Ghana Senior High School (Tamale) Explained

Ghana Senior High School (Ghanasco) is a co-educational second cycle institution located in Tamale, Northern Region of Ghana.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

History

Ghanasco was originally called Ghana College. The school was established in 1960 by the Government of Ghana, under Kwame Nkrumah, as one of the Ghana Education Trust Schools.[6] It has a student population of about 2,800.[7] It is the second largest school in the northern region after Tamale Senior High School (Tamasco).[8] The first headmaster of the school was Kenneth Luther Purser, a Jamaican.  Master Abu Kassim Tahidu from Kwame Danso in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana was the first senior prefect.[9]

Key areas

The administration block, the old dining hall, the new larger dining hall/ jams hall, the arts/ PTA block, the science block, the science laboratories including home economics laboratory, the mosque, Nkrumah house, Gbewaa house, Cabral/Gbanzaba house, Dakpema and purser house are boys dormitories. The girls dormitories include; indice 1, indice 2 house, annex 1, annex 2 house and Lordina house, the headmaster's bungalow and the teachers' bungalows. The Ghanasco dam is used by surrounding communities including Kukuo and students of Ghana Senior High School.

Courses Offered

The institution provides five main academic programs.

Achievements

In 2019, the school beat Armed Forces Senior High School and New Juaben Senior High School in the Ghana National Science and Maths Quiz, which qualified them to the quarter-finals in 2019.[11] [12]

In June 1970, a historic feat was chalked by the school when Mr. Lalaji, a mathematics teacher and his science students invented a rocket.  On 22 June 1970, the rocket was launched in the school with the Minister of Education Mr. William Offori-Attah in attendance.[9]

In June 2024, Ghana Senior High School, Tamale (GHANASCO) beat their rivals, Tamale Senior High School (TAMASCO), and St. Francis Xavier school to win the Northern Regional Zonal Championship of the National Science and Math Quiz competetion.[13]

Former headmasters

YearName
1960–1964Mr. Kenneth L. Purser
1964–1967Mr. B. O. Ayittey
1967–1969Mr. A. F. Clayton
Sept. 1969–1970Mr. W. A. Ofori
1970–1973Mr. Adu
1973–1981Alhaji B. A. Fuseini
1981–1982Mr. Mahama Adam (AG)
1982–1983Mr. S. M. Amankwa
1983–1986Mr. Mahama Adam (AG)
1986–1988Mr. L. M. Awuni (AG)
1988–1990Mr. E. K. Kudiabor
1990–1991Mr. A. A. Daramanu
1991–1998Mr. Bolina Saaka
1998–2001Alhaji Amadu Belko
Feb. 2001 – Oct. 2001Mrs. Mary Asobayire Dan-Braimah (AG)
Oct. 2001–2004Alhaji Mahamadu Saani Abdul-Rahman
2005–2008Alhaji T. A. Mahama
2004–2005Mr. J. B. Dakorah
2008–2016Mrs. Mary Asobayire Dan-Braimah
2016–PresentHajia Amina Musah[14]

Notable alumni

See also, Category:Ghana Senior High School (Tamale) alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government rescues GHANASCO with GH¢410,389 . 2019-10-03 . GhanaWeb. . en.
  2. Web site: Old students of GHANASCO donate to alma mater . 2019-10-03 . GhanaNewsAgency..
  3. Web site: GHANASCO Needs Attention To Escape Being Drowned In A Sea Of Filth. Modern Ghana. en. 2019-10-03.
  4. Web site: Bawumbia Puts John Mahama to Shame at GHANASCO Speech and Prize Giving. 2018-03-03. Tudunews. en. 2019-10-03. 2020-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221163122/http://www.tudunews.com/education-health/bawumbia-puts-john-mahama-shame-ghanasco-speech-prize-giving/. dead.
  5. Web site: 15 students of GHANASCO arrested for rioting. Modern Ghana. en. 2019-10-03.
  6. Web site: Old Ghanascans storm Kumasi. 2016-03-19. Graphic Online. en-gb. 2019-10-03.
  7. Web site: 2022-08-08 . Ghana Senior High School - . 2023-09-23 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Ghana Senior High School (Ghanasco) (Tamale). 6 January 2020. Wikimapia.
  9. Web site: History. 2011-02-05. ghanascan.wordpress.com . en. 2020-01-07.
  10. Web site: Gh . Sky News . 2022-05-16 . Ghana Senior High School Tamale Courses And Details - Sky News Gh . 2023-01-27 . en-US.
  11. Web site: NSMQ 2019: Ghana SHS dumps Armed Forces, New Juabeng for Quarterfinal . 2019-10-03 . Myjoyonline..
  12. Web site: Obour . Samuel . 2016-06-29 . Here are all the winners of National Science and Maths Quiz since 1994 . 2019-10-03 . Yen - Ghana news. . en.
  13. Web site: Seidu . Faridatu . 2024-06-28 . NSMQ2024: GHANASCO beat rivals TAMASCO, St. Francis Xavier to win Northern Zonal championship . 2024-06-29 . Adomonline.com . en-US.
  14. Web site: Amoh. Emmanuel Kwame. 2020-07-26. GHANASCO headmistress worried over state of dormitories. 2021-03-23. 3news. en-US.
  15. Web site: I wore my first sandals when I gained admission into Ghanasco - Alhassan Andani reveals . 2019-10-03 . GhanaWeb. . en.
  16. News: The Minister- Ministry of Business Development. Ministry of Business Development. 2017.
  17. Web site: Ibrahimah . Oga Seidu . Ghanasco, Tamale, Sends Out Distress Call To Her Sons And Daughters . 2022-09-05 . Modern Ghana . en.
  18. Web site: A Love Letter To OGA John Dramani Mahama . 2019-10-03 . peace fm online Mobile . en-US.
  19. Web site: Prof. Nafiu Amidu - University for Development Studies . 2024-08-16 . www.uds.edu.gh.