Nifa Senior High School (NISEC) is a category B co-educational second-cycle institution in

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History

A community-based institution, the school was established in 1971 as a product of the phasing out of the then Adukrom Teacher Training College by the Ministry of Education (now

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). The general objective of the change in status was to provide full secondary school education to the growing number of boys and girls, especially those resident around the Okere community who had little chance of receiving secondary level education elsewhere due to shortages of such schools.

Boarding

The school has boarding facilities for both boys and girls. It also has a hostel outside the school for students who could not make it into the boarding house. The school also has four houses that are students: Gyeke Darko, Air Marshall Otu, Opare Baidoo and Otutu Ababio.

Religious service

The school is a non-denominational institution. There is a complete freedom of worship. Morning assembly and Sunday morning worship must be attended by all irrespective of their religious background.

Enrollment

The school has about 2,500 students enrolled in

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courses

Facilities

* 3 Science Laboratories ( Physics, Biology and Chemistry) * I.C.T Lab * Library * Home Economics Lab * Visual Arts Center * School Farm * Sports (standard field for soccer and athletics, basketball court, volley and handball court) * School Clinic * Barbering shop * Assembly hall

References

External links

* , the school's official website * , the website of the Nifa Old Student Association 1971 establishments in Ghana Boarding schools in Ghana Co-educational boarding schools Education in the Eastern Region (Ghana) Educational institutions established in 1971 High schools in Ghana {{Ghana-school-stub