Colleges of Education, Ghana Admission Into the Forty-Six (46) Public Colleges of Education for the 2025/2026 Academic Year

Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for admission into the FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (B.Ed) DEGREE PROGRAMMES

in the Forty-Six (46) Public Colleges of Education in Ghana for the 2025/2026

academic year.

Admission Requirements:

  1. WASSCE /SSSCE Applicants

The general admission requirements into the 4-Year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) Programme are as follows:

  1. WASSCE Holders: CREDIT PASSES (A1-C6) in six (6) subjects comprising Three (3) Core subjects, including English Language, Core Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies and Three

(3) Elective subjects relevant to the course of study.

  1. SSSCE Holders: CREDIT PASSES (A-D) in six (6) subjects comprising Three

(3) Core subjects, including English Language, Core Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies, and Three (3) Elective subjects relevant to the course of study.

Note: Candidates who are yet to write either the 2025 WASSCE or TVET Certificate II Examinations can also apply as awaiting result applicants.

  • General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advance Level Applicants. Applicants must:

Have passes in three (3) subjects (at least, one of the passes should be Grade D or better), and also have credit passes (Grade 6) in five GCE Ordinary Level subjects including English Language, Mathematics, and a Science subject

or a Social Science subject.

  • Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE) Applicants. Applicants must:

Have passes in three (3) subjects (at least, one of the passes should be Grade D or better).

Have credit passes in five (5) subjects, including English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies in the General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE).

  • Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Applicants

Applicants must:

  1. Have TVET Certificate II Examinations with Lower Credit (C-) or better in six (6) subjects made up of three (3) core subjects which include English, Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies, and three (3) relevant Elective Subjects.
    1. Possess Certificate II in three (3) relevant trade areas awarded by Technical Examinations Unit (TEU), National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI), City & Guilds, and other authorised awarding bodies in addition to NABPTEX Certificate II in lieu of passes in English and Mathematics.
    2. Have National Board for Professional and Technicians Examinations (NABPTEX) certificate II in relevant trade areas in addition to three

(3) credit passes in WASSCE/SSSCE core subjects, including English and Mathematics.

  1. Possess a National Certificate II qualification in Competency Based Training (CBT) in a relevant trade area awarded by TEU) on the National TVET Qualification Framework (NTVETQF).
  2. Foreign Qualifications

All foreign qualifications should be referred to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for the determination of equivalences and eligibility for admission into the Colleges of Education in Ghana.

Note: The American SAT, TOEFL, etc. cannot in themselves be acceptable as entry qualifications into Ghanaian tertiary educational institutions.

  • The Bachelor of Education Programmes currently offered in the Colleges of Education are the following:
  1. 4-year Bachelor of Education in Early Grade Education
  2. 4- year Bachelor of Education in Primary Education
  3. 4-year Bachelor of Education in Junior High School (JHS) Education

Note: The JHS option provides applicants with the opportunity to specialize in a particular subject area to enable them teach at the JHS level after graduation. The subjects include Science, Agric. Science, Mathematics, ICT, Home Economics, Music, Visual Arts, Social Studies, Geography, History, English, Ghanaian Language (Dagbani, Gonja), French.

  • Online Application Procedure:
  • Applicants can make a payment of Three Hundred Ghana Cedis (GHS350.00) into the Colleges of Education, Ghana Account at any branch of the Consolidated Bank, Ghana (CBG) Limited.
  • Applicants can also make payment through mobile money wallet: Tigo Cash, Vodafone cash, Airtel Money, and MTN Mobile Money by dialing short code *924*8# from all networks.

Upon payment, applicants will receive the following key information:

  1. Personal Identification Number (PIN).
  2. An Admission Application Serial Number.
  3. The Admission Website Address: https://admission.coeportal.edu.gh

GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS

  • Applicants should use the PIN to visit the Colleges of Education admission website: https://admission.coeportal.edu.gh and follow specific guidelines to fill the online application form.
    • Applicants are advised to read and ensure that they fully understand all relevant instructions especially programmes offered in a particular college before completing the application form.
    • Applicants are to note that application forms which are not properly completed will not be processed.
  • Applicants should select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of three Colleges of Education in order of their preference for their programme of study, and must select any one of the Ghanaian languages offered in a particular college.
    • After completing the online application form, an applicant will need to print a copy which should be sent with one passport photograph and a copy/copies of their results slip(s) (where available) by EMS priority envelope obtainable from Ghana Post nationwide and addressed to: The Principal of the applicant’s first College of choice.
    • Applicants will be notified of the receipt of their applications by SMS (text message) and should therefore provide correct and reliable mobile phone numbers when completing the application form online.
    • Applicants will also receive admission offer notifications by SMS and those who do not receive such notifications may understand it to mean that their applications were not successful.
    • Applicants are to note that the Colleges of Education will verify their results from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) as part of the admission process. Applicants found to have submitted fake or falsified documents in support of their applications will be made to face the legal consequences of their actions.

I. AFFILIATION

Each of the Forty-Six (46) public Colleges of Education is affiliated to the some of the public universities in Ghana. Certificates would be awarded by the affiliate University to students who successfully complete their programmes of study.

Bagabaga College of Education is affiliated to Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED)

J. TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET)

Bagabaga College of Education, Tamale runs Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

K. FRENCH EDUCATION IN ADDITION TO OTHER PROGRAMMES

Bagabaga College of Education, Tamale runs French Education in addition to other programmes.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

The application deadline is Sunday, August 31, 2025.

For any further information, please contact; The Registrar

Bagabaga College of Education

P.O. Box ER 35

Tamale.

Mobile:      +233241122393

Email:         info@bace.edu.gh