Ajumako Essaman Agric SHS admits first four students

The Ajumako Essaman Agric Senior High School (ESSAGS) in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region has commenced academic activities with the admission of its first batch of four students.

The arrival of the pioneer students marks a significant milestone in the community’s efforts to establish a senior high school to provide secondary education opportunities for young people in Ajumako Essaman and surrounding communities.

The students were received by stakeholders, including chiefs, clan heads, members of the school management team, teachers and parents, who expressed joy at the realisation of the long-held dream.

Ajumako Essaman fortunate

The leader of the school management team, Nana Baah, expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far and urged the pioneer students to take their education seriously.

Nana Baah, a clan head at Essaman and a founding member of the Musama Disco Christo Church, reminded the students of their unique responsibility as the first students of the institution and encouraged them to work hard to make their parents, the school and the community proud.

He commended the support received from stakeholders and described Ajumako Essaman as fortunate to have such backing at the early stage of the institution.

“In fact, we are fortunate. If other communities had seen this kind of support, they wouldn’t have struggled at all,” he said.

Nana Baah urged the students not to take the sacrifices being made by stakeholders for granted.

“You should not let our efforts go to waste. Take whatever we are doing seriously to build a future for yourself,” he said.

Call for Support

The convener of the Educational Committee at Ajumako Essaman and former Assembly member for the area, Stephen Fiifi Afari Adams employed the parents to support their wards as they pursue a new chapter of their life.

He pledged that the Educational Committee will do everything within their power to sustain what they have achieved so far.

“The committee has done a great job for the school to on. We haven’t finished. There are still some work to do and we will do our best to complete.

“What I will asked from the parents is to continue to support this journey. Though it’s a new school, we can still achieve a lot when we put our efforts together,” Mr Adams admonished.

The Queen mother of the community, Nana Obenewaa VII, in her address, called on the community members to support the team in whatever way to make the efforts bear fruits.

She noted that past experience has ruined some efforts to seek development for the community, pleading that all and sundry must play a role in building the school.

“What I want to say is that, this should not be business as usual. In the time past, we have lost the opportunity to get more developmental projects in here because we did not meet those opportunities we the enthusiasm they deserve.

“Let’s turn away from it. When we are asked to come and help, please, do well to assist,” she stressed.

The Headmaster’s Pledge

The Headmaster of the school, Nicholas Webaduah Adoebi, expressed gratitude to the management team for reposing confidence in him to lead the institution.

He pledged to work assiduously to ensure that the school developed at a faster pace to meet the educational needs of the community.

“We are building a nation, and what we are doing here will help a lot. I can only be grateful to them for giving me the opportunity to serve. I will do my best to meet the confidence they have reposed in me,” he said.

Parents’ Expressions

Some of the parents who accompanied their children to the school said the establishment of the institution would relieve families of the burden of travelling long distances to access senior high school education.

They said having the school within the community would make secondary education more accessible to children in the area while reducing the financial and logistical challenges associated with sending them to schools in distant communities.

The parents, therefore, appealed to well-meaning Ghanaians, philanthropists, corporate organisations and other development partners to support the school with the needed infrastructure, teaching and learning materials and other facilities.

They said sustained support would enable the school to develop into a fully equipped institution capable of providing quality education and accommodating more students from the community and beyond.

The school is set to begin full academic work on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.