The Assembly presents 1,200 dual offices to elementary schools of Agona East

General News on Friday, May 31, 2019

Source: ghananewsagency.org

2019-05-31

Candidates for the Basic Education Certificate Exam (BECE) who took their offices to the Agona East District Examination Centers before taking the exams can now breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, the Agona East District Assembly presented 1,200 double desks for distribution in several elementary schools in the district.

Mr. Dennis Armah-Frempong, District Director General, who introduced the offices, said the badembly had purchased them for disadvantaged elementary schools and secondary education colleges located in the area.

He said the situation should be avoided this year, hence the Assembly's commitment to devote a substantial percentage of its annual budget to upgrading educational infrastructure to ensure excellent results.

He stated that when he had taken charge of the administration of Agona East, the district education director had placed 20 players on the Central Region's ranking chart. Education with 20% success in 2016/2017.

The WFD stated that the performance had increased to 44% in 2017/2018 thanks to the mechanisms put in place.

Armah-Frempong expressed hope that with the mbadive support given to the education leadership this year, including the funding of simulated exams to prepare JHS candidates and motivation of students. the percentage of success of the BECE program for 2018/2019 should reach more than 70%. .

He appealed to the beneficiaries of the primary schools to look after the offices and try to repair them in case they were broken in order to prolong their lives.

Mrs. Vida Amoah-Mintah, Director of Education for Agona East District, congratulated the Assembly for its efforts to improve the poor conditions of some elementary schools in the district.

She added that 57 of the district's 84 basic schools were in distress and needed desks, rehabilitated dilapidated structures and supplies of teaching materials.

The Assembly should build premises for teachers in schools in remote areas to prevent teachers from traveling long distances between school and school on a daily basis.