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
 
## 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

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