THE DEPUTY Minister of Transport, Dzifa Ativor has announced that government will implement a new programme next year to radically expand access to second cycle education.
More so, it will establish additional community second cycle schools between 2012 and 2015 throughout the country with a focus on underserved districts.
Mrs. Ativor made the disclosure at the Speech and Prize Giving Day of Mawuko Girls Senior High School in Ho where she commended the Evangelical Presbyterian Church for supporting government to provide quality education.
The celebration was under the theme �Making Female Education a Tool for Development.�
She advised the youth to be disciplined and determined to become good future leaders assuring them of government�s commitment in preparing them for a brighter future.
Mrs. Ativor who is also the Development Queen of Abutia in the Ho municipality, commended past and present staff of the school for their hard work and sacrifice which have transformed it into an institution of academic excellence.
Volta Regional Director of Education, Gabriel Kploanyi stressed the importance of girl-child education to maximizing women�s contributions to the development of a quality human resource base and the nation building process.
He however noted that the quest for quality education delivery and girl-child education in the country will be jeopardized if there is no cooperation among key stakeholders.
The MP for Ho West, Emmanuel Korsi Bedzrah, who was instrumental in the school�s infrastructural development, warned the contractor who had abandoned work on a girls� dormitory under construction to resume work immediately or have his contract terminated.
The Clerk of the General Assembly of E.P. Church, Rev. G.K Osiakwa commended government for its support towards the growth and development of the school but said gender equality especially in accessing quality education should not just be a women�s issue but a development one.
Headmistress of the school, Janet Kwasi mentioned overcrowded dormitories, lack of a dining hall and kitchen, sick bay and classrooms as some challenges facing the school. She also complained about inadequate tools and equipment for the science lab.
She appealed to stakeholders to assist the school with a stand-by generator and a home economics block. Prizes were awarded to deserving staff and students.
Earlier, the Old Mawuko Girls Association (OMGA) cut a sod for the construction of an LPG gas facility for the school kitchen.
OMGA President, Rose Nyawuto appealed to the old students, philanthropists and corporate bodies to contribute towards early completion of the project.
The E.P Church Mawuko Girls Secondary School now Mawuko Girls Senior High School was established in 1983 through the instrumentality of the then Moderator of the E.P Church, Rt. Rev. Prof. N.K Dzobo.
It started out with 35 students and two teaching staff. Currently the school has 1,801 students comprising 292 boarders and 509 day students. It has 169 teaching and non-teaching staff.
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