The Principal of the Presbyterian Women’s College of Education, Aburi, in the Akuapem South Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region, Madam Cynthia Anim, has commended the 2024 year group of the institution, whose academic performance has put many in a state of shock.
Out of the total number of 369 students who graduated, 145 attained first-class honours, 167 obtained second-class upper division, 50 secured second-class lower division, while 7 placed in the third-class category.
According to her, since the inception of the institution in 1928, this is the first time in its history that over 140 students have achieved such results, a feat she described as an amazing performance. She added that the institution is looking forward to excelling in the subsequent years ahead.
Madam Anim further noted that the 2024 graduation statistics demonstrate a remarkable improvement over the 2023 year group performance. In 2023, only 37 graduates attained first-class honours, as against 145 in 2024, which she said indicates that the institution has harvested the fruits of its labour.
The overall best graduating student, Emmanuella Anim Tetteh, in her valedictorian speech, stated that the Presbyterian Women’s College of Education, Aburi, has helped shape their lives and that they will impact their learners to become useful to society.
“As we step into the classroom of tomorrow, let us not forget the responsibility entrusted to us because our hands lie in the future of the countless children, and indeed, the destiny of our beloved nation,” she urged her colleague graduates.
For his part, the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Right Reverend Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, admonished the graduates to go and shine in any community they would be posted to, so that the young people there would seek to make a living in a corruption-free society where the state is not looted.
He also used the opportunity to remind the government that it initiated a process of converting some Colleges of Education into fully fledged universities and that they were waiting for the Legislative Instrument (L.I.) to be passed. However, he noted that the process appears to have stalled.
He therefore appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to continue the process, stressing that the colleges already have the structures required to be elevated to university status.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, in her address, said today is a testament to the graduates’ diligence and readiness to take on the world, indicating that as educators, they are embarking on a sacred mission to shape the minds of future generations.
“I am optimistic that the knowledge and skills they have acquired at the Presbyterian Women’s College of Education, Aburi, will empower them to contribute meaningfully to society, to instill values in the youth, and to foster an environment where learning is not about academics but is about creating responsible and well-rounded citizens,” she opined.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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