The Bolgatanga Municipal
Director of Education, Gregory Amoah has underscored the urgent need for
government and the general public to collectively ensure that the objective of
the 2008 Educational Act (Act 778) is made to serves its core mandate. The Act,
he explains provides for the establishment of an educational system intended to
produce well balanced individuals with requisite knowledge and skill
acquisition as well as values and aptitudes. Explaining further, Mr Amoah said
the Act when practically prioritized, would mean that students would be well
nurtured through education to become useful and productive citizens for the
country. He however touched on the relevance of “Community Ownership of
Schools” and appealed to stakeholders including chiefs to play their roles in
that respect. Mr Amoah was speaking at the launch of Golden Jubilee Celebration
of Kolbia Primary School at Kolbia in the Upper East Region. The launching
organized in collaboration with the URA Radio Fun Club; Kolbia Branch brought
together past and present students of the school including chiefs drawn from
the nearby communities among other functionaries. Mr Amoah was impressed about
the level of development of the school having chalked appreciable achievement
in the area of academic and sports. According to him, much needs to be done to
put the school on a high pedestal since the appalling performance of students
over the years gives a cause to worry. Mr. Amoah however charged parents, PTA
and relevant stakeholders to play their respective roles in ensuring that
students are given the best in education. Education he said is the best legacy
particularly parents can bequeath their children as it also serves as an
antidote to the eradication of poverty in the society. He moreover advised
students to desist from acts of indiscipline since his outfit will no longer
tolerate such acts. In achieving this, students should take the study of
religious and moral education seriously and refrain from immoral acts that have
the tendency of jeopardizing their education. The Headmistress of the school,
Mrs Cecilia Boakye Dadzie recounted a lot of challenges faced by the school and
called on the support of all to assist in whatever way possible. She said
though the school has benefited from various government interventions, it was
still grappling with issues of electricity and water supply, incessant school
drop-outs as a result of teenage pregnancy , ritual migration down south, and inadequate classroom accommodation among
others. More so, the school is excluded
from the government’s school feeding programme. Mrs Dadzie therefore appealed
to the government and all concerned to come to the aid of the school. The Municipal
Chief Executive, Edward Ayagle, for his part, challenged students to live up to
expectation by learning to become responsible adults in future. He pledged the
assembly’s support for the school and urged the school to do their part.
GBC END
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