The Afigya Kwabre South District Assembly in the Ashanti Region has commissioned a state-of-the-art Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) facility at the St. Francis Assisi Model School at Buoho.
It was funded through local revenue generated from the district’s quarry industry.
The 16-unit classroom facility is the third STEM-focused school established in the region.
Built to address growing student enrolment, the school operates as a dual-headship institution split into primary and Junior High School (JHS) divisions, each managed by its own Head teacher.
The facility is equipped with ultramodern infrastructure, including a dedicated robotics laboratory, a computer laboratory and a science laboratory.
The District Chief Executive for Afigya Kwabre South, Patricia Pearl Ankrah, highlighted the collaborative effort that brought the project to fruition and praised the sustainability model embedded in its development.
The project was originally initiated on September 20, 2020 by former DCE Mr. Christian Adu-Poku, under the Quarry Development Fund, in direct partnership with local quarry directors.
Construction was completed under Mrs. Ankrah’s administration on August 26, 2026.
Madam Ankrah explained that her predecessor established the fund with a levy of GH¢5 per cubic metre collected from quarry companies, which she continued to complete the project.
While initial plans slated the facility to function as a Day Senior High School, the DCE said it was restructured into a STEM model basic school to accommodate the high density of younger students in the district while providing early exposure to technical disciplines.
The DCE expressed optimism that the facility would significantly boost academic outcomes and help elevate the district to “Grade A” status within the Kwabre area.
“Kwabre has brilliant students, especially in Buoho,” Madam Ankrah noted. “We are hoping that in the next four or five years, we will produce some of the best engineers from this STEM school.”
Following the official handover of the facility to the Ghana Education Service (GES), the DCE called on local stakeholders, including traditional leaders, assembly members and community residents, to actively monitor the school and embed a strict culture of maintenance.
To secure long-term upkeep, classrooms within the complex have been named after local dignitaries and corporate contributors, including KK Quarry. Under this arrangement, named sponsors have committed to funding future repairs and structural maintenance for their respective sections.
Madam Ankrah emphasised that the public-private partnership gives the institution an extraordinary foundation for long-term sustainability.
Mr. Christian Adu-Poku, the former DCE who was present at the commissioning, praised the current DCE for continuing and completing legacy projects and urged district residents to support her in undertaking more initiatives to foster the development of the district.
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