The Bolgatanga Girls Senior High School (BOGISS) is grappling with severe infrastructural challenges that continue to undermine teaching and learning, school authorities and student leaders have warned.
At the school’s 2nd Speech and Prize Giving Day, Assistant Senior Prefect Millicent Kuni outlined a range of difficulties affecting students—chief among them inadequate furniture, poor accommodation, and deteriorating facilities. She said many first-year students sit on the bare floor or use broken desks, conditions she described as frustrating and disruptive to learning.
Accommodation remains a major concern, with overcrowded and aging classrooms making it difficult for students to concentrate. The school’s library, which lacks basic furniture, was described by the school prefect as “a heart without a heartbeat.”
“The dream of learning becomes harder when you must fight for space to breathe, write, or see clearly,” Kuni said.
She added that turning science laboratories into classrooms has robbed students of practical learning experiences, limiting their ability to pursue careers as scientists, engineers, or innovators.
Headmistress Gifty Ayamba reinforced the concerns, appealing to government and stakeholders to urgently improve the school’s learning environment. This year’s event, sponsored by old students, was held under the theme: “Girl Today: Leader Tomorrow — Aiming for Excellence.”
Upper East Regional Minister Donatus Akamugri Atanga acknowledged the school’s challenges and assured students and staff that government is working on interventions to improve conditions. He said efforts to enhance secondary education were part of a broader goal of building a disciplined, healthy, and productive citizenry.
Source: A1Radioonline.com | 101.1 MHz | David Azure | Bolgatanga
