Frank Annoh-Dompreh
THE Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality in the Eastern Region has been ranked as the best performing district in the Eastern Region during the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
Overall, 72% of students with an aggregate of six (6) in the region were from the municipality, as it recorded 80.8% pass rate.
A total of 27,561 candidates representing fifty-six per cent (56%) of candidates however failed in the region.
Students who obtained an aggregate of six in the region were 247 made up of 110 boys and 137 girls and 178 out of the total number of candidates who obtained an aggregate of six were from Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality.
2,834 candidates obtained aggregate 7 to 15 while 8,636 had aggregate 16 to 24. A total of 9,979 had an aggregate of 25 to 30.
Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Majority Chief Whip, who is the MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, was excited about the performance and congratulated the candidates for a job well done.
The MP said he has been organising free extra classes for the students annually to ensure the students are well-prepared for all examinations, saying “we are determined to do more together with all the stakeholders.”
He said that for his constituency to be ranked first in the Eastern Region and third on the national chart, is serving as a motivation for him to do more for the people, saying “we plan to perform better this year through impactful interventions such as this.”
FROM Daniel Bampoe, Koforidua