salary of GHS65,581.98. Dividing the figure by 12 months will be GHS 5,465.165. This means that the DD receives GHS 5,465.165 as a monthly salary. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR I The responsibility of Assistant Director I is to track the progress of policies implemented by the Ministry of Education. One will have to serve under the Assistant Director II rank for 3 years before qualifying to be promoted to the above rank. Before one can be promoted after he/she has written and passed the annual promotion aptitude test conducted by the GES. The average salary level of this rank is 20 with an annual salary of GHS37,600.45. Dividing this by 12 months will give you GHS3,133.370 as monthly gross. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR II The above rank serves as an assistant to Assistant Director I. They provide assistance to Assistant Director I as they help in discharging the duties and responsibilities. Before one qualifies for the above rank, he/she must serve a minimum of three (3) years as a Principal Superintendent in GES. The salary level of GES staff on this rank is 18 with an annual gross salary of GHS29,1999.72. This means that the monthly gross salary is GHS2,433.31. PRINCIPAL SUPERINTENDENT The Principal Superintendent (PS) rank is attained in GES when one serves for a minimum of 5-years or more under the Senior Superintendent I rank. However, persons who get recruited using their degree certificate are put on the above rank without having to pass through the senior superintendent rank. They are put in charge of managing schools in the circuits and they are also responsible for managing the classrooms. The salary level for the above rank is 16 with an annual gross of GHS23,852.14. Dividing this by 12 months will give you a monthly salary gross of GHS1,987.678. SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT I A teacher qualifies to be put on this rank when he/she has served under the senior superintendent II rank for four (4) years with encouraging work output. They are usually diploma holders from the college of education. Teachers under this rank are placed on the salary level of 15. The annual gross is GHS21,197.30 with a monthly gross of GHS1,766.441. SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT II Teachers who are diploma holders are rightly put on this rank after recruitment by the GES. They are mainly college graduates who graduate with diploma certificates. SALARY LEVEL: 14. ANNUAL GROSS: GHS18,837.96. MONTHLY GROSS: GHS1,569.83 TEACHERT his rank covers unprofessional persons in the GES. Unprofessional here mean individuals who did not study or read education as a course but have found their way to work with the GES. These can be individuals

Students of Bolgatanga Sirigu Senior High School has storm the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly to register their displeasure over lack of adequate infrastructure furniture and accommodation to create an enabling environment for teaching and learning. They also expressed concern over the combined class for the final year students to have tuition for the core subjects while their electives will be taking care of later. Speaking to Apexnewsgh.com they lament the situation is affecting the final year students who sit in the classroom without observing the social distance protocol. “Since we came, there is no furniture for us to sit and looking at our population, they said 3 students per one furniture and they asked us to observe COVID-19 protocol. Now we are crowded and there is no enough classroom for us to sit”. They presented their petition to the Municipal Education Director Stella Estella Kyeebo in the presence of the Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive Joseph Amiyuure Atura. Reacting to the petition Madam Kyeebo assured the students that the petition will be forwarded to the Regional Director for consideration. “You know that you did a wrong thing by taking the law or laws into your hands. You are aware that, the municipal director is there isn’t it? That is why you direct your petition to the municipal director. So, if you have challenges, why didn’t you come to me? Leadership could have come, if you hard challenges with your school or your teachers, you could have sent a delegation to the office. I have written several letters to Accra through the regional director about infrastructure of the school and they are working on it and we are following up”. She describe the timing for the protest as wrong and urged the students to employ other alternatives to seek redress Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

A retired educationist Robert Ajene has observed with worry the lack of consultation between the Ghana Education Service and Heads of Schools before issuing directives. He observed these directives impede smooth administration of schools and call on the Conference of Head of Assisted Secondary Schools CHASS to unite forces to resist these unanalyzed and unilateral decisions that seek to indoctrinate the educational system. Mr. Ajene’s comment follows the confusion where the GES issued directives to the Achimota School and the Wesley Girls High school but both schools rejected the directives. Achimota College refused admission for two Rastafarian students while the Wesley Girls High Schools prevent Muslim students from observing Ramadan. The former headmaster of Bawku Secondary School called for a revision of some of the policies relating to religions to reflect modern times adding that culture is dynamic and what worked in time past cannot be applicable today. Speaking on the Big Issues Morning Show on GBC URA Radio monitored by Apexnewsgh.com, the founding Principal for Bolgatanga Polytechnic now Bolgatanga Technical University expressed concern over the pool of frustrated unemployed youth in the society that pose a national security threat to the country. He said he is not surprised some youth have started a campaign to protest the unfulfilled promises and economic challenges in the country. He noted that the situation can be attributed to the failure of the educational curriculum to train the hands more than the brain. Mr. Ajene called on the government to equip technical Vocational training institutes and Technical Universities to provide practical hands-on training to create self-employed graduates as a way to solve the unemployment situation. Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093