‘Our Science Laboratories cry for help’ – ADISEC female science students’ lament

By Benjamin Makafui Attipoe, Mafi Adidome

Science students of the Adidome Senior High School (ADISEC) in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region are appealing to the President, John Dramani Mahama, the Minister of Education, Haruna Idrissu and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to urgently help retool and upgrade their science laboratories with more equipment and practical gadgets.

Speaking to our newsteam in an interview on the sidelines of the 40th Anniversary and Speech and Prize-Giving Day of the school, the students said the move would ginger more girls to pursue science-related courses at the school and beyond. 

ADISEC was established on 1st October, 1985 with 7 teachers and 57 students. The current student population stands at 2,092 with 124 teachers and 43 non-teaching staff. Whiles the girls are 1,274 representing 61 percent, the boys are 818 constituting 39 percent of the student population.

The school runs seven programmes in all, including General and Agricultural Sciences, Business, Home Economics as well as Biomedical Science under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education initiative.

Even though ADISEC has been a Category ‘C’ school for many years, its general academic performance in recent years and particularly in the sciences, cannot be over-emphasized in the midst of the poor and woefully inadequate science equipment and tools.

The students are not only exposed to intensive practical science sessions but also encouraged by their hardworking teachers to master their skills and knowledge in the sciences.

ADISEC is currently among about seven schools who are finalists in the 2025 national Senior High School (SHS) Renewable Energy Challenge championship contest scheduled for the latter part of October, this year.

One of the second year female science students, Ms. Erica Sitsope Yaotse undertook the construction of a proto-type project house called the Smart House, which can only be accessed with one’s Ghana Card.

She told our newsteam in an interview that no other card can electronically open the main gate to the house, adding that this can be replicated in several communities to improve security of individuals in their houses.

Ms. Yaotse used the occasion to appeal to President Mahama, stakeholders of education in the area as well as Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to support the project as well as the retooling agenda of the school’s laboratories to enable them do more wonders for the Volta region and Ghana as a whole.

Another Form 2 female student, Ms. Martha Dzidzor Adedze who also made a presentation on the school’s 40th anniversary day exhibition session, noted that such a support would not only motivate the students to give off their best but also expose them to what she described as the reality of the science situation. Ms. Adedze said ADISEC has a lot of potentials, adding that a little push from the government would change the educational narrative of the school.

The Headmaster of the school, Dr. Vincent-Dzidula Kwasi Atiku appealed to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to re-categorize ADISEC among the Category ‘A’ and ‘B’ schools considering the good performance of the school.

According to him, the current Category ‘C’ status of the school makes parents and their wards to consider the school a low class one in their choice of schools. This, the Headmaster noted, deprives ADISEC of good students during admissions.

Dr. Atiku said the immediate plan for the commemoration of the 40th Anniversary and Speech and Prize-Giving Day event is the construction of a 250-seater ultra-modern Staff Common Room for the 167 staff who are currently scattered under trees for their work.

The present situation, he said makes it very difficult for the teachers to relax to prepare and mark student exercises.

He appealed to the general public, the stakeholders of education in the area including the Old Students as well as the District Chief Executive (DCE) and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area to urgently come to the aid of the school.

The post ‘Our Science Laboratories cry for help’ – ADISEC female science students’ lament appeared first on The Herald ghana.

Read More

  • Related Posts

    LEAP Cycle 98 to impact over 1.5 million lives – Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey

    The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has commenced disbursement of cash grants under the 98th cycle of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme, bringing renewed hope to…

    Ghana launches HPV vaccine to protect over 2 million girls and combat cervical cancer

    Ghana Health Services, in partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), the World Health Organization (WHO), and UNICEF, today launched the country’s first nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign. The…

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Business & Economy

    Dantsoho: Ongoing Ports Reconstruction across Africa Will Spur Efficiency, Trade Facilitation

    Users Lament Chaotic, Porous Cargo Terminal, Dilapidated Roads at Lagos Airport

    National Housing Fund: Separating Myth from Reality

    TAJBank’s N20bn Sukuk Bond Records 185.5% Oversubscription 

    Sanusi: Regulation Necessary to Sustain Safety Standards in Aviation

    Air Peace Expands Horizon with New Abuja-London Route

    APM Terminals Calls for Policy Continuity to Drive Foreign Investment

    MTN Deepens Digital Transformation Investment, Backs Accountants’ Capacity Building

    Customer Service Week: FCMB Celebrates Customers, Possibilities

    NSE: With 55% Grid Access, Nigeria Faces Persistent Energy Challenges

    Stakeholders to Appraise Infrastructural Challenges in Transport Sector 

    Visionaries Harness Project Management to Fight Climate Change

    Tetracore Energy Group Expands Board to Strengthen Vision

    Kefas: Agriculture Will Boost Nigeria’s Economy, GDP

    Futurex, Spire Solutions Partner to Deliver Enterprise Encryption Product

    Olam Agri’s Animal Feed Business Awards 65 Scholarships in Annual Back-to-School Programme

    Leatherback wins ‘Banking as a Service Innovator of the Year 2025’

    Veritas Kapital seeks shareholder approval for N15 billion capital raise at AGM 

    Bank lending to agriculture rises to 5.33% in May 2025-NIRSAL 

    LemFi launches AI-powered “Send Now, Pay Later” service, combining credit and remittances for UK Immigrants 

    Dangote Cement trades N11 billion as ASI tops 146,000, up 42% YTD 

    Coca-Cola system champions circular economy dialogue at 31st Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja 

    National Council of State approves Prof. Joash Amupitan as new INEC Chairman

    Trade Fair Complex: Lagos issues two-week notice to regularise unapproved buildings  

    Garuba Duku: Court jails ex-FCTA Director for 24 years over N318 million fraud

    World Bank: FIRS’ 4% revenue allocation higher than South Africa, Ghana, others

    Christopher Kolade: Veteran broadcaster, ex-diplomat dies at 92

    OpenAI expands ChatGPT Go plan to 16 new Asian countries  

    Polo Luxury issues clarification and consumer advisory amid misleading reports 

    Tetracore Energy Group expands board, welcomes Oscar Onyema, Aisha Balewa, and Ayodele Oni

    Africa’s largest stock exchange appoints Valdene Reddy CEO

    Naira boom: CBN Policy tightening, fintech growth, drive September gains 

    Where should Nigerians invest N1 million in Q4 2025? 

    NGX Oil and Gas set to shatter 2,700-resistance on positive activity in three stocks 

    African banks must lead on urbanisation finance or risk being sidelined by foreign investors – Banker

    African banks must lead on urbanisation finance or risk being sidelined by foreign investors – Banker

    Things to note when starting out in Forex Trading