Tarkwa Senior High School

Tarkwa Senior High School
Address
Map
P. O. Box 47 Tarkwa, Western Region

Ghana
Coordinates5°17′30″N 2°00′14″W / 5.29165°N 2.00401°W / 5.29165; -2.00401
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoCarpe Diem (Seize The Opportunity)
Established1961 (63 years ago) (1961)
FounderKwame Nkrumah
StatusActive
School districtTarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District
OversightMinistry of Education
GenderCoed
Age14 to 18
Classes offeredBusiness, general arts, general science, visual arts
LanguageEnglish
Houses9

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

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

The school has a total of 8 houses ( 4 for boys and 4 for girls).

HOUSES
Boys house Girls House
Bolsover Ama Saa
Fabil Nightingale
Sarbah Yaa Asantewaa
Aggrey Nyaniba [1]

Notable alumni

Courses

  • General Science
  • General Arts
  • Business
  • Visual Arts
  • Home Economics
  • Agricultural Science

See also

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ [dead link‍] "Tarkwa SHS – Brief History". tarkwashs.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.


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