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The government has announced plans to construct new Community Day Schools in Nima and Kasoa under the Secondary Education Transformation for Access, Relevance and Results (STARR-J) Project.
Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu said the initiative forms part of efforts to expand access to quality secondary education and address infrastructure deficits across the country.
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 20, Mr. Iddrisu said President John Dramani Mahama has directed that more Community Day Schools be established, modelled after the existing facility at Kwabenya.
“It is the view of President Mahama that we should encourage the establishment of Community Day Schools in the category of what is in Kwabenya. We will build one of that in Nima and one in Kasoa as part of the STARR-J Project,” he stated.
The Education Minister further announced that the STARR-J Project will support inclusive education through the construction of a new Special Needs Education facility in Ho in the Volta Region.
According to him, the facility will enhance access to specialised education services for learners with disabilities in the area.
“I am also happy to note that under the STARR-J Project, Ho in the Volta Region will benefit from a new Special Needs Education facility to support learners with disability in that area,” he said.
The STARR-J Project is expected to strengthen secondary education infrastructure nationwide by improving access to quality education, enhancing teaching and learning outcomes, and increasing the relevance of education delivery across senior high schools, senior high technical schools and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions.