T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Kumasi Explained

T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School
Location:	Yaa Asantewaa Road Kumasi
Region:	Ashanti Region
Postalcode:	P.O. Box 3419 Kumasi
Country:	Ghana
Coordinates:	6.6814°N -1.6097°W
Denomination:	Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana
Oversight:	Ministry of Education
Head Label:	Headmaster
Head:	Abdullah Ayyub
Classes Offered:	General arts, science, visual arts, business
Gender:	Mixed
Lower Age:	14
Upper Age:	18
Type:	Public high school
Language:	English
Motto:	Knowledge is Power
Status:	Active

T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (Real Amass) is a coeducational second-cycle public educational institution in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

History

The school was established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana, on 30 January 1950.

Mission

To provide secondary education of high moral standard and discipline to the children of the Ahmadiyya Community in particular and to the general public.

Vision

To develop a standard second cycle institution for the promotion of excellent academic and moral standards in a disciplined environment.^[1]

Programs Offered

• Business
• Agriculture
• Home Economics
• Visual Arts
• General Arts
• General Science.

List of headmasters

Name	Designation	Tenure	Remark
Dr. S.B. Ahmed	Headmaster	1950 - 1956	Expatriate
M.N. Ahmed	Headmaster	1956 - 1963	Expatriate
M. Latif	Headmaster	1963 - 1969	Expatriate
Abdullah Nasir Boateng (aka T. A. Boateng)	Headmaster	1970 - 1981	First Ghanaian
Yusuf K. Effah	Headmaster	1981 - 1990	Ghanaian
Ibrahim K. Gyasi	Headmaster	1990 - 1999	Old Student
Yusuf K. Agyare	Headmaster	1999 - 2010	Old Student
Alhaj Yakub A. B. Abubakar	Headmaster	2010 - 2022	Old Student
Abdullah Ayyub	Headmaster	2022 -	Old Student

Notable alumni and associates

• Abdul Wahab Adam – national president, Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana
• Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan – Inspector General of Police ^[2]
• Prof. Dr. Ahmed Osumanu Haruna - Academia scholar^[3]
• Latifa Ali – Ghanaian athlete^[4]
• Georgina Opoku Amankwah, lawyer and former deputy Chairperson Electoral Commission of Ghana^[5]
• Habiba Atta Forson, football administrator, founder of Fabulous Ladies FC and GFA executive committee member^[6]
• Gyakie - Musician
• Augustine Collins Ntim^[7] – member of parliament, Parliament of Ghana (for the Offinso North parliament constituency)
• Atsu Nyamadi – Ghanaian athlete
• Sandra Owusu-Ansah^{[8] [9] [10]} – Ghanaian footballer, Ghana women's national football team
  • Joshua Owusu – gold-medal recipient, 1974 British Commonwealth Games Mariama Owusu – Active justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2019–)^[11]
• Blakk Rasta (né Abubakar Ahmed) – reggae musician and radio presenter
• Strongman (Ghanaian Rapper) - Hip Hop artist
• Diana Yankey^[12] – gold medal recipient, 1989 African Championships in Athletics and 1990 African Championships in Athletics

See also

• • Education in Ghana Islam in Ghana
• List of senior high schools in the Ashanti Region

Notes and References

1. Web site: T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High, Kumasi Programs SchoolsInGh.com . 2024-06-30 . schoolsInGh . en.
2. Web site: Ghana's IGP Mohammed Alhassan donates cash to alma matter[sic] Real Amass for winning Sprite Ball]. 29 January 2014 .
3. Web site: Official Website Professor Dr. Osumanu Haruna Ahmed . btu.upm.edu.my.
4. Web site: 1 December 2014 . The contest has reinvigorated athletics in the country: Ashanti region reign supreme at Ghana's Fastest Human race . 27 July 2023 . Modern Ghana.
5. News: Georgina Opoku Amankwaa - First Female To Chair TUC. en-gb. Modern Ghana. 2018-08-18.
6. Web site: Asare. George Ernest. 20 November 2019. Habiba Atta Forson: The woman with many parts in sports. 25 July 2021. Graphic Online. en-gb.
7. News: One-On-One with Collins Ntim . 28 March 2015 . 1 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150801132126/http://www.dailyguideghana.com/one-on-one-with-collins-ntim/ . 1 August 2015 . dmy-all .
8. Web site: Sports Achievements - T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School-Kumasi Real Amass. 2021-08-03. Real Amass. en.
9. Web site: Events When AMASSing wealth doesn't come with bad news - T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School-Kumasi Real Amass. 2021-08-03. Real Amass. en.
10. Web site: FIFA World Cup: For Sandra Owusu-Ansah, graduation comes with a penalty kick. 2021-08-03. Modern Ghana. en.
11. Web site: New Supreme Court justices take office . Graphic Online . 10 January 2020.
12. Web site: School history . 1 November 2015.