GES and WAEC approve examin centre

Gomoa Jukwa (C/R), June 11, GNA- The Ghana Education Service (GES) and the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) have jointly approved an examination Centre for the Seventh Day Adventist Senior Secondary School at Gomoa Jukwa, near Agona Swedru in the Central region.

The approval of the centre followed an inspection by the GES and WAEC last year, and found the school to have met the criteria for a centre.

Mrs. Akosua Aseidu Ntriakwa, headmistress of the school announced this when she addressed supervisors and invigilators who were detailed to supervise the West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) at the school. She expressed the appreciation of the Management and staff of the school as well as the Board of Governors, to the GES and WAEC for the prompt manner they responded to the request. The headmistress said the approval of the examination centre would save the students the risk of travelling to Assin Manso Senior Secondary School to write their exams. Mrs. Ntriakwa assured the GES and WAEC that they would ensure that nothing is done to tarnish the image of the centre for the benefit of the students.

She further stated that the authorities would continue to preserve and protect the good name of SEDASS and also avoid examination malpractices.

The Headmistress hoped that approval would be given to the school to include Agric Science, General Science and Home Economics to their subjects to enable the school authorities to fulfill their obligation to the parents. She assured the parents that management has put in place pragmatic policies and programmes to ensure accountability at the school to ensure its growth. The Headmistress said a PTA meeting would be held on July 2, 2007 to discuss matters affecting the welfare of the students and the school.

Mr Vincent Arhin-Hayford, Supervisor at the Centre in an interview with the GNA praised the management for ensuring a high sense of discipline at the school.

He stated that the final year students who wrote the WASSCE comported themselves and obeyed the rules and regulations of the examinations.

Mr Arhin-Hayford said this achievement was made possible because the authorities of the school had educated the students to desist from cheating in the examination. 11 June 07