GES Releases Capitation Grant For First Term Of 2026/2027 Academic Year

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the Capitation Grant for the first term of the 2026/2027 academic year.

This was contained in a letter dated October 16, 2026, signed by the Deputy Director-General (Quality and Access), Munawaru Issahahaque (PhD), for the Director-General, and addressed to all Regional Directors of Education.

According to the letter, the grant for the first term has been transferred to the various accounts of the District Education Directorates for onward disbursement to schools.

The funds transferred to the District Account include the Sports and Culture component for District Offices, while the Regional (Sports and Culture) components have been transferred to the various designated accounts of the Regional offices.

The GES has directed Regional Directors to ensure that the funds are transferred to the schools on or before Friday, 30th October, 2026, to enable Heads of Basic Schools to operate seamlessly.

The Service added that a team from the Headquarters will be visiting the regions for monitoring in the first week of November 2026, and urged Regional Directors to ensure the funds are transferred to the schools immediately.

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