The collapse of a two-unit classroom block has further worsened the infrastructure challenges faced by the Presbyterian Senior High School, Suhum, in the Eastern Region.
First-year students are likely to be heavily impacted when they report to school in the coming days. Established 31 years ago in the heart of Suhum, the Presbyterian Senior High School in the Eastern Region has long battled infrastructure challenges.
The introduction of the Double Track system under the Free Senior High School policy led to increased enrollment, further compounding the problem.
Now, with the collapse of classrooms, the deterioration of the fence wall, and multiple stalled infrastructure projects, school management is overwhelmed and struggling to cope.
The Headmaster of the school Edwin Odame Amoah hopes assistance will come in soon.
“The classrooms got destroyed when a rainstorm occurred last week. The females fence wall was also affected, this has made the place porous, girls are moving to town at odd hours, we cannot guarantee their safety. What’s more worrying, the first years would report to school, getting classrooms for them would be difficult,” he said.
“That classroom served an important purpose, since it’s collapse, students have to be moved to the incomplete dining hall and stalled administration block, we need it fixed urgently.” One student Christabel Affail added.
The school currently has a student enrollment of 3,376. Despite its challenges, it recorded an impressive 75 percent pass rate in last year’s WASSCE.
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education Peter Nortsu Kotoe in his visit to the Eastern Region acknowledged senior high schools need urgent infrastructure support to phase out the double track system.
“We urge government to provide resources for the completion of these projects so the students can have a conducive atmosphere to learn,” he said.
