The Crown of Glory Schools in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District in the Central Region has swept all six academic excellence awards in the private schools category.
The award winners were Master Nana Yaw Andoh-Acquah, Master Mohammed Haruna Braimah and Master Jaysen Nana Kofi Ampah, who had aggregate six and were ranked first to third in the boys’ category.
The three former students of Crown of Glory Schools are currently studying science and making a mark at the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC, Legon), St Augustine’s College and Mfantsipim School, both in Cape Coast.
In the girls category, Miss Ivy Mensah, Miss Esther Nana Esi Debrah and Miss Imelda Oshoro were adjudged the best first to third female students and are currently at the Wesley Girls’ High School, Cape Coast.
Awards
For their effort, all the winners received plaques, medals, certificates and cash prizes at the ceremony which took place during the independence anniversary celebration at the Aggrey Memorial A M E Zion Senior High School Park.
Master Nana Yaw Andoh-Acquah and Miss Ivy Mensah, however, received trophies in addition, for standing out as the overall best male and female students.
The Crown of Glory Schools also received a certificate of honour, a trophy and a plaque for its outstanding commitment to excellence.
The Abura Asebu Kwamankese District Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS), Daniel Kwamena Essel, in an interview called for a level playing field for both public and private schools.
He said the annual increase in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) registration fee for private schools, coupled with the despondency in school placement, remained disturbing situations.
Mr Essel who is also the Founding Director of the Crown of Glory Schools commended the award winning students for winning all the awards in a sterling manner.
“I am glad you have come to the realisation that there is dignity in labour. Your late night sleep and early dawn studies have paid off. As you move on, do not relax, keep pushing,” Mr Essel added, and attributed the feat to the effective stakeholder collaboration.
Collaboration
He said the success chalked up by the school was as a result of the collaboration built by “our major stakeholders, especially our cherished parents, who do not cease to prioritise the educational needs of our students.”
He, therefore, expressed his profound gratitude to the teachers of the school, who he described as, “hardworking and dedicated,” saying the gains made would not have been possible without the dedication of the teachers and other staff of the school.
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