The Asutifi North District Director of Schooling within the Ahafo Area, Ms Naomi Asante, has appealed to the federal government to supply additional infrastructure for disadvantaged primary faculties within the district, notably on the pre-school stage to be able to assist handle overcrowding.
She defined that rising enrolment figures, particularly on the Kindergarten stage, had compelled some primary faculties to run two or three streams per class, a state of affairs that was negatively affecting quality instructing and studying.
Ms Asante cited faculties reminiscent of Kodiohia Primary Faculty at Kenyasi, Osei Kofi Abbrey Primary, and Kwakyekrom Primary Faculty at Ntotroso, which at the moment have insufficient services.
She famous that these faculties had just one Junior Excessive Faculty (JHS) block, which is inadequate to accommodate the rising variety of pupils throughout each primary and pre-school ranges.
She made the attraction in an interview with The Ghanaian Instances through the 2025 version of the Asutifi North Studying Competition held final Thursday at Kenyasi.
At Kwakyekrom D/A Primary Faculty, Ms Asante talked about that each KG1 and KG2 school rooms required extra blocks, workplaces, and convention rooms to supply a conducive studying atmosphere for pupils and dealing house for academics.
Moreover, she acknowledged the assist of conventional authorities and company establishments reminiscent of Newmont Ahafo Mines, its subcontractor Underground Mining Alliance (UMA), and the District Meeting, for his or her contributions to bettering schooling infrastructure within the district.
Nonetheless, she harassed that extra wanted to be completed to enrich these efforts.
Ms Asante additionally disclosed that the District Schooling Directorate had intensified faculty monitoring activities and stakeholder engagement to enhance educational efficiency throughout faculties within the district.
In keeping with her, the District Meeting just lately organised mock examinations for Primary Schooling Certificates Examination (BECE) candidates to assist put together them for the nationwide exams.
Furthermore, she highlighted the constructive impression of co-curricular actions reminiscent of speech and prize-giving days, spelling bees, and quiz competitions, which she empasised had been serving to to spice up enrolment in faculties throughout the district.
“Our Woman-Little one and SHIP Coordinators are additionally actively partaking younger ladies in faculties, encouraging them to remain in class and full their education,” she added.
Ms Asante then appealed for logistical assist, notably automobiles, to allow the directorate to successfully perform its supervisory and administrative duties.
FROM DANIEL DZIRASAH, KENYASI
