Students of Peki Senior High Technical School (PESTECH) are facing serious challenges with sanitation, classroom facilities, dining furniture and dormitories due to inadequate and deteriorating infrastructure.

The school has an open enclosure used as a bathroom for its 964 boys. It also has a rudimentary pit latrine covered with logs and screened with mosquito nets, providing little privacy for students.

The situation has raised concerns about hygiene and student safety as the school prepares to admit a new cohort in September.

PESTECH currently has a student population of over 1,131 following the completion of the Form Three cohort. School authorities and stakeholders fear the existing facilities may come under further pressure when new students arrive.

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The school is also struggling with dilapidated classroom blocks. In the dining hall, the available tables and benches are reportedly insufficient for the number of students.

Speaking to Channel One News on Thursday, August 14, 2026, the Assembly Member for the Peki Dzobati Electoral Area, Churchill Oforikuma, said some students are forced to squat while eating.

"The tables and benches at the dining hall are not enough," he said.

"Students sometimes squat when they eat breakfast, lunch or supper."

Oforikuma said the shortage of furniture is also affecting teaching and learning.

"The furniture meant for students is also being used by teachers," he said.

"This means some students do not have chairs to sit on."

He said most of the school's buildings were constructed many years ago and are now in poor condition.

"The old buildings are what the school is managing," he said.

He added that the dormitory situation was another major concern for the school.

The deteriorating facilities are making it difficult for students to maintain proper hygiene and access basic amenities.

The conditions could also affect students' comfort, concentration and participation in academic activities if urgent steps are not taken to improve the infrastructure before the next intake.

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