Former Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has highlighted the qualification of Bosomtwe Girls Senior High School for an international robotics competition in the United States as proof that strategic investment can transform any school in Ghana.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with JoyNews, Dr Adutwum said the school, located in his Bosomtwe constituency, earned the opportunity after emerging as winners of the FIRST Robotics Competition in Ghana, beating all other participating schools.

“This did not happen by chance,” he said, pointing to deliberate interventions made during his tenure to strengthen science and engineering education in less traditionally resourced schools.

Bosomtwe Girls will now represent Ghana at the global robotics competition in Michigan, marking a major milestone for the school and the country’s STEM education agenda.

Dr Adutwum explained that the school benefited from robotics equipment and engineering laboratory facilities funded through the Mastercard Foundation. In addition, it was paired with Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape Coast as part of a mentorship and institutional support programme.

“We brought in Mrs Jokoto, a former Wesley Girls headmistress, to mentor the headmistress, teachers and students,” he noted. He added that alumni of Wesley Girls from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology also visited Bosomtwe Girls to guide students, while some pupils were allowed to spend time at Wesley Girls to observe best practices.

The former minister said the initiative formed part of a broader effort under the Akufo-Addo administration to expand access to quality STEM education across the country, particularly beyond the traditional elite schools.

He argued that the success of Bosomtwe Girls challenges the long-held perception that only well-established institutions can deliver top-tier academic outcomes.

According to him, the right mix of investment, mentorship, and collaboration can rapidly elevate performance in any school.