Tarkwa Senior High School
Tarkwa Senior High School | |
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P. O. Box 47 Tarkwa, Western Region | |
Coordinates | 5°17′30″N 2°00′14″W / 5.29165°N 2.00401°W |
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Type | Public high school |
Motto | Carpe Diem (Seize The Opportunity) |
Established | 1961 |
Founder | Kwame Nkrumah |
Status | Active |
School district | Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District |
Oversight | Ministry of Education |
Gender | Coed |
Age | 14 to 18 |
Classes offered | Business, general arts, general science, visual arts |
Language | English |
Houses | 9 |
Tarkwa Senior High School is a co-educational senior high school in the mining town of Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana.[1]
History
[edit]The school was founded in 1961 by the first president of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, under the accelerated Development Plan for Education when Ghana attained independence.[2]
Houses
[edit]The school has a total of 8 houses ( 4 for boys and 4 for girls).
Boys house | Girls House |
Bolsover | Ama Saa |
Fabil | Nightingale |
Sarbah | Yaa Asantewaa |
Aggrey | Nyaniba [1] |
Notable alumni
[edit]- Kwesi Amoako Atta - Ghanaian lawyer and politician
Courses
[edit]- General Science
- General Arts
- Business
- Visual Arts
- Home Economics
- Agricultural Science
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Aziabah, Maxwell A. (2018), "Analysis and Presentation of Results", The Politics of Educational Reform in Ghana, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 83–152, ISBN 978-3-319-93760-1, retrieved 29 June 2024
- ^ [dead link] "Tarkwa SHS – Brief History". tarkwashs.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.