Twifo Praso (C/R) Dec. 3, GNA - Deputy Minister of Education, Mrs Elizabeth Amoah-Tetteh, has appealed to traditional rulers to ensure that students in their communities study instead of spending their time at social functions.

She also asked chiefs to release land for educational projects and to initiate scholarship schemes to assist brilliant but needy students, to enable them to complete their education. Mrs Amoah-Tetteh made the call at the 29th Speech and Prize Giving day of Twifo Praso Senior High School (SHS) on the theme: "The Role of Parents, Teachers and other Stakeholders in the Development of Senior High School Education in Ghana".

She called on chiefs to work with school authorities to promote the study of culture in educational institutions. Mrs Amoah-Tetteh appealed to teachers to work hard and produce quality students, who would be capable of contributing to national development. Mrs. Amoah-Tetteh reminded parents that education is the best legacy they could bequeath to their children. She tasked students to learn hard to enable them to pass their examinations to justify the huge investment being made in their education by government and their parents. Mrs. Ama Benyiwa-Doe, Central Regional Minister, advised students to be respectful, hard working and use dialogue and due process to seek redress to their grievances.

He asked old students of the School to unite and mobilize resources towards the infrastructure development of the school. Mrs Benyiwa-Doe said government alone could not develop the educational sector and asked old students to assist their schools. Mr. Kojo Hayford, Headmaster of the SHS, said 45 students of the school in 2008 gained admission to tertiary institutions and in 2009 55 students gained admission to tertiary institutions.