Ghana Senior High School, Tamale: History, Programmes and More

This article is about Ghana Senior High, Tamale, one of the well-known SHS in our country. In this write-up, we share with you very useful information including history, programs offered in the school, and many more.

Ghana Senior High School, Tamale: History, Programmes, and More

Introduction:

Ghanasco is a co-educational second-cycle institution located in Tamale, Northern Region. It is a mixed school. That is, it is a secondary school for both genders, male and female.

Historic Statistics and Data of Ghana Senior High School, Tamale

Ghana Senior High School, Tamale was founded in 1960  by the GoG.

History About Ghana Senior High, Tamale

Originally called Ghana College, the school was established in 1960 by the Government of Ghana, under Kwame Nkrumah, as one of the Ghana Education Trust Schools.[6] It has a student population of about 2,800 and is the second-largest school in the region after Tamale Senior High School (Tamasco). The first headmaster of the school was Kenneth Luther Purser, a Jamaican. Master Abu Kassim Tahidu from Kwame Danso in the Brong Ahafo region was the first  prefect.

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Ghana Senior High School, Tamale: History, Programmes and More: How Many Houses Are in The School?

• Nkrumah house
• Gbewaa house
• Cabral/Gbanzaba house
• Dakpema House
• Purser house
• Indice 1
• Indice 2 house
• annex 1
• annex 2 house
• Lordina house

Programs offered at Ghana Senior High School, Tamale

• Agriculture
• Business
• Home Economics
• General Science
• General Arts

Ghana Senior High, Tamale, Notable Alumni

• Abdulai Abanga
• Joseph Bawa Akamba
• Yakubu Alhassan
• Alhassan Andani
• Moses Asaga
• Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal
• Hassan Ayariga
• Mahama Ayariga
• Kwame Ayew
• Bilijo
• Abdul-Samed Muhamed Gunu
• John Jinapor
• John Dramani Mahama
• Lordina Mahama
• Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed
• Abedi Pele
• Alhassan Suhuyini
• Prof Nafiu (Dean of Students- School of Allied Health Sciences, UDS)

Is Ghana Senior High School, Tamale, A Category A school?

Yes, it is a category A school

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