A Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has praised Wesley Girls Senior High School for being a model to other schools in the country.
He hinted that some eleven model schools being put up by government are hinged on the principles and fortitude of the school to transform some of the lowest-performing high schools in the country.
According to him, “some of these model schools will be operationalized this year.”
At the 185th anniversary and speech and prize-giving day of the school, Rev. Ntim Fordjour said if all schools in the country were raised to the standards of Wesley Girls’ High School, every child shall reach adulthood with the skills needed to thrive and make a significant contribution to society.
He indicated that the school has become an epitome of excellence that has not only trained very intelligent and high valued personality but “has also trained some of the best mothers, sisters and some of the best employment members of this society.”
He said, “The high standards of the school will continue to be celebrated and centuries to come under standards will only increase and never abate.”
Speaking on the theme “maintaining excellence in challenging times: the role of stakeholders”, a Professor of Clinical Microbiology at Central University College, Patience Mensah, called for a reassessment of methods for examining student success.
To her, there is a need to re-examine methods for measuring student’s success and adopt innovative methods suitable for emergency situations adding that “parents irrespective of their educational background, must play a pivot role in the education of their children.”
On health in schools, she said the school curricula must have good content in health promotion.
Earlier in her report, the headmistress of the school, Mrs. Kay Oppong-Ankomah pointed out that several effective strategies have been adopted to inculcate the habit of academic excellence and moral standards in students.
The quality grades according to the school’s standards indicate that 17 of the 692 girls presented for the 2020 WASSCE made 8 A1s 43 made 7 A1s, 68 girls also made 6 A1s, and 86 made 5 A1s.
Legacy project
2000, 2001and 2002 year groups of the school on Friday, February 11 launched a legacy project valued at 450,000 dollars to solve the challenging needs in terms of office spaces for the school.
The project which is expected to be commissioned in 2024 will house the school’s core administrative staff, and dedicated multipurpose facilities for staff, a guidance and counseling unit.
Source: Anthony Sasu Ayisadu/ATLFMNEWS
