Accra Academy Staff Shortage: Only 22 supervising 5,000 students, says Headmaster

Management of Accra Academy Senior High School has recognize a shortage of on-campus staff as a major factor behind increasing students misconduct.

Headmaster Emmanuel Ofoe Fiemawhle disclosed that only 22 staff members currently live on campus, responsible for supervising a student population of about 5,000. This major issue, he highlighted, limits effective students monitoring and support.

He highlighted these problems during a visit by the Education Committee of Parliament to the school.

He said that “We have 22 of our staff who serve as hall masters and facility management staff.  So, It’s challenging to control the students as boarders. If you want to look at the sources for indiscipline, it is because the numbers are not enough to manage the students as boarders.”

He added “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.

As a reply, the Chairman of the Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, identified the staffing shortage experienced by many schools and promised that actions were being implement to address the issue.

“We have also observed the shortage of staff in the various schools that we went to. In Accra Academy, comprising a student population of  almost 6,000, they lack staff, and they must be provided with the same.”

He again said that “So, we suggest to the Minister of Education to fight for clearance from the Minister of Finance so that they can employ teachers for senior high schools as well as facility management staff.”

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