GOVERNMENT is now pursuing a policy of directing the bulk of the GETfund support to basic and second cycle institutions than tertiary institutions, to raise infrastructural development at those levels of education.
Vice-President John Mahama, who disclosed this at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Ejisuman Senior High School here in theAshanti Region , said the move, which followed a stakeholders’ conference on the Getfund, was informed by the fact that the basic level constituted the building blocks of education.
The Vice-President said the government would not discriminate in the provision of infrastructural projects to schools. He, however, urged heads of educational institutions to generate funds internally to complement the government’s efforts.
The anniversary, themed, “Developing less endowed schools: The basis for the total development of education in Ghana,” witnessed the splendid display by the school’s cadet corps and cultural troupe. It also saw the recognition of excellence on the part of some staff and students.
Vice-President Mahama said the government would not hesitate to come to the aid of schools that took the initiative by raising funds internally to address their needs. He commended the Ejisuman School highly for its efforts in that direction.
He said the government was reciprocating the gesture with the provision of 1,000 bags of cement as its contribution to the school’s wall project. Additionally, a 33-seater bus would be presented to the school.
Moreover, the Vice-President pledged that he would be the school’s advocate and ensure it got its fair share of the GETfund to enable it to address its infrastructural needs. “The GETfund formular for this year has been drawn and I will ensure provision is made for a boy’s dorm in this school,” he said.
Mr. Mahama said the government had developed several key interventions to bring about quality education in the country and mentioned efforts to eliminate the school under trees phenomenon, the free school uniformproject, distribution of buses to schools and the School Feeding Programme.
He urged female students to venture into the mathematics, science and technology-based courses, as the government was offering bursaries to such students.
The Headmaster of the school, Reverend Collins Oppong-Anane, said the school, through its own efforts, put up a modern science laboratory, a girls’ dormitory and some bore holes and appealed for government support in the construction of a library and a home economics centre.
He said the school was established in September, 1970 with a student population of 105, nine teaching and two supporting staff. Its population is now 2,870 with staff strength of 110 and 76 non-teaching staff.
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Story: Office Of The Vice President
27/2/11
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