Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion senior high School is a publicly supported

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senior high school in Cape Coast,

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. It provides students through a rigorous preparatory education with the aim of passing the

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. The school has distinguished itself as a leading secondary school by placing a high premium on educating students in the Arts and Sciences.

Academics

The academic performance of students has always been high compared to that of sister schools. The Ordinary and Advanced Level ('O' and 'A' Level) programmes were respectively phased out in 1994 and 1996 when the government of Ghana introduced the new "Educational Reform Programme" started in 1999. The school currently offers four of five programs that the new system addresses: Agricultural Science, Business, Vocational (Home Economics and Visual Arts), and General (Arts and Science). The only programme that the school does not offer is Technical Programme. In 2001, Out of the total number of 500 candidates the school presented for the West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (

), 498 passed in five or more subjects out of 499 students who took the examination. Also, the best student scored 7 A1's and a B 2 while three others obtained 7 A1's and a B 3. The school also participates in the Robotics Inspired Science Education (RiSE) Workshop mission that inspires and energizes teachers, middle school, high school and college students in Ghana to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by using the motivational effects of robots to connect theory with practice.

Excellence

In 1997, the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations conducted by the West Africa Examinations Council, Aggrey Memorial Zion Secondary School was one of the schools honoured by the Council for academic excellence. The school produced the best Agricultural Science Student in this examination. The school's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) status is very high with a 120 feet transmission mast linked via satellite with AT&T in the US. The Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Senior High School undertook a project designed to assemble and fly light aeroplanes in the country in 2010. The project, the first of its kind by an educational institution in Ghana, was in collaboration with the Franklyn College in the United Kingdom and the British Model Flying Association (BMFA).

Notable alumni

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* {{CapeCoastSchools Educational institutions established in 1940 High schools in Ghana Cape Coast Boarding schools in Ghana 1940 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony)