Apam Senior High School

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Apam Senior High School
Location
Apam Senior High School
Apam

Central Region

Apam
233

Ghana
Coordinates 5°31′16″N0°25′07″W / 5.521086°N 0.418682°W / 5.521086; -0.418682
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Type Public High school
MottoObra pa gya Owura kwan
Founded20 February 1953;70 years ago (20 February 1953)
Statusactive
School district Gomoa West District
Oversight Ministry of Education
Head of schoolJemima Elsie Arthur-Morrison
GenderBoys and Girls(mixed school)
Age14to 18
Classes offeredGeneral Science, General Arts, Business Visual Arts
LanguageEnglish
Houses10
Colour(s)Yellow and Green
SloganObrapa! Gya Owura Kwan.
Nickname Apamites

Apam Senior High School is a co-educational senior high school at Apam in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region of Ghana founded in 1953. [1] [2]

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History

Apam Senior High School, in the Zone B District of the Central region of Ghana, was established in 1953 at Paado's plains, a suburb of Apam (a coastal town in the area). The school had a very humble beginning under a cocoa shed and oak trees. It started under the management of Rev. J. W. DeGraft-Johnson as a day school with Mr. C. S. Arthur Hesse as the only teacher.

In 1960, the school relocated to its present site, Mbofra mfa Adwen, with a very grand and impressive opening ceremony performed by Lord Listowel, the last Governor of the then Gold Coast, now Ghana. The development of the school that led to the adoption of the name Great Apass was achieved under the leadership and aegis of the late Dr. Peter Augustus Owiredu. Dr. Owiredu took over as the headmaster from Rev. Degraft-Johnson in 1959 to 1981(?).

By 1964, the school had moved from a day school to a boarding school and had introduced Advanced Level subjects in the Arts and Sciences in addition to the Ordinary Level courses it offered.

Programmes run by the school include; General Arts, Business, Science, Home Economics, Visual Arts and Agriculture Science recently added. [3]

Headship

1. 1953 - 1958 Rev. J. W. De-Graft Johnson

2. 1959 - 1979 Dr. P.A. Owiredu

3. 1980 - 1988 Mr. Sam Parry

4. 1988 - 2004 Mrs. Esther Hamilton

5. 2004 - 2016 Mr. Archibold K. Fuah

6. 2016- 2019 Nana E. C. Acquah

7. 2019- Date Mrs. Jemima Elsie Arthur-Morrison

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Apam Senior High School welcomes first year students". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Apam Senior High School gets four new projects". ModernGhana. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Apam Senior High School". Oapamseniorhighschool.webs.com. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2023.


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