Deputy Education Minister announces government’s intention to introduce Community of Excellence Policy

Deputy Education Minister announces government’s intention to introduce Community of Excellence Policy

The Deputy Minister of Education, Rev Ntim Fordjour, has announced government’s intention to roll out an initiative geared towards completing efforts to improve educational standards in the country.

The Community of Excellence Policy would enhance literacy among children and ensure continuity of access to education of the younger generation.

He was speaking at a ceremony to celebrate the absorption of the Ziavi Senior High Technical School in Ziavi Dzogbe in the Volta Region.

He lauded the community’s efforts towards ensuring access to education, indicating it conforms with the President’s vision of ensuring education touches base in every community in the country.

“I am most impressed and gladdened by the collective support of the chiefs, stakeholders, the community; it stands in perfectly with the vision of the President, which will soon be exploring the Community of Excellence.”

“In this vision, we are going to envision a community where 90% of our children at the age of 10 will be able to read and write meaningfully, where 90% of our children will be able to progress from JHS to SHS and where 90% of our children will be able to transition from SHS to the tertiary very meaningfully”, he explained. Ziavi Traditional Area, Togbega Ayim Kwaku IV Identifying education as a driver for development, the paramount chief of Ziavi Traditional Area, Togbega Ayim Kwaku IV, initiated a move to establish a second-cycle school in the area.

The Ziavi Senior High Technical School was subsequently established in 2014 with four students. It now has 207 and runs four academic programs.

The community financed the administration and development of the school within the last seven years, led by the Dutorfia of Ziavi Dzogbe, Togbe Adza Nye IV until it was absorbed into the public schools’ system in January 2021.

Addressing the gathering, Togbega Ayim IV appealed for the construction of a boarding facility, school bus, and completion of the two-story GETfund project.

He also advocated the formulation of a national policy to guide the punishment of males who will impregnate female students.

Togbega suggested that 40% of the salaries of males who impregnate students should be allocated to their victims for upkeep, while they return to school to continue their education. Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare The Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, underscored the role of the free SHS policy in ensuring equal access to education.She explained that the policy has made it possible for […]

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