# St. John Bosco's College of Education

St. John Bosco's College of Education is a teacher education college in Navrongo (Kassena Nankana East District, Upper East Region, Ghana) set up in 1946 with 10 male students. The college became a public tertiary institution, established by the Colleges of Education Act (847) 2012, accredited by the National Accreditation Board Ghana, and mandated to train standard teachers for Pre-tertiary Education in Ghana.
The college is specialised in training teachers in the broad areas of Social, Agriculture and Pure Sciences, as well as Computing, Mathematics, Technical and Vocational disciplines. It is one of the about 40 public colleges of education in Ghana. The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme.

## History

St. John Bosco's College of Education was established in January 1946 by the Catholic Mission. Ten male students were enrolled to pursue a 2-year post middle Teacher's Certificate ‘B’ course. Out of the ten students, seven completed the course. This course ended in 1961.
St. John Bosco's has recorded several successes in academia, sports and community or social work since its establishment. The college has never scored less than 80% in yearly examinations conducted by the Institute of Education, University of Cape Coast. Several of the graduates of the college are in prominent positions in the country. In sports, the college is the pacesetter among the colleges in Northern Ghana. Bosco's has played a leading role in the education against HIV/AIDS among students in particular, and the public in the Kassena-Nankana District in general.
Principals since the establishment of the college: :
| Name | Years served |
| Rev. Fr. Chartrand | Feb. 1946 – Jan. 1954 |
| Rev. Fr. Lebel | Jan. 1954 – Jan. 1960 |
| Rev. Fr. Pwamang | Jan. 1960 – Sept 1972 |
| Rev. Fr. J.W. Apuri | Sept 1972 – Aug. 1979 |
| Mr. Blay-Toffey | Aug. 1979 – Oct. 1980 |
| Rev. Fr. Awiah | Nov. 1980 – Mar. 1981 |
| Mr. E.D. Zormal | Mar 1981 – May 1981 |
| Mr. B.K. Tsetse | May 1981 – Nov. 1985 |
| Rev. Fr. Victor Phelen | Nov. 1985 – Dec. 1986 |
| Mr. B.J.L. Kumasi | Dec. 1986 – Sept 1989 |
| Mrs. Rosemary Weobong | Oct. 1989 – Sept 1998 |
| Mr. Francis Agyeere | Oct. 1998 – Feb. 2000 |
| Mr. Alfred A. Ndago | Feb. 2000 - Aug. 2014 |
| Mr. William A. Atindana | Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2020 |
| Prof. Joseph Amikuzunu | Sept. 2020 - Date |

## Old Programmes

* Certificate ‘A’ 4-year (Post Middle) 1961-1969/ 1981-1995
* Certificate 'A' 2-year (Post- Secondary) 1970-1978
* Specialist Certificate in Art Education 1973-1978
* Certificate 'A' 3-year (Post- Secondary) General 1979-1988
* Certificate 'A' 3-year (Post-Secondary) Science 1989-1992
* Certificate 'A' 3-year Post Secondary Science and Arts 1990-2003
* 2-year Modular Course for untrained teachers 1983-1989
* Diploma in Basic Education (Regular programme) 2004
* Diploma in Basic Education (Sandwich) 2005
* Certificate 'A' 4-year (Sandwich) 2006.

## New (Current) Programmes

Bachelor of Education Degree, 4-year Junior High School (Level Specialism Programme), 2018
* B.Ed. Information Communication Technology
* B.Ed. Mathematics
* B.Ed. Science
* B.Ed. Agriculture Science
* B.Ed. Visual Arts
* B.Ed. Home Economics
* B.Ed. Technical Vocational Skills
Bachelor of Education Degree, 4-year Primary School Education