Gambaga SHS reverts to single track
The Gambaga Girls Senior High School (SHS) in the East
Mumprusi municipality of the North East Region has reverted from the ‘Double
Track System’ to ‘Single Track’ owing to massive infrastructural development in
the school.
The ‘Double Track System’, under the Free SHS policy was in two sessions; the
Green and Gold Tracks, introduced by government to enable more Ghanaian
students gain access to SHS education across the country.
Madam Aisha Asumah, the headmistress of Gambaga Girls SHS, who disclosed this
to journalists in an interview on the school’s campus, said the emergency
school project was introduced by government to end the ‘Double Track System’
under the Free SHS programme.
The project is meant to provide some selected secondary schools with
infrastructure to accommodate the increased number of students being admitted
under the Free Education policy.
Showing journalists around the school projects, the headmistress indicated that,
“Currently we have a 12-unit classroom block under construction. We also
have a six-unit classroom block that has been completed and handed over.”
She said the school with a population of 1199 students, benefited from a 300
capacity dormitory block which was at roofing level and a six-seater toilet
facility.
Madam Asumah thanked government for the introduction of the Free SHS policy,
and said: “In fact if not for this programme, most of our girls will not have
had secondary education.
“Our major challenge now is furniture, but we got information from our Director
that furniture will be supplied soon, so we are waiting,” she said.
Madam Asumah said lack of staff accommodation on campus affected effective
monitoring and supervision because most the teachers were resident outside the
school and commuted daily to campus.
She appealed to government, non-governmental organisations and philanthropists,
among others to assist the school with staff accommodation to enable teachers
to effectively monitor the students, especially at night.peacefmonline.com
