Dompoase Senior High School

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Dompoase Senior High School

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Type secondary/high school
Established1974(50 years ago) (1974)
GradesForms [1-3]
Nickname DOSS

Dompoase Senior High School (also known as DOSS) is a mixed second cycle institution in Dompoase in the Adansi North District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1] [2] [3]

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History

The school was established in 1974. [4] In 2014, the headmaster of the school was Mr. Opoku Asamoah. [5] [6] In 2016, the headmistress of the school was Ms. Doris Bimpong. [4] Eric Kwaku Kusi was a former physics teacher at the school and in 2018, Mr. Haruna Oppong was the headmaster of the school. [7] Anglogold Ashanti provided books to the school, Akrofuom SHS, Asare Bediako SHS and others. [8]

Notable alumni

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References

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  8. "Anglogold presents 4,000 books to 9 SHS". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  9. "Meet Naf Kassi, The New Face Of Highlife Music FromWestern Region". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

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