St. Peter's Senior High School, or PERSCO, is a

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boys' senior high school in the

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. The school was established in 1957 by the

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(SVD). The school is located in the town of

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on the Kwahu Ridge.

Dormitories

The school has five dormitory blocks housing six houses named after

saints who were associated with

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and they are as follows: * St. Peter Claver House * St. Martin De Porres House * St. Eugene De Foucauld House * St. Kizito House * St. Augustine House * St. Charles Lwanga House

Academics

The school offers four programs of studies - Visual Arts, General Arts,

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and

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. Until the introduction of the computerized placement system by the government for the placement of junior high graduates into secondary schools, the school conducted placement examinations for its first years. The placement test was to make sure only the best students were selected to the science programs.

Notable alumni

Ken Attafuah Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah is a licensed Ghanaian criminologist, mediator, management consultant, and human rights advocate. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. From January 2017 to November 9th 2024 he served as the Head of the Nati ...

- Ghanaian criminologist and head of the

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Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu (previously known as Lawrence Addae and born on February 3, 1957) is a Ghanaian urban planner and politician. He was the majority leader in the Ghana Parliament, Ghanaian Parliament until he stepped down on 21 February 202 ...

- Majority leader of parliament and Minister of Parliamentary affairs * Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu - Vice Chancellor of the

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*Dr. Anthony

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- Director General,

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*Dr.

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- Volta Regional Minister of Ghana * Prince Kofi Amoabeng - Ghanaian businessman and a former military officer of the Ghanaian Armed Forces * Kwaku Kwarteng - Deputy Minister of Finance, Ghana *

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- Highlife musician *

Obrafour Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko, known as Obrafour, Rap Executioner and Rap Sofo, (born 1976) is a Ghanaian hiplife musician and rapper. Early life Obrafour was born in Obo Kwahu to a chorister, Gladys Agyapomaa, and Kwaku Okyere Darko. H ...

- Hiplife musician and rapper *

John Ofori-Tenkorang John Ofori-Tenkorang is a Ghanaian public servant, an investment banker, an engineer and an academic who was the Director General of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) from 2017 to 2024. Early life and education An ethnic ...

- Director General of the

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(SSNIT) * Selorm Adadevoh - Chief executive officer of MTN Ghana, a subsidiary of

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* Magnom - Musician and Music Producer *

Gilbert Asante Gilbert Asante (born 14 June 1987) is a Ghanaian creative director, photographer, and a multidisciplinary artist. He is best known for his viral images of Ghanaian celebrities including Joselyn Dumas, Boxing legend Azumah Nelson, Lydia Forson, ...

- Ghanaian photographer

References

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Dormitories

Academics

Notable alumni

See also

References