Navrongo, May 24, GNA - The Notre Dame Senior High School in Navrongo at the weekend launched its 50th anniversary with a call on government to support it with transport, accommodation and stationary. The anniversary in November is under the theme, "Citadel of qualit y education in Northern Ghana." The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr. Mark Woyongo who is an old student of the school, said the government had placed a high premium on education as an effective tool in promoting holistic socio-economic development of the country. Mr. Woyongo spoke about rural-urban migration and said it was beca use of the lack of quality education that the canker had gained roots in the three northern regions.

He said the holistic education now being implemented in the three northern regions would attempt to address the problem that seems to send all the school going age children away to the urban areas in search of jobs. Mr Woyongo said government was committed to provide the needs of educational institutions to promote quality education. He appealed to traditional authorities and the entire populace to continue to provide guidance and support towards the development of schoo ls in their respective communities. Reverend Father Francis Kudilogo, the Headmaster of the school, said t he school was established in 1960 with 31 students to provide Christian education, to inculcate good moral standards in the youth.