Government Commissions Modern Girls’ SHS at Kwahu-Aduamoa to Boost Female Education
The government’s unwavering commitment to expanding equitable access to inclusive, high-quality secondary education has achieved another major milestone with the official commissioning of the Aduamoa Girls’ Senior High School in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region.
The new institution stands as a testament to government-led interventions partnering with local stakeholders to revamp educational infrastructure, transforming a once-struggling private facility into a thriving state-supported citadel of learning.
Speaking at the grand commissioning ceremony on Friday, the Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, underscored that the establishment of the school directly fulfils the government’s vision to bridge the educational gap and scale up opportunities for young women in underserved communities.
Tracing the history of the institution, Mrs Awatey noted that while the school initially began as a private initiative by Madam Kate Abankwa, a native of the town, it faced severe operational hurdles and eventually collapsed following the monumental introduction of the national Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy landscape.
Recognising the strategic value of the institution, the government, through collaborative revival efforts involving the Ministry, the Ghana Education Service (GES), traditional authorities, and the Abankwa family, successfully rescued and re-established the facility.
“Education remains the most critical investment in our national development architecture,” Mrs Awatey emphasised.
She further pointed out that the government is heavily prioritising Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), entrepreneurship, and digital skills to prepare Ghanaian girls for a rapidly evolving global economy.
The Regional Minister called on the Kwahu Traditional Council, the District Assembly, and residents to take full ownership of the institution, while tasking the school’s management and teaching staff to uphold high standards of discipline, academic excellence, and integrity.
In her remarks, the Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service, Dr. (Mrs.) Ivy Asantewaa Owusu, lauded the government’s visionary step, stating that educating a girl child forms the foundational bedrock of sustainable national progress.
“Every classroom here is a future laboratory where life-saving discoveries will be made, and every desk is a boardroom where groundbreaking decisions will be reached,” Dr. (Mrs.) Owusu stated, noting that an educated girl creates an invaluable ripple effect that lifts families out of poverty and fortifies local economies.
Addressing the inaugural cohort of 10 students, she charged them to be trailblazers, stressing, “This school was built for you through strategic state and community partnership; do not measure your worth by the barriers you encounter, but by the barriers you break.”
The commissioning ceremony was marked by vibrant cultural displays and attended by local chiefs, regional education directors, government officials, and jubilant residents of Kwahu-Aduamoa, who expressed profound appreciation to the government for the landmark project.
Bala Ali, ISD
