The Management of the Ghana Education Service, has outlined the categories of teachers in the Service who qualify to take responsibility allowance.
The issue of non-payment of GES responsibility allowance has been on the lips of teachers for quite a while now.
Teachers who are supposed to enjoy responsibility allowance have for some time, not been put on their rightful place to qualify them for their allowance.
However, according to the Management of the Service not all teachers are entitled to GES responsibility allowance.
The Service has stated that out of the total 350,000 Ghana Education Service teachers on payroll, only 35,512 qualify for responsibility allowance.
Explaining further, GES has outlined 9 categories of teachers in the Service who qualify for this allowance.
Categories of teachers who qualify for responsibility allowance in GES
Head teachers in Primary
Head teachers in Kindergarten
Head teachers in Junior High Schools
Headmasters in Senior High Schools
Headmistresses in Senior High Schools
Housemasters in Senior High Schools
Housemistress in Senior High Schools
Senior Housemasters/mistress in Senior High Schools
Form Masters/mistress in Senior High Schools
Source: GESHub.org
