Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Senior High School

Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion senior high School is a publicly supported Coeducational senior high school in Cape Coast, Ghana. It provides students in forms 1 through 4 a rigorous preparatory education with the aim of passing the WASSCE. The school has distinguished itself as a leading secondary school by placing a high premium on educating students in the Arts and Sciences.

Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Senior High School
Address
P. O. Box 189, Cape Coast, Moree Hill, Ghana
Coordinates5°8′14″N 1°13′11″W
Information
TypePublic Secondary/High School
MottoSemper Optimo Nitere
Established22 January 1940 (1940-01-22)
FounderDr. A. W. E. Appiah
HeadmistressMrs Kate Wilberforce Annan[1]
Staff200+
GradesForm 1 – Form 3
GenderMixed, Coeducational
Enrollment2,323
Campus sizeLarge
Campus typeRural
Houses  Watson
  Pinanko
  Casford
  Enchill
  Lucille
  Segbefia
  Katherine Aikens
  New House
Color(s)    Mauve and Yellow
MascotGolden Eagle
NicknameBridge City
AffiliationAfrican Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
AnthemAggrey Memorial Ode
Websitewww.aggreymemorialshs.com

Academics

The academic performance of students has always been high compared to that of sister schools. The Ordinary and Advanced Level ('O' and 'A' Level) programmes were respectively phased out in 1994 and 1996 when the government of Ghana introduced the new "Educational Reform Programme" started in 1999. The school currently offers four of five programs that the new system addresses: Agricultural Science, Business, Vocational (Home Economics and Visual Arts), and General (Arts and Science). The only programme that the school does not offer is Technical Programme. In 2001, Out of the total number of 500 candidates the school presented for the West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), 498 passed in five or more subjects out of 499 students who took the examination. Also, the best student scored 7 A1's and a B 2 while three others obtained 7 A1's and a B 3.[2]

The school also participates in the Robotics Inspired Science Education (RiSE) Workshop mission that inspires and energizes teachers, middle school, high school and college students in Ghana to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by using the motivational effects of robots to connect theory with practice.[3]

Excellence

In 1997, the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations conducted by the West Africa Examinations Council, Aggrey Memorial Zion Secondary School was one of the schools honoured by the Council for academic excellence.[4] The school produced the best Agricultural Science Student in this examination.

The school's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) status is very high with a 120 feet transmission mast linked via satellite with AT&T in the US.

The Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Senior High School undertook a project designed to assemble and fly light aeroplanes in the country in 2010. The project, the first of its kind by an educational institution in Ghana, was in collaboration with the Franklyn College in the United Kingdom and the British Model Flying Association (BMFA).[5]

Notable alumni

References
  1. Ampah, Brigitte. "AGGREY MEMORIAL A.M.E. ZION S.H.S. LAUNCHES 75TH ANNIVERSARY". ATL FM Online. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2011-12-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2011-12-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "BRIEF HISTORY - AGGREY MEMORIAL SHS - GHANA - GREAT POLA AFRICA FOUNDATION". politicalpola.wikifoundry.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  5. http://www.newtimes.com.gh/story/1522%5B%5D
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