Management of Accra Academy Senior High School has identified a shortage of on-campus staff as a major factor behind growing student indiscipline.
Headmaster Emmanuel Ofoe Fiemawhle revealed that only 22 staff members currently reside on campus, tasked with overseeing a student population of about 5,000. This significant shortfall, he noted, hampers effective supervision and management of students.
He raised these concerns during a visit by the Education Committee of Parliament to the school.
“We have 22 of our staff who serve as hall masters and other auxiliary workers. So, it is difficult to manage the students as boarders. If you want to look at the sources for indiscipline, it is because the numbers are not enough to manage the students as boarders
I think we should be considering that as part of the priority of the GETFund. For some time now, I haven’t received anything from residential infrastructure,” he stated.
In response, the Chairman of the Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, acknowledged the staffing challenges faced by many schools and assured that efforts were underway to address the issue.
“We have also seen the shortage of staff in the various schools that we went to. In Accra Academy, with a student population of almost 6,000, they lack staff, and they must be provided with the same.
“So, we recommend to the Minister of Education to fight for clearance from the Minister of Finance so that they can recruit teachers for senior high schools as well as auxiliary staff,” he added.
