Nkurakan Presby Basic School Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Nkurakan Presby Basic School, in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana, celebrates 75th anniversary at the Nkurakan Presby School park.

The ceremony held under the theme,"75 years of quality primary education, discipline and transforming lives, the role of children."

The Headmaster of the School, Mr Ebanazer Tetteh, delivering his welcome address, said that the anniversary was the first of the series of events to mark the celebrations, adding that 75 years in the life of any institution was worth celebrating.

"It is important to note that practical skill training is an important tool in walking the path of self-reliance. We hear of difficult living conditions people experience mostly because they are unemployed and hence, struggle to make ends meet however, once you have acquired good and quality practical skills training, you can be deemed to have the upper hand. This is because there's always going to be a part of you that will aid you in fending for yourself when


the need arises", he said.



According to him, many past students of Nkurakan Presby Basic School have entered into job creation and set up private schools, with others finding their way into either formal or informal institutions.





The Yilo Krobo municipal Chief Execetive ( MCE) Hon. Eric Tetteh, urged the current students to take their learning seriously to enable them to earn critical employable skills for the future.

he said "If you're in any of the creative areas, then you're blessed because what it is doing is predisposing you to have the entrepreneurial skills which we need in this country".

He urged the students to see themselves as employers and not job seekers or employees and harness the skills they have acquired to their benefit.


In an interview with journalist, the PTA, Chariman, Mr Sammuel Tetteh,a.k.a." Alaluya" said the anniversary marked 75 years of extraordinary service to society, stressing that the event offered the old students the opportunity to honour what the school has achieved while laying the foundations for the years to come.