Professor Emmanuel Opuni-Frimpong, Chairman of the Sunyani Senior High School (SUSEC) Board, has commended the government for its commitment to the school’s infrastructure development.
He said the government is currently funding nine projects, including a two-storey 12-unit classroom block, two-storey science laboratory, two 12-unit toilet facilities, and two-storey dormitories for boys and girls. Once completed, these facilities will enable the school to return to a single-track system.
Prof. Opuni-Frimpong, also Global President of the SUSEC Old Students Association (SOSA), made the remarks during a fundraising dinner organized by the Brong-Ahafo (B/A) Regional chapter of SOSA in Sunyani. He noted that since the old girls’ dormitory was built in the 1960s, only President Mahama’s administration has addressed the need for a new two-storey girls’ dormitory to meet growing demand.
Mr. Justice Collins Adu Baffoe, organizer of the B/A SOSA chapter, said the dinner aimed to raise funds for modern tables and chairs for the school’s new dining hall and appealed to alumni at home and abroad to contribute.
Mr. Thomas Obour, SUSEC Assistant Headmaster in charge of academics, said the school has 4,393 students under a double-track system, 197 teaching staff (139 males, 58 females), and 87 non-teaching staff (34 males, 53 females). He expressed hope that ongoing projects would be completed within eight months to allow a return to single-track operations.
Mr. Obour highlighted additional needs, including 3,000 desks, 300 student beds—noting that about 380 students currently sleep on the floor—and the urgent completion of the GETFUND staff bungalow for eight staff families. He also called for more laborers and night watchmen to improve security and mentioned that the school’s only pickup, in use since 2008, continues to drain funds due to maintenance costs.
GNA
Edited by Audrey Dekalu
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