Ghana introduces AI, coding and citizenship education in new curriculum

The Ministry of Education has announced major changes to Ghana’s basic school curriculum, with Artificial Intelligence (AI), coding, computing, and citizenship education set to become part of classroom teaching.

The revised curriculum, developed by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), is aimed at equipping learners with digital, practical, and civic skills needed in the modern world, according to a report by myjoyonline.com.

2026 BECE results to be released by July 31

According to the report, the reforms will also introduce changes to language instruction.

Ghanaian languages will remain the main language of instruction from Kindergarten to Primary Three, while Chinese will be offered as an optional foreign language and the teaching of Arabic will be standardised.

The new curriculum follows a review of the existing one, which identified learning gaps in Mathematics, Ghanaian Languages, and other core subjects.

Speaking during the presentation of the revised curriculum, Executive Secretary of NaCCA, Professor Samuel Ofori Bekoe, said the review resulted in four major structural changes.

One of the key reforms is the introduction of Citizenship Education as a standalone subject to strengthen civic values among learners.

“We did the curriculum mapping to identify what we have to do. Four major structural changes have been brought into this new curriculum,” he was quoted as saying.

Professor Bekoe said the new subject would bring together civic knowledge and values to prepare students to become responsible citizens.

“We are proposing that Citizenship Education should be the subject that will consolidate all these civic competencies and learnings that will make our learners functional,” he stated.

National Standardized Test will identify learning gaps, not fail pupils – Dr Apaak

He added that Chinese would not be compulsory but would be offered in schools with the necessary resources and trained teachers.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has been directed by the Minister of Education to complete its review within one week to ensure the reforms are ready for implementation.

MAG/MA

#TrendingGH: Watch Ghanaians react after Wontumi is sentenced to 20 years in prison