General News of Thursday, 15 January 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana’s education system has repeatedly faced heated debates over curriculum content, particularly on issues relating to sexuality and gender. This GhanaWeb article explores the two times LGBTQ+ content have appeared in Ghana’s school curriculumComprehensive Sexuality Education Sparks National Outcry in 2019In September 2019, the rollout of a new standards-based curriculum for basic schools was overshadowed by allegations that it introduced Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). The backlash was swift, with critics accusing the Ministry of Education and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) of attempting to “smuggle LGBTQ education” into Ghana’s schools. NaCCA withdraws SHS teachers' manual over gender identity concernsThe then Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, responded that “At no point has the government approved any curriculum that teaches children about LGBTQ lifestyles. Gender Identity Definition Withdrawn from SHS Manual in 2026Seven years later in January 2026, Ghana has faced another curriculum storm, forcing NaCCA to order the withdrawal of the Senior High School Physical Education and Health teachers’ manual after backlash over its definition of gender identity.

Source: GhanaWeb January 15, 2026 13:37 UTC