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Ghana Secondary Technical School GSTS | |
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Address | |
Pobee Biney Rd, Takoradi , Ghana | |
Coordinates | 04°53′52″N01°44′59″W / 4.89778°N 1.74972°W |
Information | |
Type | Secondary Technical |
Motto | Mente et Manu (With mind and hands) |
Established | 9 August 1909 |
Status | Active |
School district | Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) |
GES Category | A |
Headmaster | Rev. Kennedy Obeng |
Chaplain | Very Rev. Frederick Asare-Bediako (Methodist) |
Teaching staff | 50 |
Grades | Form 1 to 3 |
Gender | All male |
Enrollment | 2500+ |
Campus | Residential |
Houses |
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Color(s) | Bright yellow walls with crimson structural members and fascia. |
Athletics | Track, field and courts |
Mascot | Mother Tesco - oldest and tallest tree on campus which has recently been cut down. |
Nickname | The Giants/Tescan |
Rival | St John's School. |
National ranking | 3 |
Yearbook | The Tescan |
Affiliation | GSTS Alumni Association. |
Flagship society | Army (Infantry) Cadet Corps, est 1954. |
Traditional colors | Red and white |
Uniform color | Tan |
Courses |
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Website | www |
The Ghana Secondary Technical School [1] [2] is a science and technology-oriented high school located in Takoradi on the west coast of Ghana. It is the third oldest high school in Ghana [3] - the oldest 'non-missionary' high school. [4] The School was founded on 9 August 1909 in Accra [5] [6] as Accra Technical School and later changed to Government Technical School. It moved to its current site in Takoradi in 1939. [7] In 1953, the name was changed to Government Secondary Technical School, and in 1970, it was given its current name. [8] Former students of the school are known as Giants, and students in the school are called Tescans. [9]
The school was started in 1909 as a pure Technical School [1] [10] and was then sited at the former premises of the Accountant General (the current site of Kinbu Secondary Technical School in Accra). [1] [5] It was founded in response to the growing demand for technical education in the British colonies at that time. [1]
In 1939, the school was moved to Takoradi. The first head was Mr. T. T. Gilbert. [1] [7] The first African head was Mr. J.W.L. Mills, who took up his post in 1958. [1] A sixth-form was introduced in 1961. [1]
The school's name changed from Government Secondary Technical School to Ghana Secondary Technical School in 1970. [1] [8]
For a brief period in the mid-nineteen-seventies students were admitted as part of military training. This started with Intake 15 of the then Military Academy and Training Schools. [11] They underwent a combination of regular academic work with intermittent military training during holidays. [12]
Name | Designation | Tenure |
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Mr. H.A. Wright | Principal | 1909–1916 |
Mr. Pickles | Principal | 1917–1918 |
Mr. McLaren | Principal | 1918–1938 |
Lt. Col. T. T. Gilbert | Acting Principal | 1938–1946 |
Major T. C. Watkins | Acting Principal | 1947–1953 |
Mr. A. A. Jones | Principal | 1953–1954 |
Mr. F. E. Joselin | Headmaster | 1955–1957 |
Mr. J. W. L. Mills | Headmaster | 1957–1959 |
Mr. I. N. K. Atiase | Headmaster | 1960–1961 |
Mr. S. N. Adu-Ampomah | Headmaster | 1961–1965 |
Mr. D. V. Owiredu | Headmaster | 1965–1968 |
Mr. R. W. Asiedu | Acting Headmaster | 1968–1969 |
Mr. S. T. Lomotey | Acting Headmaster | 1969–1970 |
Mr. B. W. De-Graft Johnson | Headmaster | 1971–1973 |
Mr. A. R. Cudjoe | Headmaster | 1973–1980 |
Mr. B. E. Godwyll | Headmaster | 1980–1983 |
Mr. P. B. Tuwor | Headmaster | 1983–1990 |
Mr. D. S. Gamor | Acting Headmaster | 1990–1991 |
Mr. I. K. Adams | Headmaster | 1991–1996 |
Mr. T. K. Mensah | Headmaster | 1996–2013 |
Mr. A. Adams | Headmaster | 2013–2015 |
Mr. S.K.Essel | Headmaster | 2015 to 2021 [6] |
Rev. Kennedy Obeng | Headmaster | 2021- |
GSTS ANTHEM – By Gt Stephen Agyefi Mensah 1996
Verse 1:
Honor O God, our leaders great
To whom you gave wisdom and power
To build this Glorious institute
Chorus:
So grant us, Lord Divine
Hope, Strength and Love
To Cherish and Uphold G.S.TS
Verse 2:
With zeal they toiled with hands and brains
And serve faithfully with their might
Their dear nation and made their mark
Chorus:
So grant us, Lord Divine
Hope, Strength and Love
To Cherish and Uphold G.S.TS
Verse 3:
Great is the duty we still owe
With full commitment and hard work
To strive and shirk not our duty
Chorus 2x:
So grant us, Lord Divine
Hope, Strength and Love
To Cherish and Uphold G.S.T.S
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