The Education Committee of Parliament has commenced a monitoring visit to selected Senior High Schools and private universities across the Greater Accra, Eastern, Volta, Western, and Central Regions, starting today.
Phase one of the monitoring exercise will run from Monday, April 28, to Friday, May 2, 2025.
During this period, the Committee will visit Chemu Senior High School, Accra Girls’ Senior High School, Achimota Senior High School, Wisconsin International University College, and Regent University College, among others.
The Headmistress of Chemu Senior High School, Tema, Mrs Vicentia Kyere Anin-Agyei, has highlighted several challenges facing the school, including accommodation issues for both students and staff.
Adding that, due to lack of boarding facilities students have have to stay with their boyfriends to access education
Speaking to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education during a monitoring visit on Monday, she emphasised the need for a boarding facility to enhance academic progress, particularly for students commuting from outside the Tema enclave.
“We have students who come from far and wide, and as a day school, we really need a boarding facility to support their academic progress,” she said.
This challenge was underscored by the case of three students who became pregnant while cohabiting due to long commuting distances.
The three students wrote the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) last year, the headmistress revealed.
Mrs Anin-Agyei, also raised concerns about staff accommodation, revealing that only nine apartments were available for 105 staff members
“I have engaged the Tema Development Corporation, the PTA, and I have written to the Ministry of Education to address this issue…I currently live in a rented apartment,” she laments
Despite these challenges, the school has recorded some achievements, including success in the National Science and Maths Quiz competition and other metropolitan competitions. The school also runs an academic clinic for final-year students preparing for the WASSCE, guided by experts.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
