The Atwima Mponua District Chief Executive (DCE), Ibrahim Issahak, has commended the Headteacher, teachers, parents and students of the Yawkusikrom D/A Basic School in the Ashanti Region for their remarkable performance in the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
According to the DCE, available results indicate that the school has recorded an impressive performance despite operating in a relatively small and less-endowed community.
Mr Issahak said although the Atwima Mponua District Education Directorate was yet to conduct its official assessment of the BECE results, the results currently available provided sufficient evidence of the school’s outstanding performance.
He disclosed that out of the 41 candidates presented by the school for the examination, 21 obtained aggregates ranging between 7 and 15.
He further noted that the district’s best-performing student recorded an aggregate of seven, while 10 of the 17 students recently honoured by the Assembly for obtaining aggregates between six and 12 were products of the Yawkusikrom D/A Basic School.
The DCE described the achievement as particularly significant given the circumstances under which the school and its students operated.
He said Yawkusikrom was relatively small and had fewer social amenities and development opportunities compared with several other communities in the district.
According to him, the performance demonstrated that children in less-endowed communities could compete favourably when given the necessary support and guided by committed teachers and responsible parents.
Commendation
Mr Issahak singled out the Headteacher of the school, Mr Nicholas Antwi Agyei, for special commendation for his leadership and commitment to improving teaching and learning at the school.
He said despite the significant shortage of teachers confronting the district, the headteacher had consistently worked to ensure that Yawkusikrom D/A Basic School maintained an adequate complement of teachers.
The DCE said Mr Agyei had rarely allowed the school to suffer from a lack of teaching staff, despite its location in a community with relatively limited amenities.
He described the headteacher’s commitment as an important factor in creating an environment conducive to academic success.
“Mr Headteacher, your leadership matters. Your teachers’ commitment matters. The support of the parents matters. Most importantly, the success of these children matters,” Mr Issahak stated.
Teamwork
The DCE attributed the performance not only to the efforts of the school authorities but also to the collective contribution of teachers, parents and the students themselves.
He said the achievement was evidence that effective leadership, dedicated teaching, parental involvement and determination on the part of students could help overcome challenges associated with limited resources.
Mr Issahak therefore urged the school community to maintain the momentum and continue to place academic excellence at the centre of its activities.
He also encouraged parents to sustain their support for their children’s education, saying parental involvement remained essential to improving learning outcomes.
Inspiration
The DCE said the performance of Yawkusikrom D/A Basic School should serve as an inspiration to other schools, particularly those located in less-endowed communities across the district.
He said the results had demonstrated that the location or size of a community should not determine the academic prospects of its children.
“Where there is commitment, effective leadership, dedicated teaching and strong parental support, our children can excel irrespective of the circumstances of their communities,” he said.
Mr Issahak congratulated the students for their hard work and urged them to remain focused as they progressed to the next stage of their education.
He also commended the teachers and parents for creating the conditions that enabled the students to perform strongly in the BECE.
He expressed the hope that the school would build on the achievement and produce even stronger results in subsequent examinations.
The DCE said the performance had given the district “another reason to believe in the potential of our children,” particularly those in communities that might not have the same level of resources and opportunities as larger communities.
He consequently congratulated Mr Agyei and his teaching team, as well as the students and parents of Yawkusikrom D/A Basic School, for the achievement.
