Ejisu-Ashanti, Aug. 14, GNA - Members of School Management Committees (SMCs) in Ejisu-Juaben District have commended the District Education Directorate for the introduction of common promotion examinations for final-year pupils in the district. Mr Joseph George Danquah, Onwe District Assembly Junior Secondary School SMC Chairman, who made the commendation in an interview with GNA at Ejisu, said the examination would improve academic standards among the pupils.

He said the decision by the directorate to repeat non-performing pupils would also help reduce the poor performance in Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the area.

Mr Danquah pledged the commitment of the SMCs to collaborate with the directorate to improve on the academic performance of pupils and education in the district.

He advised parents to refrain from spending their resources on non-profitable ventures and educate their children. Mrs Agnes Okyere-Gyamfi, Ejisu-Juaben District Director of Education, said the common promotion examinations would be extended to senior secondary schools in the district to promote academic competition among students.