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8th September, 2011
11 Schools In Mfantseman Score Zero %
Eleven public Junior High Schools in the Mfantseman municipality scored zero per cent in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination, as none of the pupils obtained aggregate 25, the cut-off mark for admission into second cycle schools.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman West, Mr Aquinas Tawiah Quansah, disclosed this in a speech read on his behalf, at a durbar to mark the Akwambo festival of the people of Ekumfi Amansie-Edumadze, near Mankessim in the Central Region, at the weekend.
Mr Quansah, who is also a Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, stated that a survey conducted in the municipality had revealed that about 4,000 children of school-going age were not in school, and described the situation as worrying.
He indicated that the government had invested a lot in the education sector, and advised parents to ensure that their children benefited from such investment.
“The best legacy that a parent can bequeath to his or her children is education,” he emphasied.
Mr. Quansah noted that the law which established the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education demands that parents who refused to send their children to school be arrested and prosecuted.
The Tufuhen of the Ekumfi Traditional Area and Regent of Amansie-Edumadze, Nana Onyaa II, appealed to the people to invest in the education of their children.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman West, Mr Aquinas Tawiah Quansah, disclosed this in a speech read on his behalf, at a durbar to mark the Akwambo festival of the people of Ekumfi Amansie-Edumadze, near Mankessim in the Central Region, at the weekend.
Mr Quansah, who is also a Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, stated that a survey conducted in the municipality had revealed that about 4,000 children of school-going age were not in school, and described the situation as worrying.
He indicated that the government had invested a lot in the education sector, and advised parents to ensure that their children benefited from such investment.
“The best legacy that a parent can bequeath to his or her children is education,” he emphasied.
Mr. Quansah noted that the law which established the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education demands that parents who refused to send their children to school be arrested and prosecuted.
The Tufuhen of the Ekumfi Traditional Area and Regent of Amansie-Edumadze, Nana Onyaa II, appealed to the people to invest in the education of their children.
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