DEPUTY MINISTER PRAISES RELIGIOUS BODIES (PAGE 39, NOV 23)

THE Deputy Upper East Regional Minister, Mrs Lucy Awuni, has commended religious organisations for assisting the governments in the provision of education for Ghanaian children.
She stated that the government saw the private sector, including the churches, as an active partner in development.
Mrs Awuni said this during the inauguration of a new classroom block for the Fountain Gate International School at Bolgatanga.
The GH¢443,238.98 building, financed by the Fountain Gate Chapel, consists of 27 classrooms, an administrative block, a dining hall, and a sports field, among other facilities.
Mrs Awuni cautioned the school authorities to live above reproach, avoid indulging in any amorous relationship with the pupils but rather serve as role models to them.
The Director of the school, Reverend Mrs Rosemond Anaba, said the academic facility was established in 1996 with 107 children in four classrooms, but currently had total enrolment of 640 pupils.
She said the aim of the church was to adequately equip the school to provide the needed human resources for the country.
Mrs Anaba said the school had been scoring 100 per cent in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) since its establishment with an average score of 80 per cent distinction.