KFS has so far sat three groups of children for the BECE exams and with each batch we have recorded better results.  BECE’s are sat at the end of Junior Secondary School (UK Year 9) and a minimum pass mark is required in order to graduate to Senior Secondary School.

Annual league tables suggest that KFS is fast becoming one of the best performing schools in the district. In 2007, with a batch of 10 BECE entrants, we gained position 59 out of 100 schools. In 2008, with a batch of 12 entrants, we improved to position 43 out of 100 schools. In 2009 with a batch of 13 entrants, we had an overall pass rate of 90%. With a national pass rate of only 50% our place in the district league table leapfrogged to a rather impressive position 19 out of 100 schools.

However, despite promising results we still have a lot of catching up to do when compared to schools in the cities. KFS needs funding to invest in better teaching.  Most of our parent community is illiterate and our children come from some of the most disadvantaged family circumstances existing in the country. The same BECE exams sat by children taught in the country’s most highly resourced schools are sat by children in schools like ours.  Not surprisingly, there is an exam results divide that reflects the class divide.

Even though we have a lot of work to do, our District Education Authority still congratulates our achievements so far.  Edward Konadu said in a speech that everyone involved in the KFS project should feel a deep sense of pride, “the district director is well aware of the excellent work that is going on here; you are achieving big things with little resources. Keep up the good work,” he said.

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