Understudies subsequent to enrolling for the WASSCE and the BECE leave classes and participate in fishing and other humble positions.
Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Director of Education, Madam Nelly Sally Coleman expressed this at the Youth-Oriented and Gender-touchy issues program coordinated by the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly.
She said, “When these understudies register for their last, most important tests, they choose to come to school at the time they like and not what the schedule says.”
“For example, the last year 2021, we had 7 of these understudies at the Sekondi circuit who are at the fundamental level, 14 at Takoradi East circuit, 8 at Takoradi West circuit, Takoradi focal 3, Kojokrom-21, Kansawrodo circuit-12, Esikado-9, Adiembra circuit-8, Ketan-5, making an entirety 97 at the essential level.
“Such a long way in 2022, we have recorded 83 at the fundamental level regarding delinquency.”
She likewise spread the word about it in 2021, 26 teen pregnancies were kept in fundamental schools, notwithstanding, 28 teen pregnancies have been kept in 2022 which are disturbing figures at the essential level.
With respect to dropouts, 24 were recorded at the essential level however 32 have been kept in 2022.
Delinquency at the Senior High School level in 2021 was recorded to be 69, and 362 have been kept in 2022.
Teen pregnancy at the Senior High School level in 2021 was recorded to be 19 and 35 have been kept in 2022.
Dropouts at the Senior High School level were recorded to be 102 every 2021, and 721 have been kept in 2022.
She said the Ghana Education administration has set up an adequate number of measures to manage what is happening which incorporate preparing the direction and advising unit of the Education administration to sharpen the understudies.
The Education Director likewise required the rejecting of all charges on sterile cushions which as per her have given influence to corrupt men to exploit the little kids when they get it for them.
BY: RUTH-CAROLYN SEKYIMAA KISSI
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