Education is a shared responsibility

Hajia Abiba Saaka, Sangnerigu District Director of Education, says the provision of sustainable quality education could only be achieved if stakeholders play their role effectively and efficiently.

She said the process of teaching and learning is a shared responsibility and that each other’s role in shaping children is complementary in achieving results.

She said this at the 21st graduation and speech/prize-giving ceremony of Little Flower School Complex, a private school in Tamale at the weekend.

Hajia Saaka speaking on the theme: “Private Schools Education: A Shared Responsibility,” identified the actors as the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, District Assemblies, Proprietors Association of Private Schools as well as parents and pupils.

She noted that the main ingredients that could strengthen and forge actors are constant communication, sticking to a common vision of training best human resource for current and future generation.

Hajia Saaka observed that private schools continue to play crucial role in the education sector by increasing access, creating employment opportunities and filling the funding gap of financing basic education.

She commended the school authorities for maintaining high standards and observed that the growth of the school is an indication that it is one of the first class schools in the country.

Mr Charles Nyabu, Manager of school said the school, which was established in 1993 with few children now has a population of 600 from crèche to the junior high level.

He urged parents to promptly pay their school fees to enable the school cater for the teachers in time for effective teaching and learning.

Mr Pang Thomas, a teacher of the school said the school is catering for 49 orphaned children in the school through its Long-Term Human Resource Development Foundation for Orphans" an endowment fund established some years ago.

He commended parents for contributing generously towards the fund and gave the assurance that management would continue to pay the fees of the orphans until they complete their tertiary education.

He appealed to Ghana Education Trust Fund to help the school with classroom infrastructure to accommodate the increasing number of children to improve education in the Metropolis.