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Asakulsi Primary School: Only 10 out of 175 pupils show up on reopening day, January 18, 2022

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When teachers showed up on the reopening day to the Asakulsi Primary School, January 18, 2022, as was directed by the Ghana Education Service (GES), they met only 10 out of the 175 students that are on the roll. The 10 who showed up were not even clad in school uniforms.

When A1 News visited the community, the teachers who spoke to the News Team on the basis of anonymity explained that the situation has remained the same for years. The teachers said they usually have to go to the homes of the children to ‘chase’ them to school. They said this makes their work extremely difficult. The situation is worsened by parents who are not incentivised to compel their children to go to school because of the lack of furniture and other teaching and learning materials.

The Asakulsi Primary School does not have a Junior High School. This means that students after completing Primary School have to travel long distances to Bongo-soe or Ayopea to further their studies. The teachers explained that “if 10 students complete primary 6 here and go to JHS in other communities for JHS education by the time that they get to JHS 3, there will be only 1 or 2 students left. When they meet you [the teachers], especially the girls, they will be asking you to do something [give them money]. For the boys when they start doing business and get money, they are no longer interested in school”.

Meanwhile, as the 2022 Academic calendar begins, teachers and pupils of the Asakulsi Primary School in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region are dreading their return to school. This is because the entire student population of about 140 students have to make do with less than 20 dual desks.

The situation is not any different for teachers of the school. The teachers have two benches and some worn-out chairs to sit on. There are however only two small tables for the 8 teachers that teach in the school.

For parents, the lack of furniture at the Asakulsi Primary School is a nightmare. Parents have to spend more on soap and water to wash the uniforms of their wards. This is because the students have to spend more time sitting and sleeping on the floor to enable them to undergo their normal teaching and learning activities.

When A1 News visited the community, the Assembly Member of Akonka-Akompaabiisi Electoral Area, Shaibu Apoore explained that the many problems of the school have existed even before he took office as Assembly Member of the area. Mr. Apoore lamented that despite the numerous request and pleas to the Bongo District Assembly, nothing has been done to provide relief for the teachers and students.

A1radioonline.com|101.1 MHz|Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith|Ghana

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