EDUCATIONAL SECTOR

The day to day administration of education in the District is the responsibility of the Ghana Education Service.  However, the District Assembly is basically responsible for the provision of infrastructure and the creation of an enabling environment for the progress of education in the District.

Table1.29:  Educational Facilities in the District

NO.

LEVEL

NO. OF FACILITIES

PUBLIC

PRIVATE

TOTAL

1

K. G.

72

57

129

2

Primary

73

59

132

3

Junior High School

71

30

101

4

Senior High School

3

3

6

5

Vocational

-

-

-

6

ICT

4

 

 

7

Library

 

 

 

  Source:  GES Afigya-Kwabre, 2013/2014

The Table above shows a high access rate (i.e. 97%) to education in the District.  There is also a high competition emanating from the private sector in terms of provision of education.

Ratio

Teacher – Pupil Ratio - 17:1

Teacher –Students Ratio - 25:1

The ratios show that Teachers are available in the District.  This is partly attributed to its closeness to Kumasi and many other urban centers. 

Table 1. 30: Percentage of School Going Population As Against The Unschooled.

POPULATION

PERCENTAGE

SCHOOLED

65 %

UNSCHOOLED

35 %

 

100

Source:  GES Afigya-Kwabre, 2013/2014

From the Table above, it can be seen that about 25% of children who are supposed to be in school are out of school.  This is attributed to reasons like involvement in income generating activities and teenage pregnancy.  Most of the young boys in the District work as drivers’ mates in especially ‘Trotro’

Circuits

There are eight education circuits in the District with specific and varied number of educational facilities as stated in Table 1. 22 below;

Table 1.31: Circuits and their Schools

NO.

CIRCUIT

K.G.

PRIMARY SCHOOL

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

1

KODIE

10

10

10

2

ATIMATIM

7

7

11

3

ANKAASE

11

11

9

4

AHENKRO

11

11

9

5

BOAMANG

10

10

9

6

ABOABOGYA

6

6

6

7

TETREM

9

9

8

8

BUOHO

8

9

9

TOTAL

72

73

71

Source:  GES Afigya-Kwabre, 2013/2014

School Feeding Programme in the District

The Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) took effect from the 2005/2006 Academic year, which gave all children free access to Basic Education.

In addition, a pilot Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) was also initiated in 2005/2006 to give one hot meal per child in selected Basic Schools.

Table 1.32:  Schools Benefitting from the School Feeding Programme

 

NO.

SCHOOL

ENROLMENT  IN 2013

1

Ankaase Methodist Prim. Sch

480

2

Nawase R/C

451

3

Ankaase S. D.A Primary School

300

4

Dumakyie D/A

300

5

Ankaase D/A Primary School

450

6

Hemang R/C

396

7

Kyekyewere D/A Primary Sch

470

8

Kyekyewere Meth.

440

9

Kyekyewere R/C Primary Sch.

463

10

Ejuratia Meth.

390

11

Amoako Methodist Prim. Sch.

421

12

Eeman Islamic

300

13

Akom D/A Primary School

360

14

Mpobi R/C ‘A’

304

15

Nkwantakese Meth. Prim. Sch.

304

16

Mpobi R/C ‘B’

300

TOTAL

5829

 

Source:  GES Afigya-Kwabre, 2013/2014

 


 

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