‘CSSPS must ensure equity’
The Headmaster of The Kingdom Heritage Model School (KHMS), Mr Joseph Agyenim-Boateng, has called for equity in the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS)
According to him, pupils of public schools must not be favoured against those in private schools in the placement of pupils for Senior High Schools.
Speaking in an interview with The Ghanaian Times on the sidelines of a float organised by the school on Thursday, Mr Agyenim-Boateng explained that most of the pupils in private schools in their final year leave for public schools to write their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the view they would get better placement under the CSSPS.
That, he stated, was making private schools to lose a lot of students, affecting the business of most private schools.
“Our brilliant final year students leave to go and write the BECE in public schools without informing us because of the added advantage of school placement of public school candidates,” he said.
Mr Agyenim-Boateng appealed to the government to pay teachers of Public and Private School teachers as it was doing for mission schools.
That, he said, would help reduce the cost of private school education and motivate trained teachers to teach in private schools.
The Headmaster further underlined that the event was to create awareness about the quality of education the school provided.
Mr Agyenim-Boateng urged parents to enrol their kids in the school so that they could enjoy the quality teaching on offer.
He added that the school offered conducive atmosphere for learning and a state-of-the art playground for extracurricular activities.
Mr Ralph Beesi, a teacher at the school, noted that the school wanted to create awareness on the quality of education the school provided to students.
Abraham Abeiku Majid, a class five pupil, expressed his enthusiasm during the float saying that, “it was good for him.”
He said the school offered him quality tuition and extracurricular activities such as sports, entertainment, among others.
Kafui Dompreh, a class four pupil, echoed her expression of joy during the float saying that “it was a moment of joy for her.”
“I like my school because it’s educative and fun, like the sports and entertainment”, she added
BY NII AYITEY BROWN
