Source: newsthemegh.com
The Hohoe Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Senior High School (HEPSS) has been praised as one of the top schools in the country by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
He praised the school’s accomplishments, particularly its academic record.
Speaking at the culmination of the school’s 60th anniversary celebration, Dr. Bawumia said that education was at the forefront of the government’s goal.
He claimed that the school’s performance in the WASSCE results over the previous three years demonstrated how well teaching and learning were done there.
As stated in the school’s song, HEPSS is a wellspring of knowledge and the cornerstone of the future, according to Dr. Bawumia.
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, he claimed, had made immeasurable contributions to the development of the country, and when it came to education, its name was written in gold.
The children must be nourished, according to Dr. Bawumia, so that they would have no gaps in their education when they are adults.
“Investing in education is the only way to get the nation builders of tomorrow ready if this country is to move forward in the right direction.”
Dr. Bawumia pointed out that while other industries were crucial, investing in education was more crucial since any legacy created today would undoubtedly be lost if those responsible for managing the legacies in the future were not properly trained.
According to him, the Free Senior High School policy has increased enrollment while producing at least twice as many graduates as in the previous.
The initiative, according to Dr. Bawumia, was successful in achieving gender equity in schools, including HEPSS.
The infrastructure shortage, he said, was one of the policy’s difficulties, and it was being addressed nationally by erecting classroom buildings, of which HEPSS was a beneficiary.
While urging parents to help teachers in maintaining discipline, Dr. Bawumia advised the kids to maintain the discipline they had already shown and to think they could accomplish anything if they put their minds to it.
He said that he would take over the provision of uniforms and equipment for the School’s Cadet Corps. He claimed the government had noted the issues the school was facing and would address them.
According to the school’s headmaster, Mr. Franklin K. Amesimeku, enrollment at HEPSS has increased significantly since the school’s founding. There are currently 3,369 students enrolled, 1,491 of whom are boys and 1,878 of whom are girls, and 177 teachers and support staff.
He claimed that the school’s most recent WASSCE results were comparable to those of the nation’s top universities.
Despite its achievements, Mr. Amesimeku said the school still faced difficulties, such as a lack of working buses to transport pupils and a pick-up truck for administrative tasks.
He said that there weren’t enough bungalows on campus to house the employees, and that there also needed to be additional dorm rooms to house the students, as well as extra water storage tanks and boreholes, as well as an enlargement of the dining hall.
In order to accommodate the school’s expansion, he said the new administration block, which has been under construction since 2020, needed to be finished. He urged the GETFund to do this quickly.
He also demanded that a location be set up specifically for practical teachings so that students taking home economics courses might complete their practical lessons there.