Ghana Senior High Technical School (Takoradi) Explained

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:
  • 1-Ritchie
  • 2-Vanderpuye
  • 3-Weston
    • 5-Aryee
  • 6-Dodoo
  • 7-Kennedy
  • 8-Einstein
  • 9-Cobbinah
  • 10-Mensah
  • 11-Unnamed
  • 12-Unnamed
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:
  • General Science
  • Technical
  • General Arts
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]

History

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]

List of principals and headmasters

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-

School Anthem

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

Achievements

Sports

Extra curricular activities

Notable alumni

Academics

Science and technology

Sports

Politics and governance

Military

Others

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History – GSTS. en-US. 2020-02-22.
  2. Web site: 2021-05-21. GSTS Alumni Association swears in new executives. 2021-05-21. Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. en-US.
  3. Web site: Association . GSTS Alumni . GSTS History - GSTS Alumni Network . 2024-03-03 . GSTS Alumni Association . en.
  4. Web site: Association . GSTS Alumni . GSTS History - GSTS Alumni Network . 2024-03-03 . GSTS Alumni Association . en.
  5. Web site: GSTS. 2014-07-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20140809163222/http://gstsnorthamerica.com/5222.html. 2014-08-09. dead.
  6. Web site: 2021-05-21. Ghana Secondary Technical School honours retiring headmaster. 2021-05-21. Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. en-US.
  7. Web site: Kesse . Grant O. . How has it been with G.S.T.S all these years? . On Turning 90! . The GSTS Network . 2007-12-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050112052749/http://www.kappa7.demon.co.uk/gstsnet/gsts/turning_90.htm . 2005-01-12.
  8. Web site: The School . The GSTS Network . 2007-12-11 .
  9. Web site: 2020-01-04. GSTS To Become One of The Top 5 High Schools In Ghana and Abroad-Alumni Association •. 2020-02-22. en-US.
  10. News: Shake-Up Blues In Military. Modern Ghana. 2018-06-04. en-gb.
  11. Web site: Profile of Major General JN Adinkrah.
  12. Web site: Here are all the winners of the NSMQ from 1994 - 2019. 2019-07-11. Pulse Gh. en-US. 2020-02-22.
  13. Web site: 2019-03-07 . GSTS, Biheco shine in 62nd Independence Day quiz - MyJoyOnline . 2024-03-03 . www.myjoyonline.com . en-US.
  14. Web site: Association . GSTS Alumni . GSTS History - GSTS Alumni Network . 2024-03-03 . GSTS Alumni Association . en.
  15. Web site: 14 Ghana Secondary Technical School Students For Genius Olympiad . Modern Ghana . 2 October 2021.
  16. Web site: Nortey . Ishmeal . 2022-10-24 . Ghana Senior High/Tech: History, Programmes and More . 2024-03-03 . Ghana Education News . en-US.
  17. Web site: Milo Sports Festival ends in Kumasi. www.ghanaweb.com. en. 2018-06-04.
  18. News: GSTS Wins 2015 Edition of Osagyefo Cup. Osei. Evans. Modern Ghana. 2018-06-04. en-gb.
  19. News: Cadet leadership training ends in Kaleo. 2018-06-04.
  20. [National Cadet Corps (Ghana)]