The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman District, Thomas Ampem Nyarko has cut sod for the construction of a 3-unit classroom JHS block for the People of Aboasa, a community in Akwamu in the Asuogyaman District of the Western Region.
The sod-cutting ceremony formed part of the MP’s commitment to education for the people in his constituency and other communities in the Asuogyaman District.
The MP also donated over 100 bags of cement and other construction materials for the commencement of the school building.
The absence of a Junior High School (JHS) at Akwamu-Aboasa Presbyterian Basic School in the Asuogyaman District has led to high dropout rates among students in the community. Pupils from the only public basic school in the community travel long distances to Nnudu, Kwanyarko-Aboasa JHS to continue their education after completing their class six basic education in Aboasa.
On their part, the chief and people of Aboasa Community expressed gratitude to the MP for the construction of the public school for their children in their community.
The absence of a Junior High School (JHS) at Akwamu-Aboasa Presbyterian Basic School in the Asuogyaman District has led to high dropout rates among students in the community.
Pupils from the only public basic school in the community travel long distances to Kwanyarko, a nearby community, to continue their education beyond class six.
The long journey exposes students to the dangers of speeding vehicles on the Kpong-Ho highway.
Aboasa Presbyterian Basic School in Asuogyaman is one such school that has existed for over 60 years without a JHS.
Headteacher of the school, Sampson Mudetse in an interview with Atinka News Barimah Saakwa noted that the situation has led to high dropouts as some of the students fail to continue to JHS in other communities after Class 6.
According to him, some of these dropouts only get pregnant after completing their primary school education in Aboasa.
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