Parents asked to help children select SHSs

Shama (W/R), Nov. 28, GNA 97 The Minister of Education, Mrs. Betty Mould-Iddrisu, has advised parents to show interest in the registration of their children for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

She also asked parents to assist their children in the selection of Senior High Schools (SHSs) when processing BECE forms and this should not be left to their teachers.

Mrs. Mould-Iddrisu made the call in a speech read on her behalf at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Shama Senior High School on the theme: 93Academic Excellence and High Moral Values; Pre-requisite for Transformational leaders", at Shama on Saturday.

The Minister said some parents complained that their children selected the wrong SHSs and advised parents to contact educationists in the selection of SHSs for their children.

Mrs. Mould-Iddrisu apologized to parents and students for the delay in the entry into SHSs of first year students and implored teachers of SHSs to use their ingenuity to make up for the time lost.

She assured parents and the general public that the Ministry would continue to solicit their ideas and cooperation in the functioning of the Computerized School Selection and Placement System this academic year.

Mrs. Mould-Iddrisu said: 93The Ministry will continue to support activities that will improve education delivery in the country. For instance, Information and Communication Technology programmes will be intensified".

She said Government would improve and rehabilitated education infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning and reduce congestion in schools.

Mrs. Iddrisu said: 93Teacher preparation, upgrading and deployment will be embarked upon through proper appraisal, in-service training and incentives to motivate them to give off their best" and advised students to learn hard and pass their examinations .

The Minister said Government would continue to come up with good interventions to enhance quality of education delivery in the country.

Headmistress of the school, Mrs. Regina Obiri, said the school had won many laurels despite its challenges and commended the staff and students for contributing to the achievement.

Mrs. Obiri said the school presented 406 candidates for the 2010/2011 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations and it obtained 100 per cent passes with 86 per cent qualifying for the universities and other tertiary institutions.

She appealed to Government to build more teacher accommodation and classroom blocks for the school.

Prizes were presented to students who excelled in last term's examinations while some teachers and non-teaching staff were rewarded for contributing to the successes of the school.