Ghana Senior High School (Ghanasco) is a co-educational second cycle institution located in

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, Northern Region of

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History

Originally called Ghana College, the school was established in 1960 by the Government of Ghana, under

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, as one of the Ghana Education Trust Schools. It has a student population of about 2,800, and is the second largest school in the region after

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(Tamasco). The first headmaster of the school was Kenneth Luther Purser, a Jamaican. Master Abu Kassim Tahidu from

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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

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, 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.

School Anthem

Ghana Senior High, Tamale Anthem Rejoice my soul for being a GHANASCAN The home of learning; “Patience and good intention” is our motto. We shall work for our mother school with good intention, we are proud to be GHANASCANS. 2x Great GHANASCO The home of learning Great GHANASCO; The route to success We deserve the glory; We deserve the honour that we adore thee our mother school We deserve the glory We deserve the honour that we adore thee our mother great GHANASCO. Rejoice my soul for being a GHANASCAN. The home of learning; “Patience and good intention” is our motto We shall work for our mother school with good intention; We Are proud to be GHANASCANS

Former headmasters

Notable alumni

Ibrahim Mohammed Awal Ibrahim Mohammed Awal (born 1962) is a Ghanaian journalist, marketer, entrepreneur and politician. He also served as CEO of Graphic Communications Group and Chase Petroleum. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and has served as Minister o ...

Hassan Ayariga Hassan Ayariga (born 4 September 1972) is a Ghanaian accountant, entrepreneur and politician. He is the founder of the All People's Congress (Ghana), All People's Congress (APC) and was the candidate of the People's National Convention (Ghana), P ...

Mahama Ayariga Mahama Ayariga (born 12 May 1974) is a lawyer and politician in Ghana. He belongs to the National Democratic Congress. He was the Minister of Information and Media Relations and the Minister of Youth and Sports under the John Dramani Mahama admi ...

* Kwame Ayew *

Nayon Bilijo Nayon Bilijo is a Ghanaian politician and a former Member of Parliament for the Saboba constituency of the Northern Region of Ghana. He is also an agriculturalist, forestry consultant and politician as well as a former Minister for Fisheries a ...

Sulley Gariba Sulley Gariba (4 May 195827 April 2021) was a policy analyst and evaluation specialist who served as an advisor to the former president of Ghana John Dramani Mahama from 2009 to 2017. He monitored and evaluated poverty reduction in the Canadian I ...

Abdul-Samed Muhamed Gunu Abdul-Samed Muhamed Gunu (born 6 April 1966) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Savelugu Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party ...

John Jinapor John Abdulai Jinapor (born 8 June 1979) is a Ghanaian politician and a former Minister of State of Ghana. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress of Ghana and a Member of Parliament representing the Yapei-Kusawgu constituency. Ed ...

John Dramani Mahama John Dramani Mahama (; born 29 November 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as presi ...

Lordina Mahama Lordina Mahama (née Effah; born 6 March 1963) is a Ghanaian former First Lady of Ghana who served as first lady from 2012 to 2017. She is married to the fourth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama. Prior to becoming Fi ...

* Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed *

Abedi Pele Abedi Ayew ( ; born 5 November 1964), known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and who served as captain of the Ghana national team. He is regarded as one of the g ...

Alhassan Suhuyini Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini (born 12 September 1979) is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist and politician. He belongs to the National Democratic Congress. He is currently a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representin ...

*Prof Nafiu (Dean of Students- School of Allied Health Sciences, UDS)

References

External links

Ghanasco facebook page
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