The Ministry of Education has announced the rollout of Subject-Specific Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in Senior High Schools (SHS) across Ghana as part of efforts to enhance the delivery of the new curriculum while safeguarding the nation’s ethical and cultural values.
The newly designed apps are intended to support more than 68,000 teachers and over 1.4 million learners nationwide. Developed collaboratively by the Ghana Education Service (GES), the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), the National Teaching Council (NTC), the National School Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA), and the Centre for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling (CENDLOS), the project was made possible with technological input from Playlab AI and financial support from Transforming Teaching, Education & Learning (T-TEL) and the Mastercard Foundation.
According to the Ministry, the Subject-Specific Apps are built on Ghana’s curriculum materials, including teacher manuals and learner resources. They are designed to make lesson planning and assessment more efficient, aligning teaching and learning activities with national standards while promoting values such as gender equality, social inclusion, and respect for cultural norms.
To ensure effectiveness, the apps are undergoing a four-phase testing process:
- Technical Accuracy Review – Verifying alignment with curriculum content.
- Educational Quality Review – Ensuring sound pedagogy.
- User Experience Review – Testing in pilot schools.
- Regional Testing – Assessing readiness for nationwide rollout.
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21The apps are being introduced during weekly Professional Learning Community (PLC) sessions across all 712 SHSs, providing teachers with the opportunity to test the tools, collaborate, and share feedback. Importantly, the Ministry stressed that the AI will serve as a support system for teachers rather than a replacement for their expertise.
Training for over 7,800 school-based facilitators is expected to begin ahead of the full rollout in October 2025.
Speaking on the initiative, Munira Karim, Head of the Public Relations Unit of the Ministry of Education, emphasized that the project is geared toward continuous improvement and building trust among educators and stakeholders.
“The Ministry of Education remains committed to ensuring that the use of AI in education is locally led, ethically grounded, and focused on supporting teachers to improve outcomes for all learners,” she said.
With this move, Ghana becomes one of the first African countries to systematically integrate subject-specific AI tools into its national secondary education framework.
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