Ahamansu Islamic Senior High School Explained

Ahamansu Islamic Senior High School
Motto:Al-Ilmu Kuwwa (Knowledge is Power)
Location:Ahamansu
Streetaddress:P. O. Box 30, Kadjebi
Region:Oti Region
Country:Ghana
Coordinates:7.7333°N 0.5504°W
Schooltype:Boarding & Day
Fundingtype:Public High School
Status:Active: Absorbed into Public School System in 2012
District:Kadjebi District
Authority:Ministry of Education (Ghana)
Oversight:Ghana Education Service
Grades:Forms 1–3 (10th – 12th grades)
Gender:Co-educational
Lower Age:14
Upper Age:20
Nickname:AHISHS
Affiliation:West African Examinations Council
Head Of School:Mr. Soulemana Moru
Language:English

Ahamansu Islamic Senior High School is a public co-educational high school located in Ahamansu, Ghana.[1] It was the first Islamic senior high school in the Volta Region and one of three second cycle institutions in the Kadjebi District which became part of the Oti Region in 2019.[2]

History

Ahamansu Islamic Senior High School started as private high school in 2006 by the Zongo community with funds from donor organisations. The Ahamansu Traditional Council offered large parcels of land to be used as campus for its establishment.[3]

Eric Osei was the first headmaster of the school from 2006 to 2010. In 2010 Godfried Nyarko replaced Osei as headmaster.[4] Nyarko advised for the necessary measures to be taken to ease the financial burdens of the school and to curtail the school's over-reliance on the National Service Scheme for teachers.

Nyarko initiated the requisite processes with the help of staff and National Service Personnel, which eventually culminated in the absorption of the school into the public system. In 2011, officers from the Ghana Education Service Headquarters inspected the schools facilities and recommended its absorption. The school became public in the year 2012. Charlotte Agboga took over from Nyarko and became the headmistress of the school.

Academics

Ahamansu Islamic Senior High School follows the West African Examinations Council and the secondary cycle of the Ghana Education Service curriculum. Students are required to take four core subjects and three or four specialised elective subjects under the various programmes throughout the duration of study.

Core subjects

Electives

Students choose three or four electives from the following:

At the end of their studies, students sit the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, which qualifies them for further studies in tertiary institutions.

Extracurricular and co-curricular activities

Head of school

Name Tenure
Eric Osei 2006–2010
Godfried Nyarko 2010–2013
Mrs. Charlotte Agboga 2013–2017
Grace Lorlor Abla Bonuedi (acting) 2017 – December 2018
Soulemana MoruDecember 2018 – current

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ahamansu Islamic Senior High School. 11 July 2011. Ghana Education Directory (ghanaeduweb.com). Career Training Consult. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028154227/http://ghanaeduweb.com/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=14&sobi2Id=2162&Itemid=207. 28 October 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: The Composite Budget of the Kadjebi District Assembly for 2014 Fiscal Year. Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. 21 February 2014. 27 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028153603/http://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/budget/2014/VR/Kadjebi.pdf. 28 October 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Ahamansu Islamic Senior High School. ghanaschoolsinfo.org. Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Education. 1 February 2017. en.
  4. Web site: Ahamansu Islamic Senior High School. Ghana Education Directory.