Akufo-Addo inspects J. A Kufour and two other Senior High Schools
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inspected work on the construction of the J. A Kufuor Senior High Technical School, the Creative Arts Senior High School and Bosomtwe Girls’ Senior High School all in the Ashanti Region.
Taking the President on a tour of the facilities, the Project Manager of J.A. Kufuor SHS told the President that the school has a capacity to house one thousand, two hundred (1,200) students, with the school placing an emphasis on technical education, which would prepare students for jobs involving applied sciences and modern technology.
The J.A. Kufuor Senior High School is fitted with a full complement of amenities such as playing fields, administrative buildings, libraries, and dormitories. Additionally, the V-Block in the school has a total of 24 classrooms, as opposed to 12 classrooms in the E-Blocks constructed by the former administration.
More to that, the President also inspected work on the construction of the creative arts industry, the very first Senior High School in Ghana dedicated solely to the industry, located in Kwadaso in the Ashanti Region.
The school will equip students for the Arts, through powerful learning experiences, embrace and excel in the arts and academics, whilst working towards their visions of the future.
The Project has been designed to include a 2-storey administration block; library block; auditorium/theatre (1,300 designed capacity); 4-storey 16-unit creative arts block with ancillary facilities; 4-storey 20-unit classroom block with 4 dedicated laboratory rooms; 3-storey dormitory block; 2-storey dormitory block; dining hall with kitchen; principal’s residence; 2 vice principals’ residence, 2 staff flats; sports area; maintenance shed; waste treatment/holding bay; access roads and paved walkways; and gatehouse.
At the Bosumtwe Girls’ SHS, the President was told the construction of an 18-unit classroom block with offices and washrooms and external works was 100% complete. A 4-Unit Science Laboratory Block, being constructed by GNPC, is 90% complete, with the construction of a girls dormitory block currently ongoing.
By: Elisha Aberiganya | Follow us on Twitter @activtvgh
