Accra Academy will be celebrating its 87th Anniversary Speech and Prize Giving Day which will focus on quality education in Ghana.
The program which is scheduled on Saturday 10 March 2018 will host Bleoobii and Guests at the Samuel Ofori-Adjei Ceremonial Square, Accra Academy at 10am. Theme for the event is “The Necessity of Quality Education In The 21st Century – Addressing The Challenges”.
Chairman for the event is Mr. Charlse Darku, the Managing Director of Tallow Oil, Bleoo’ 75. Special Guest of Honour is Professor Kwesi Yankah – Minister of State In-charge of Tertiary Education and Guest Speaker is Professor Peter Quartey, Bleoo 87, Head of Economics Department at the University of Ghana.
Meanwhile, there have been major call on government and stakeholders to help improve the quality of education in the country. The government in 2017 piloted the free education program with the first year students in the Senior High Schools. However, there have been major concerns with regards to increase enrollment without a corresponding expansion of existing infrastructure to accommodate the students.