By P. K. Yankey
Asemko (W/R), Feb. 08, GNA – Stakeholders of the Asemko District Assembly (DA) Basic School in the Ellembelle District have appealed to government, public-spirited individuals and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to address the school’s severe infrastructural challenges.
They said the deficits had forced some pre-school pupils to sit on bare floors along verandas during lessons. A visit by the Ghana News Agency revealed congested classrooms, with several classes combined, affecting effective teaching and learning.
Mr Stephen Blay, Chairman of the School Management Committee (SMC), said low enrolment previously compelled authorities to rename the school KIMTECH Model School to attract pupils. The move increased enrolment from 35 pupils in 1997 to 338 in 2026, with children now coming from neighbouring communities.
Mr Blay, an educationist with over three decades of experience, said inadequate infrastructure and teaching and learning resources continued to hinder the school’s smooth academic progress. He commended the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, for constructing a two-unit classroom block out of a promised three-unit block for the Junior High School.
He, however, appealed to the MP and the District Assembly to provide further support, noting that apart from the new block, the remaining school structures were dilapidated.
Mr Paul Kodwo Kwaw, Assembly Member for the Kikam and Asemko Electoral Area, also appealed to the MP and the Ghana National Gas Company to construct a six-unit classroom block with a computer laboratory and changing room to meet growing enrolment demands.
He said the school now served pupils from Kikam and Bobroma and urgently required expanded infrastructure. He added that pre-school pupils who studied on verandas were often displaced during rainfall.
Mr Kwaw further noted a shortage of teachers in Mathematics, Science and Computing and appealed to the District Assembly and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to post teachers to the school.
This year, the school will present its first batch of candidates for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) organised by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
GNA
Edited by Justina Hilda Paaga/Audrey Dekalu