# Ghana Senior High School (Tamale)

Ghana Senior High School (Ghanasco) is a co-educational second cycle institution located in Tamale, Northern Region of Ghana.

## History

Ghanasco was 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. It has a student population of about 2,800. It is the second largest school in the northern region after Tamale Senior High School (Tamasco). 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.

## 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 Kukuo and students of Ghana Senior High School.

## Courses offered

The institution provides five main academic programs.
* General Arts
* General science
* Business
* Home economics
* Agricultural science

## 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 quarter-finals in 2019.
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.
In June 2024, Ghana Senior High School, Tamale (GHANASCO) beat their rivals, Tamale Senior High School (TAMASCO), and St. Francis Xavier school to win the Northern Regional Zonal Championship of the National Science and Math Quiz competition.

## 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 |
| 2005–2008 | Alhaji T. A. Mahama |
| 2004–2005 | Mr. J. B. Dakorah |
| 2008–2016 | Mrs. Mary Asobayire Dan-Braimah |
| 2016–Present | Hajia Amina Musah |

## Notable alumni

See also, Category:Ghana Senior High School (Tamale) alumni
* Abdulai Abanga
* Joseph Bawa Akamba
* Yakubu Alhassan
* Alhassan Andani
* Moses Asaga
* Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal
* Hassan Ayariga
* Mahama Ayariga
* Kwame Ayew
* Nayon Bilijo
* Sulley Gariba
* Abdul-Samed Muhamed Gunu
* John Jinapor
* John Dramani Mahama
* Lordina Mahama
* Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed
* Abedi Pele
* Alhassan Suhuyini
* Prof Nafiu Amidu