Akrofuom Senior High Technical School in the Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region is grappling with severe infrastructure challenges that authorities say are affecting teaching and learning.
The school is struggling with inadequate classrooms, dormitories, staff accommodation, sanitation facilities and furniture, creating significant pressure on both students and staff.
School authorities say the absence of these essential facilities continues to disrupt academic activities and have appealed to the government and other stakeholders to urgently intervene.
Established in 1991, the school currently has a student population of more than 1,000 but lacks critical infrastructure such as dormitories, classrooms, teachers’ bungalows, washrooms and adequate furniture.
Students are reportedly forced to rely on makeshift wooden structures as toilet facilities, a situation authorities say poses serious health and safety risks.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a sod-cutting ceremony for a boys’ dormitory project at the school, the headmaster of Akrofuom Senior High Technical School, Osei Owusu, said the growing student population has placed enormous pressure on the limited facilities available.
“Our population has risen dramatically. When you compare the current number of students with the available infrastructure, the conditions are far from the best,” he said.
Mr Owusu thanked the Member of Parliament for Akrofuom, Joseph Azumah, for initiating the dormitory project and appealed to the government and other stakeholders to support the school with additional infrastructure.
Responding to the concerns, Mr Azumah described the situation as worrying and assured that efforts were underway to address the challenges.
“If you inspect the rooms the students are living in, the conditions are very bad. It is not something I even want people to see as the place where my students sleep before going to class,” he said.
The MP added that the district leadership, including the District Chief Executive and traditional authorities, are working together to improve infrastructure at the school.
He noted that while he would not remain in office forever, he hoped to leave behind lasting development that would improve conditions for students and staff.
