Education Minister inspects SHS projects

Accra, Nov 2, GNA - Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, the Minister of Education, at the weekend inspected projects in three Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Greater Accra Region.

The schools are Accra Academy, Wesley Grammar and Ebenezer SHS. The first stop was Accra Academy where the minister inspected a six-unit dormitory block being constructed by the PTA and the Old Boys Association of the school.

Mr Samuel Ofori-Adjei, the Headmaster of Accra Academy, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that 300 students would be accommodated when the dormitory block is completed.

He said a GETfund hostel project would also house about 350 students and that the school admitted 490 students and is still expecting about 20 more. For now all the fresh students are day students, he added.

Mr Ofori-Adjei announced that the school was using the science laboratory and the Assembly Hall as temporary classrooms. "Work on a new classroom block is nearing completion and this will ease the pressure on the science laboratory and the Assembly Hall," he added.

At Wesley Grammar, the Minister inspected a six-unit classroom block that is also nearing completion.

The Rev Isaac James Aidoo, the Headmaster of Wesley Grammar SHS, said the school admitted 396 students and temporary arrangements had been made to accommodate them.

He appealed to the Minister to refurbish the school's former visual Art Block to be used as a boys' dormitory. The Minister also inspected a temporary boys' dormitory for School. Mrs Elizabeth Addo, the Headmistress of Ebenezer SHS, said she admitted 300 students but was expecting 400.

She said the GETfund was providing a hostel facility to accommodate the students. At the Ebenezer SHS, a six-unit classroom block, which is 90 per cent complete, would be used by the Business, Visual Arts and Home Economics classes.

Mr Tettey-Enyo told the GNA that work at the entire project site in the school was not encouraging and would get in touch with the contractors and consultants on the project to speed up work.

Mr Tettey-Enyo said the three schools had applied for mono-desks and double-decker beds, which the Ministry would provide. He expressed the hope that these projects would be ready for use by the students in the next few weeks.