By Nicholas Osei-Wusu
The end-of-term examinations at the Asaaman D/A Junior High School in the Atwima Nwabiagya North district of the Ashanti region could be postponed to the next academic term. This follows the destruction of most of their classrooms, offices, and Staff Common Room by a recent rainstorm, thereby displacing the classes and teachers.
The Headmistress, Mrs. Veronica Nyantakyi, is therefore making a passionate appeal to philanthropists, corporate bodies, and faith-based organizations to come to their aid urgently to at least re-roof the affected classrooms so that normal teaching and learning can resume.
A storm accompanying a heavy rainfall last Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at Asaaman ripped off the roof of all but one classroom of the D/A Junior High School.
The Headmistress’s office and the Staff Common Room were not spared either, thereby disrupting school activities.
At the time our Regional Correspondent got to the school premises, classes had been disorganised, with pupils whiling away under trees and teachers working from the open or corridors of the remaining classroom.
It was learnt that the school was in its Revision Week prior to the end-of-term examination next week. The Headmistress, Mrs. Veronica Nyantakyi, expressed frustration at the disruption of the school’s activities and noted that the impending examination could be forced to postpone if no help arrives within the shortest possible time.
“The revision we’re doing, we’ve even decided to combine, especially the Form 2s, but it wasn’t holding because of the numbers. Every class is more than 70, some 78, 79 thereabout. Even I’ve a class now which is 92, Form 1. And all these numbers I’m talking about, they’ve to sit outside and write our exams for others to know our problem and challenges. If anybody wants to help us, then they come to our aid,” she noted.
The Headmistress, who, GBC learnt, has been spending her personal resources to address some of the pressing needs of the school, said the current situation is beyond her control and requires urgent assistance by others.
Looking despondent about the situation, the Headmistress said, “This circumstance, as a head, to me is beyond my control. So, I don’t know, we can’t do anything because there’s no room for us. So either we stop the exam or we do it outside. Other than that, they should come to our aid, maybe if they can get… I don’t know, there’s nothing we can do, so they’ve to write it outside. Then if it’s raining, we close and go home.”
The Atwima Nwabiagya North District Director of Education, Frank Duah Boateng, also appealed for urgent external support to repair the damage caused to the school.
“I empathise with her. I know that she’s one Headmistress who has personally invested her own funds into the development of the school. There’s a project behind this building that I know was initiated by her and her husband, and in fact, I want to use this medium to appreciate her effort in developing the school. We’re very grateful to them. But they cannot do it alone. That’s why I’m calling on all stakeholders to come to the aid of the school,” the Director appealed.
Meanwhile, one of the classrooms which was destroyed by fire in May this year has still not been attended to, rendering that class unusable.
