Profile Of Swedru SHS; Courses, History, Achievements, Alumni

Swedru Senior High School, popularly known as SWESCO is the first Ghana Education Trust school established by, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, in 1959. The school is located at Agona Swedru, in the central region of Ghana.

MISSION

The mission of the school is to provide quality education and inculcate in students’ values that engender good moral character, integrity and empowers them to be responsible citizens after school.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

With the motto ‘Semper cum Optimis,’ a Latin expression meaning ‘Always with the best’, Swesco has maintained its credible performance particularly in the West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), making it the best senior high school (SHS) among the eight high schools in the Agona area.

CATEGORY

‘B’

PROGRAMMES

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

LOCATION

Agona Swedru(Asafo Road)

ADDRESS AND CONTACT

Phone: 0559560441, +233249593601
Email: [email protected]

HOUSES

• Kwame Nkumah House
• Kojo Antwi House
• DeGraft Johnson House
• House 4

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NOTABLE ALUMNI

• Pastor Mensa Otabil :An influential religious leader and preacher, Rev. Anamua Mensa Otabil is the founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC).
• John Kudalor : Mr. John Kudalor became Ghana’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) having acted from November 2015 to being substantive IGP in February 2016. He was IGP till 2017 and prior to becoming IGP, he served as Director General of Police Operations.
• Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI : Born Michael Nii Okwei Dowuona-Owoo, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI was the Osu Mantse (King of the GA people of Osu) in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
• Dr. Anthony Oteng-Gyasi: An entrepreneur and Executive Chairman of Tropical Cable and Conductor Ltd, a Ghanaian owned manufacturer of electrical cables
• Professor Ato Bart-Plange: An Engineer and Academic, Professor Ato Bart-Plange is from Elmina in the Central Region of Ghana
• Samuel Attah-Mensah: A media manager and personality, Samuel Attah-Mensah popularly known as Sammens is the Managing Director of Omni Media, operators of Citi FM, Citinewsroom.com and Citi TV.
• Kwame Asare Obeng(A-Plus): Ghanaian musician and an entertainment pundit.
• Rexford Dede Baah-Nyarkoh: Ghanaian blogger, writer and editor at ghanaeducation.org, newsghana24.com, ghanawebnews.org, examhall.org, educationblog.org, etc