| Ghana Secondary Technical School | |
| Native Name: | GSTS |
| Motto: | Mente et Manu |
| Motto Translation: | With mind and hands |
| Type: | Secondary Technical |
| Status: | Active |
| Category Label: | GES Category |
| Category: | A |
| Gender Label: | Gender |
| Gender: | All male |
| Affiliation: | GSTS Alumni Association. |
| Headmaster: | Rev. Kennedy Obeng |
| Head Name: | Second Master |
| Chaplain: | Very Rev. Frederick Asare-Bediako (Methodist) |
| Teaching Staff: | 50 |
| Enrollment: | 2500+ |
| Grades: | Form 1 to 3 |
| Streetaddress: | Pobee Biney Rd, Takoradi |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Coordinates: | 4.8978°N -1.7497°W |
| District: | Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) |
| Campus: | Residential |
| Colors: | Bright yellow walls with crimson structural members and fascia. |
| Athletics: | Track, field and courts |
| Houses: |
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| Nickname: | The Giants/Tescan |
| Mascot: | Mother Tesco - oldest and tallest tree on campus which has recently been cut down. |
| Free Label: | Flagship society |
| Free Text: | Army (Infantry) Cadet Corps, est 1954. |
| Rival: | St John's School. |
| Yearbook: | The Tescan |
| Free Label 1: | Traditional colors |
| Free 1: | Red and white |
| Free Label 2: | Uniform color |
| Free 2: | Tan |
| Free Label 3: | Courses |
| Free 3: |
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| Test Name: | WASSCE |
| National Ranking: | 3 |
The Ghana Secondary Technical School[1] [2] is a science and technology-oriented high school located in Takoradi on the west coast of Ghana. It is the third oldest high school in Ghana[3] - the oldest 'non-missionary' high school.[4] The School was founded on 9 August 1909 in Accra[5] [6] as Accra Technical School and later changed to Government Technical School. It moved to its current site in Takoradi in 1939.[7] In 1953, the name was changed to Government Secondary Technical School, and in 1970, it was given its current name.[8] Former students of the school are known as Giants, and students in the school are called Tescans.[9]
The school was started in 1909 as a pure Technical School and was then sited at the former premises of the Accountant General (the current site of Kinbu Secondary Technical School in Accra). It was founded in response to the growing demand for technical education in the British colonies at that time.
In 1939, the school was moved to Takoradi. The first head was Mr. T. T. Gilbert. The first African head was Mr. J.W.L. Mills, who took up his post in 1958. A sixth-form was introduced in 1961.
The school's name changed from Government Secondary Technical School to Ghana Secondary Technical School in 1970.
For a brief period in the mid-nineteen-seventies students were admitted as part of military training. This started with Intake 15 of the then Military Academy and Training Schools.[10] They underwent a combination of regular academic work with intermittent military training during holidays.[11]
| Name | Designation | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. H.A. Wright | Principal | 1909–1916 | |
| Mr. Pickles | Principal | 1917–1918 | |
| Mr. McLaren | Principal | 1918–1938 | |
| Lt. Col. T. T. Gilbert | Acting Principal | 1938–1946 | |
| Major T. C. Watkins | Acting Principal | 1947–1953 | |
| Mr. A. A. Jones | Principal | 1953–1954 | |
| Mr. F. E. Joselin | Headmaster | 1955–1957 | |
| Mr. J. W. L. Mills | Headmaster | 1957–1959 | |
| Mr. I. N. K. Atiase | Headmaster | 1960–1961 | |
| Mr. S. N. Adu-Ampomah | Headmaster | 1961–1965 | |
| Mr. D. V. Owiredu | Headmaster | 1965–1968 | |
| Mr. R. W. Asiedu | Acting Headmaster | 1968–1969 | |
| Mr. S. T. Lomotey | Acting Headmaster | 1969–1970 | |
| Mr. B. W. De-Graft Johnson | Headmaster | 1971–1973 | |
| Mr. A. R. Cudjoe | Headmaster | 1973–1980 | |
| Mr. B. E. Godwyll | Headmaster | 1980–1983 | |
| Mr. P. B. Tuwor | Headmaster | 1983–1990 | |
| Mr. D. S. Gamor | Acting Headmaster | 1990–1991 | |
| Mr. I. K. Adams | Headmaster | 1991–1996 | |
| Mr. T. K. Mensah | Headmaster | 1996–2013 | |
| Mr. A. Adams | Headmaster | 2013–2015 | |
| Mr. S.K.Essel | Headmaster | 2015 to 2021 | |
| Rev. Kennedy Obeng | Headmaster | 2021- |
GSTS ANTHEM – By Gt Stephen Agyefi Mensah 1996
Verse 1:
Honor O God, our leaders great
To whom you gave wisdom and power
To build this Glorious institute
Chorus:
So grant us, Lord Divine
Hope, Strength and Love
To Cherish and Uphold G.S.TS
Verse 2:
With zeal they toiled with hands and brains
And serve faithfully with their might
Their dear nation and made their mark
Chorus:
So grant us, Lord Divine
Hope, Strength and Love
To Cherish and Uphold G.S.TS
Verse 3:
Great is the duty we still owe
With full commitment and hard work
To strive and shirk not our duty
Chorus 2x:
So grant us, Lord Divine
Hope, Strength and Love
To Cherish and Uphold G.S.T.S
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