EDUCATION

The education, Department of the Assembly is responsible for pre-school, special school, basic education, youth and sports, development or organization and library services at the district level. The department harmonizes the activities and functions of Ghana Education Service in the District.

The Kwahu Afram Plains South District was carved out from the Kwahu North District and forms part of the newly created districts in the country which were inaugurated on 19th June, 2012. The Legislative Instrument (LI) that established the District is 2045 and was passed in 2012.

The District is bounded to the north by the Kwahu Afram Plains North, to the south by Kwahu South, to the east by the Volta River and to the west by two districts in the Ashanti region precisely Sekyere East and Ashanti-Akim Districts.

The District is located between Latitudes 6^o 40^I N and 7⁰ 10^’1 N; longitudes 0^O 40^I E and 0^o 10^I E; at the North-Western corner of Eastern Region with a total land area of approximately 3,095 sq km.