Akim Swedru Senior High School Explained

Akim Swedru Senior High School, also known as AKISSS, is a co-educational senior high school located south of Akim Swedru, the capital of the Birim South District, a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana . Established in 1946 as a Teacher training college the college was later converted into a Secondary School in October 1970 . Students and Old Students of the School are referred to as ANUANOM .^[1] .Akisss is one of the few schools in Ghana that had benefited from the Japan Overseas cooperation volunteers program [JOCV-JICA]

History

Established in 1946 as a Teacher training college the college was later converted into a Secondary School in October 1970, the school has over the years produced some of the 'finest' brains in the country.^[2]

Programs offered

Below are academic programs offered in the school:

• Agric science
• Business
• General arts
• General science
• Home economics
• Visual arts

Headteachers

• Mr. G. A. Frempong
• Mr. C. O. Kwakye
• Mr. Gyaba Mensah
• Rev. Abraham Osei Donkor
• Mr. Michael Danwono
• Mrs. Ama Asamoah

Notable alumni

• Mr. Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, Controller and Accountant General Ghana ^{[3] [4]}
• Emelia Brobbey, actress, television presenter and musician

See also

• Education in Ghana
• List of schools in Ghana

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Akim Swedru Senior High School Social Welfare Service Directory. 2021-09-16. directory.mogcsp.gov.gh.
2. http://www.campuzfilla.com/2014/03/31/akim-swedru-shs-holds-44th-src-week-celebrations
3. https://www.cagd.gov.gh/team/kwasi-kwaning-bosompem/
4. Web site: Mr. Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem . 2023-08-30 . Controller & Accountant-General's Department . en-GB.