Ghana Senior High School, Koforidua

Ghana Senior High School, Koforidua wey bunch squad dey bell GHANASS, be public high school wey dey Koforidua.  E be two colleges wey dem combine take form wat bunch squad dey bell Beacon of The East.

 History 
Na previously know Ghana Senior High School as Phoenix College, dem found am for 1943 by Mr. Fred Addae den Mr. Francis Adjei Tetebo. Na dem start plus just 16 boys for temporary private building. As e get more students, dem move school go new place for 1950, na dem site now be home to Normal Technical Institute for Koforidua. Dey change name from Phoenix College go Christ College. Again dem move school go Effiduase, na de place dem occupy now be Effiduase Police Quarters for Koforidua, Ghana. Rev. Dr. Nimako, Mr. WT Wutor, den Nana Frempong Mposo II help make dis movement possible. For dat time, Mr. Francis Adjei Tetebo be principal, after Mr. Fred Addae wey be headmaster die.

 Later developments  
Insyd 1957, de year wey Ghana gain independence, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah for a visit to Koforidua request name change of de school from Christ College to Ghana Secondary School. Na de change be so say de new name go be in line plus oda government established secondary schools such as de Ghana National College insyd Cape Coast den de Ghana Secondary Technical School insyd Takoradi. Wen na dem absorb de school into de public school system, na Mr. Daniel Ofori Dankwa wey na he be a Science teacher for Accra Academy na dem encourage am make he cam den steer de affairs of de establishment. Insyd dat same year, na dem organize de first Speech and Prize - Giving Day. Na de school then get a population of 100 boys den 6 girlies plus a staff of 6 per. By dint of hardwork, na Mr D. Ofori Dankwa continue dey develop de school til 1974 wen na dem promote am to Director of Education. Na Rev. R. P. Nyarko succeed am.

Now nu de school get a population of over two thousand three hundred students (males den females) plus a staff population of about eighty teachers.

Programmes dem offer
 Business
 General Arts
 General Science
 Home Economics
 Visual Arts
 General Agriculture
Headteachers
Name Tenure of Office Mr. Daniel Ofori Dankwa  1957-1974 Rev. R. P. Nyarko  1974-1979 Mr. G. A. Frempong  1979-1983 Mr. R. T. Sackey  1983-1985 Mr. G. A. Agyepong  1985-1992 Mr. E. K. Darko  1992-1996 Mr. S. O. Amaning  1996-2002 Ms. Rosemond Bampoe  2002-2011 Rev. Abraham Osei-Donkor  2011-2018 Mr. Jacob Afful  2018-2021 Ms. Patience Naki Mensah  2021-2023 Mrs. Diana Mintah  2023-present 
Notable alumni
 Justice Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu – Justice of de Supreme Court of Ghana
 Mark Assibey-Yeboah – Ghanaian politician 
 Abeiku Santana – media personality den entrepreneur
 Rebekah Awuah – journalist den news anchor at Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
 Ama Serwah Nerquaye-Tetteh – Secretary-General of de Ghana Commission for UNESCO 
 Hayford Akrofi – political activist den architect
 Gifty Oware-Mensah – deputy director of National Service Scheme
 Kurt Okraku – presido of de Ghana Football Association
 King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II – Gã Mantse
 Kwabena Baah-Duodu – Ghanaian diplomat
 Frank Albert Odoom – Former Director General of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT)
 Michael Agyekum Addo – Ghanaian businessman den founder of de KAMA Group of companies
 Professor Lydia Aziato – former dean of nursing and midwifery for de University of Ghana den current vice chancellor of University of Health and Allied Sciences
 Professor Gladys Quartey – academic and former dean of Faculty of Building and Natural Environment at the Takoradi Technical University
 Michael Okyere Baafi – Ghanaian politician
 Kwaku Ofori Asiamah – Ghanaian politician
 Kwasi Boateng Adjei – Ghanaian politician
 Gloria Sarfo – actress den media personality
 Ohemaa Mercy – gospel musician
 Angel Maxine – Ghanaian musician
 Okailey Verse – Ghanaian musician, singer den songwriter
 Raymond Owusu – Ghanaian professional footballer

 References 
Category:High schools insyd Ghana
Category:Education insyd de Eastern Region (Ghana)
Category:Koforidua
Category:Mixed schools insyd Ghana
Category:Boarding schools insyd Ghana
Category:Educational institutions dem establish insyd 1943
Category:1943 establishments insyd Africa