By Michael Foli Jackidy
Abor (V/R), Feb 22, GNA – The Reverend Dr Seth Kwasi Gocky Agbeyome, Headmaster of Abor Senior High School (ABORSCO), has appealed for urgent infrastructural support to address the growing needs of the school as it celebrates its 60th Anniversary.
Speaking at the anniversary durbar on Saturday, February 21, he expressed gratitude to key stakeholders – including the Government of Ghana, the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), the Old Students Association, the Board of Governors and the Ghana Education Service (GES)– for their steady support over the past six decades.
However, he noted that despite these contributions, critical infrastructure deficits continued to impede effective teaching and learning.
Rev Dr Agbeyome identified several urgent needs, including a multipurpose assembly hall with a kitchen, explaining that the school currently lacks an appropriate venue for assemblies, examinations, dining, staff durbars and other indoor activities.
Rising enrolment, he said, has made the absence of such a facility a major challenge.
On staff accommodation, he disclosed that out of more than 130 staff, only five reside on campus – the Headmaster, one Assistant Headmaster, two housemasters and one housemistress.
Many teachers commute long distances, affecting supervision and extracurricular engagement.
He added that a road that runs through the school makes it easy for students to leave campus unnoticed, stressing the need for additional staff bungalows to strengthen discipline and mentorship.
The Headmaster further appealed for a school bus to support academic competitions, excursions and sporting activities, as well as additional girls’ dormitories to ease congestion and ensure health and safety.
He described security as a major concern, noting that the school’s unfenced boundaries exposed it to unauthorized access and theft.
He called for the construction of a concrete perimeter wall.
Rev Dr Agbeyome also highlighted the inadequate and scattered nature of the school’s administrative facilities, calling for a modern administrative block befitting a 60-year-old institution.
He said water supply remained unreliable, with only one mechanised borehole serving over 1,900 students, and appealed for at least one additional borehole.
To strengthen vocational training, he said the school needed fully equipped workshops for carpentry, metalwork, electronics, ceramics and design.
He also appealed for a new generator to support academic and administrative work during power outages.
The Headmaster urged government support under the “Nkoko Nketenkete” initiative to boost the school’s agricultural programme, particularly in egg and poultry production, to improve student nutrition.
He expressed appreciation to President John Dramani Mahama, the PTA, alumni, the Board of Governors and the GES for their continued support and called for broader collaboration to advance the school’s development.
Mr John Dumelo, Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, who represented the Sector Minister, described the anniversary as a celebration of resilience and transformation.
He encouraged the school to integrate indigenous values with 21st‑century agricultural skills, and pledged the Ministry’s support for establishing a functional school farm.
The Chairman of the occasion, Torgbui Tenge Dzokoto Gligui VII, Paramount Chief of the Amugo-Wego Traditional Area, commended the school for its six decades of excellence and praised the 2025 graduating class for achieving a 100 per cent pass rate in the WASSCE.
He appealed to the GES to help close ABORSCO’s infrastructural gaps and urged students to aim higher.
As ABORSCO marks its Diamond Jubilee, stakeholders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening school infrastructure and sustaining its legacy of academic excellence for future generations.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah/Lydia Kukua Asamoah