Ghana Senior High School (Tamale)

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

The plaque of Ghanasco

History

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, and is the second largest school in the region after Tamale Senior High School (Tamasco).[7] 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.[8]

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 Kukou and Ghanascans themselves.

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 quarterfinals in 2019.[9][10]

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.[8]

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

Notable former students

See also

References
  1. "Government rescues GHANASCO with GH¢410,389". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  2. "Old students of GHANASCO donate to alma mater". ghananewsagency.org. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. "GHANASCO Needs Attention To Escape Being Drowned In A Sea Of Filth". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  4. "Bawumbia Puts John Mahama to Shame at GHANASCO Speech and Prize Giving". Tudunews. 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  5. "15 students of GHANASCO arrested for rioting". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  6. 122108447901948 (2016-03-19). "Old Ghanascans storm Kumasi". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2019-10-03.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. "Ghana Senior High School (Ghanasco) (Tamale)". Wikimapia. 6 January 2020.
  8. "History". ghanascan.wordpress.com. 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  9. "NSMQ 2019: Ghana SHS dumps Armed Forces, New Juabeng for Quarterfinal". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  10. Obour, Samuel (2016-06-29). "Here are all the winners of National Science and Maths Quiz since 1994". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  11. "I wore my first sandals when I gained admission into Ghanasco - Alhassan Andani reveals". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  12. Ministry of Business Development, The Minister (2017). "The Minister- Ministry of Business Development".
  13. Online, Peace FM. "A Love Letter To OGA John Dramani Mahama". m.peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.


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