Lawra is set to benefit from one of twenty yet to be established state-of-the-art Technical, Vocational and Education Training (TVET) centers, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

The President made this revelation whiles delivering a speech as Special Guest of Honor at the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Lawra Senior High School.

According to him, this forms part of government’s agenda to improve education in the northern sector.

"....again, Lawra has been chosen as one of the twenty (20) locations for the establishment of state-of-the-art Technical, Vocational and Education Training (TVET) centres in the country. And, finally, in fulfillment of my campaign pledge to complete projects initiated by the predecessor government, I am happy to announce that Government is in the process of completing the Boo-Dowine SHS block,” he added.

Whiles assuring that government would continue to support Lawra SHS and all other senior high schools across the country, to deliver quality education, the President, disclosed that he has directed the Minister for Education to reform the curricula of senior high schools with a focus on Science, Technology, Mathematics, and Engineering.

The President further noted that the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has secured a $1.5 billion facility to develop infrastructure in schools in the country.

“Once parliamentary approval is obtained, the first tranche of this facility will be used to build more classroom blocks and dormitories in our schools to give our schools appropriate facilities to meet the demands of the 21st century,” the President said.

On his part, Member of the Parliament for Lawra, Anthony Abayifa Karbo, lauded the President for his promise and commitment to increase access to second cycle education.

He further urged beneficiaries of the free SHS policy to take learning serious.

Hon Karbo also commended the school authorities for their achievement over the years.