Gomoa Jukwa (C/R), Sept 4, GNA 96 Mrs Akosua Aseidu Ntriakwa, Headmistress of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Secondary School at Gomoa Jukwa near Agona Swedru, has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) to make the school an examination centre.

This would reduce the risk, cost of transporting and associated problems to enable the students to write their examinations, she said. Speaking at the annual camp meeting of Agona Swedru District branch of the SDA Church at Gomoa Jukwa, Mrs Ntriakwa commended the GES and WAEC for their assistance to the school since its establishment. Mrs Aseidu Ntriakwa expressed the hope that the two institutions would give the green light to enable the final-year students of the school to write their examination papers at the school instead of travelling outside.

The Headmistress stated that the school was in the process of meeting the requirements for the 270 final-year students to write their examination in the school this year.

Pastor Richard Ntriakwa, Executive Member of the General Conference of the SDA in Washington (DC) in the United States, said the one-week meeting was to revive the spiritual and physical wellbeing of the congregation.

He said that the Church had granted scholarships to four Junior Secondary School students who excelled in the just released results to pursue secondary education while five Senior Secondary School (SSS) students would be sponsored to tertiary institutions. According to Pastor Ntriakwa the Church would give financial assistance to students to pursue nursing and teacher training to lessen the burden on their parents.

Pastor Ntriakwa who is also a Director of the School, appealed to parents seeking admission for their children and wards to approach the authorities instead of through contractors to avoid being cheated. He said a 600-million-cedi two storey dormitory block, had been completed while another building for Agriculture Science, Chemistry and Biology was under construction.

Elder Francis Odoom, District Secretary of the Church, said 1,450 adults and 750 children from 27 branches attended the camp under the theme, 93A Journey of Hope.

A total of 33 adults were baptised and 22 infants dedicated to God at the meeting.