School authorities at Prempeh College in the Ashanti region have been compelled to convert an abandoned school structure into classrooms to accommodate students.
Some rooms in the three-storey structure are serving 10 classes despite the risk posed.
Headmaster Aaron Attuah Gyau, told JoyNews the school is challenged with structures for the increasing student population.
“We don’t have facilities here, our students are still learning in an uncompleted, unroofed structure, and I have complained.
"It is even dangerous because we don’t have the bannisters and railings to prevent students from falling over, and if the contractor were to have returned to the site now, we wouldn’t know where to take students of about 10 classrooms and more,” he said.
Built in 1949 for 300 students, the prestigious Prempeh College now has a student population of over 3,000, with limited expansion done to increase the students' population.
Under the John Agyekum Kufuor administration, the construction of a three-storey classroom complex was initiated to reduce congestion, but the project has stalled over a decade.
Latest Stories
-
GHS signs MoU to transform career progression for Ghana Health Service Specialists
10 minutes -
Constitution Review Committee begins national consultations to reform 1992 Constitution
26 minutes -
When journalism works, but the law lags: Ghana’s asset declaration challenge
38 minutes -
Kumasi Prisons begins manufacturing of FDA-approved sachet and bottled water
46 minutes -
Gov’t to roll out nationwide streetlight project to boost night security – Mahama
59 minutes -
Health Ministry releases list of functional facilities, urges public to seek care amid nurses’ strike
1 hour -
Strengthening public procurement – a call for early procurement initiation to curb sole sourcing abuse
2 hours -
Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC rolls out irresistible cedi mortgage campaign
2 hours -
Government scholarships are not for sale – Registrar
2 hours -
Mahama bans DSTV, satellite TV subscriptions at Jubilee House
2 hours -
2 suspects arrested in Elmina for smuggling 250 bags of cocoa beans
3 hours -
Shrinking to increase: The economic and structural risks with decreasing building material sizes
3 hours -
GRNMA strike: We won’t treat gov’t with kid gloves – Health Committee Ranking Member
3 hours -
Goosie Tanoh highlights Ghana’s strategic role in Africa’s textile future at industry dialogue
3 hours -
I was depressed at a point in my life – Kwabena Kwabena
3 hours