‘Building more community day schools is commendable’
The Principal of the Foso College of Education, Dr Nana Kwaku Asiedu, has lauded the government for building more Community Day Schools (CDS) in its bid to improve the standard of education in the country.
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The schools, he said, would bridge the education infrastructural gap between urban and rural areas and reduce the over-concentration of schools in the cities.
Dr Asiedu made the statement at the maiden Speech and Prize-giving Day of the Gyaase Senior High School (SHS) at Assin-Bereku in the Assin North District of the Central Region.
It had the theme: "Quality Community Secondary Education; Impact and Challenges".
He said if the CDS were given the requisite modern teaching and learning facilities, their graduates would rub shoulders with their counterparts from the prominent well-resourced schools.
Challenges
Dr Asiedu, however, said many of the CDS were faced with many challenges such as lack of accommodation for teachers, insufficient textbooks, libraries, unmotorable roads, furniture and classrooms.
Dr Kofi Blankson, the Municipal Chief Executive for Assin Central, promised that the assembly would donate 100 dual desks to the school.
He urged teachers, parents and guardians to closely monitor the use of the Internet by pupils and students to prevent them from being exposed to the negative influences of the information tool.
The Headmistress of the school, Mrs Mary Williams, said the theme was chosen to demonstrate their promise to produce disciplined and hardworking students who would grow into responsible adults.
Commitment
She expressed her commitment to the board and staff of the school to work hard to enable the school achieve excellent results in the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination.
She enumerated some of the challenges of the school as inadequate dormitories and teachers’ accommodation; lack of a library, a modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre and science laboratory and urged the Ministry of Education to assist them.
Mrs Williams expressed concern about the huge outstanding fees by defaulting parents, which she said had hit GH¢60,000 and appealed to parents to quickly settle their debts. — GNA