The management of Accra Academy Senior High School has attributed rising student indiscipline to a critical shortage of on-campus staff.
Headmaster Emmanuel Ofoe Fiemawhle disclosed that only 22 staff members currently reside on campus to oversee approximately 5,000 students, a situation he says undermines effective supervision and discipline.
“We have 22 of our staff who serve as hall masters and other auxiliary workers. So, it is difficult to manage the students as boarders,” he said during a visit by the Parliamentary Education Committee. “If you want to identify the root of the indiscipline, it’s because there aren’t enough staff to manage the students.”
“I think we should be considering that as part of the priority of the GETFund. For some time now, I haven’t received anything from residential infrastructure,” he stated.
In response, the Chairman of the Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, acknowledged the staffing challenges faced by many schools and assured that efforts were underway to address the issue.
“We have also seen the shortage of staff in the various schools that we went to. In Accra Academy, with a student population of almost 6,000, they lack staff, and they must be provided with the same.
“So, we recommend to the Minister of Education to fight for clearance from the Minister of Finance so that they can recruit teachers for senior high schools as well as auxiliary staff,” he added.
