About 392 candidates,224 of whom are females, in schools in Sissala West who wrote this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) failed.
In all, a total of 676 candidates, including 319 females were registered for the examination.
The best results were recorded by four boys who obtained aggregates between 16 and 24, while three girls obtained aggregates between 25 and 30.
The District Chief Executive, Mr Robert Wavei, made this known at the second ordinary session of the assembly here on Friday.
He noted that results were generally bad, as the performance of the pupils was appalling.
He therefore called on all stakeholders in education, including assembly members, to show more interest in education through effective and efficient supervision of schools and teachers.
Mr Wavei said to reverse the trend, the assembly had instituted awards in the categories of Best Deprived Teacher, Best Disabled Teacher, Best BECE Results School, Best Science, Mathematics and English Teachers and Best Male and Female Students, to motivate and promote effective teaching and learning in schools.
He identified lack of infrastructure and teachers as major factors affecting effective and efficient education delivery in the district.
Mr Wavei said of the 60 early childhood development centres in the area, 10 did not have structures and pupils study under trees.
Similarly, of the 60 primary schools, 20 have lessons under trees while 34 of the 60 Junior High Schools (JHS) also have classes under trees.
Mr Wavei said as at September this year, the district had only 295 trained teachers and 160 untrained teachers, representing a teacher-pupil ratio of one teacher-to-56 pupils and, one teacher-to-36 pupils and at the primary and junior high schools respectively.
The Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Mahmud Khalid, urged the assembly to take education seriously, adding “education is the bed rock to development.”
He said the poor performance of pupils in the district should be of major concern to all stakeholders and urged them to take pragmatic steps to improve the situation.
In all, a total of 676 candidates, including 319 females were registered for the examination.
The best results were recorded by four boys who obtained aggregates between 16 and 24, while three girls obtained aggregates between 25 and 30.
The District Chief Executive, Mr Robert Wavei, made this known at the second ordinary session of the assembly here on Friday.
He noted that results were generally bad, as the performance of the pupils was appalling.
He therefore called on all stakeholders in education, including assembly members, to show more interest in education through effective and efficient supervision of schools and teachers.
Mr Wavei said to reverse the trend, the assembly had instituted awards in the categories of Best Deprived Teacher, Best Disabled Teacher, Best BECE Results School, Best Science, Mathematics and English Teachers and Best Male and Female Students, to motivate and promote effective teaching and learning in schools.
He identified lack of infrastructure and teachers as major factors affecting effective and efficient education delivery in the district.
Mr Wavei said of the 60 early childhood development centres in the area, 10 did not have structures and pupils study under trees.
Similarly, of the 60 primary schools, 20 have lessons under trees while 34 of the 60 Junior High Schools (JHS) also have classes under trees.
Mr Wavei said as at September this year, the district had only 295 trained teachers and 160 untrained teachers, representing a teacher-pupil ratio of one teacher-to-56 pupils and, one teacher-to-36 pupils and at the primary and junior high schools respectively.
The Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Mahmud Khalid, urged the assembly to take education seriously, adding “education is the bed rock to development.”
He said the poor performance of pupils in the district should be of major concern to all stakeholders and urged them to take pragmatic steps to improve the situation.
