a sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of new premises for Our Lady of Lourdes (O.L.L) Girls Senior High School at Navrongo, has been performed by the Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Mark Owen Woyongo,
The first phase of the new project, which is aimed at promoting girl-child education in the area, includes the construction of classroom blocks, dormitories and access roads, all valued at GH¢ 1.4 million, and is to be completed by September, 2011.
Work will soon begin on the next phase of the project which will include four semi-detached bungalows; two staff bungalows, an 800-seater dining hall, a library, an administration block and a laboratory.
The school was initially established by the Catholic Church but later absorbed by the government. It is now the only model girls’ school in the region and has the principal aim of promoting girl-child education in the Kassena-Nankana East District in particular and the region in general.
The new structures are to replace the old and dilapidated school block, which poses danger to the students. Funding for the project is from the Ghana Education Trust Fund, (GETfund).
At the ceremony, Mr Woyongo paid tribute to the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese of the Catholic Church and the late Bishop Lucas Abadamloora who worked tirelessly to ensure that the project became a reality.
According to Mr Woyongo, following the extension of the SHS educational system to four years, the government is embarking on a massive programme to provide additional infrastructure to ensure that all schools that would be in need of facilities to absorb the first year students in September/October this year are catered for.
He announced that the first phase of such school infrastructure improvement programme had begun in earnest in selected schools. He, however, indicated that notwithstanding the infrastructurural needs of the schools, the government was equally aware of the need to motivate teachers.
To this end, he said the government was working to make sure that salaries of teachers were comprehensive and comparable with other professions, hence the introduction of the Single Spine Salary Structure Pay Policy which will start in July this year.
The District Chief Executive for Kassena-Nankana East District, Mr Emmanuel Andema, said while the government focused on the provision of infrastructurral needs of most school, there was the need for a vigorous campaign to check the dwindling educational performance of children, especially at the basic level.
The Headmistress of the school, Rev. Sister Martina Naameh, said the project when completed, would create a congenial atmosphere for teaching and learning and gave the assurance that the quality of teaching in the school would be comparable to any school in the country.
Our Lady of Lourdes Girls Senior High School was established in January 1958 as a Girls Middle School by the late Bishop Gerald Bertrand, the late Bishop of the Catholic Church to cater for girls in the region who had to trek long distances to Jirapa to attend school.
Following the educational reforms, it was converted to a mixed school but has now been reverted to its old status to offer education to girls as a way of bridging the gap between girls and boys in accessing education.
The first phase of the new project, which is aimed at promoting girl-child education in the area, includes the construction of classroom blocks, dormitories and access roads, all valued at GH¢ 1.4 million, and is to be completed by September, 2011.
Work will soon begin on the next phase of the project which will include four semi-detached bungalows; two staff bungalows, an 800-seater dining hall, a library, an administration block and a laboratory.
The school was initially established by the Catholic Church but later absorbed by the government. It is now the only model girls’ school in the region and has the principal aim of promoting girl-child education in the Kassena-Nankana East District in particular and the region in general.
The new structures are to replace the old and dilapidated school block, which poses danger to the students. Funding for the project is from the Ghana Education Trust Fund, (GETfund).
At the ceremony, Mr Woyongo paid tribute to the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese of the Catholic Church and the late Bishop Lucas Abadamloora who worked tirelessly to ensure that the project became a reality.
According to Mr Woyongo, following the extension of the SHS educational system to four years, the government is embarking on a massive programme to provide additional infrastructure to ensure that all schools that would be in need of facilities to absorb the first year students in September/October this year are catered for.
He announced that the first phase of such school infrastructure improvement programme had begun in earnest in selected schools. He, however, indicated that notwithstanding the infrastructurural needs of the schools, the government was equally aware of the need to motivate teachers.
To this end, he said the government was working to make sure that salaries of teachers were comprehensive and comparable with other professions, hence the introduction of the Single Spine Salary Structure Pay Policy which will start in July this year.
The District Chief Executive for Kassena-Nankana East District, Mr Emmanuel Andema, said while the government focused on the provision of infrastructurral needs of most school, there was the need for a vigorous campaign to check the dwindling educational performance of children, especially at the basic level.
The Headmistress of the school, Rev. Sister Martina Naameh, said the project when completed, would create a congenial atmosphere for teaching and learning and gave the assurance that the quality of teaching in the school would be comparable to any school in the country.
Our Lady of Lourdes Girls Senior High School was established in January 1958 as a Girls Middle School by the late Bishop Gerald Bertrand, the late Bishop of the Catholic Church to cater for girls in the region who had to trek long distances to Jirapa to attend school.
Following the educational reforms, it was converted to a mixed school but has now been reverted to its old status to offer education to girls as a way of bridging the gap between girls and boys in accessing education.
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