Most Public Schools Lack Infrastructure – Coalition of Concerned Teachers

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) has expressed concern about the poor infrastructure in many basic schools nationwide.

According to the coalition, several basic schools in Ghana lack furniture, teaching materials, and the requisite structures for learning, especially those in remote areas.

The president of the coalition, King Ali Awudu, said, “As I speak to you, there are thousands of basic schools that do not have the necessary learning materials, and even some of the schools in the hinterlands do not even have furniture for students to sit on and the basic amenities in most of the schools are lacking”.

“The government has turned its eye on basic schools just like the way they have done to the senior high schools, so we are hoping that one day, we will have that president and a government that will see the need to pump more resources into basic schools,” he added.

Mr. Awudu admonished the government to pay critical attention to students in basic schools to enable them to have the peace of mind to study in their various schools.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Education Service, in a statement signed by Deputy Director-General for Quality and Access of the Ghana Education Service, Dr Kwabena Tandoh, on September 13, stated that the reopening date for Basic Schools(KG, Primary and Junior High Schools) across the country for the First Term of 2023/2024 academic year is October 3, 2023.

Additionally, basic schools (KG, Primary and Junior High Schools) across the country will use the trimester academic calendar used before the COVID-19 pandemic.