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<\/p>\nGalaxy International School has organized a scholarship examination for over one thousand students drawn from across the country with the aim of offering a range of scholarship packages to brilliant students to study in the school.<\/p>\n
The scholarship examination which is organized yearly is part of the school\u2019s corporate social responsibility aimed at offering opportunity not only to brilliant but needy students, but all students with the zeal to pursuing their academic dreams.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s exam was special because it was held in the school\u2019s new ultra-modern school building.\u00a0It offered a great opportunity for students, their parents and teachers to acquaint themselves with the Galaxy world.<\/p>\n
Mr. Yusuf Temizkan, the MD of the school, had hinted during the school\u2019s science fair, that the scholarship package was meant to open doors of opportunities to brilliant students who would want to have access to the world class environment in which the school is hosted.<\/p>\n
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Esther Fummey a JHS3 student, from the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission Basic School (GAEC), who participated in the examination, said she was motivated by her parent\u2019s contribution towards her education and needed to get the scholarship to take off the burden of her parents.<\/p>\n
She was happy to participate in the exams which she said has prepared her made to take part in any other competitive exams.<\/p>\n
A retired civil servant, Mr. Kofi Baido, who accompanied his daughter to the venue, said that the opportunity given the students is enormous.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThey will explore your facilities, it\u2019s my daughters\u2019 first time of seeing such a glamorous school and I\u2019m happy for her, she will never forget this experience\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Dorothy Kwarteng-Adjei, a mathematics teacher in the school, indicated that the scholarship examination is a great opportunity for needy but brilliant students.<\/p>\n
The examination is open to class six (6) and JHS 3 students every year. Successful students would be admitted into JHS1 and SHS1 respectively.<\/p>\n
The next scholarship examination would be conducted at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year.<\/p>\n
About Galaxy International School<\/strong><\/p>\n The fast-growing school, among other accolades, has represented Ghana in the international arena successfully and has 47 medals and accomplishments in various fields of challenge around the world.<\/p>\n The school has 345 of its graduates in different universities across the globe serving as good ambassadors of Ghana as well as their own nations wherever they are. In addition to its international accomplishments, the primary section chalked a lot of achievements during the Cambridge checkpoint examination last year by coming out as the Best Mathematics School, Best Science School, Best English School and Best Primary School for the year.<\/p>\n Staff strength<\/strong><\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”gtuJrNqjjfKdePaoUS7W6JipiRWvw2yx”]With a staff size of 135, comprising 73 teachers and 62 non-academic staff, the school has the human resource capacity to meet the needs of its students in all spheres.<\/p>\n As a citadel for effective teaching and learning, the school boasts of highly qualified teachers with a minimum requirement of a first degree with majority of them possessing masters in various fields of study that are of relevance to students.<\/p>\n Information Communication Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n Immersed in Information Communication Technology, the use of ICT makes life easier for teachers, students and parents. Through the use of \u2018Thinkwave\u2019 software, students\u2019 results, performance and class attendance can be monitored by parents in the comfort of their homes.<\/p>\n Apart from the classroom performance, the software is also used to report on the disciplined attitude of students.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a unique software which we use to communicate to parents the behaviour of their children and the software also registers their class attendance\u201d the Principal of the school, Mr. Hakan Karaman said.<\/p>\n – Galaxy International School has organized a scholarship examination for over one thousand students drawn from across the country with the aim of offering a range of scholarship packages to brilliant students to study in the school. The scholarship examination which is organized yearly is part of the school\u2019s corporate social responsibility aimed at offering opportunity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":218183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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