Kade Senior High-Technical School

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Kade Senior High/Technical School
Address
Kade Senior High-Technical School
P. O. Box 134

Kade, Ghana

Eastern Region

Kade
,
Ghana
,
Eastern Region

Ghana
Coordinates 6°05′46″N0°51′01″W / 6.09611°N 0.85028°W / 6.09611; -0.85028
Information
School typeGovernment funded, Boarding/ Day
MottoDwen Mprenu (Think Twice)
Patron saint(s)Chief of Kade
Established1982
FounderNana Appiawiah I
School boardBoard of Governors
School districtKwaebibirem Municipal Assembly
Oversight Ghana Education Service
GradesForms' (1–3)
GenderBoys
Age range14–18
Average class size50
LanguageEnglish
CampusKade
Houses7
Colour(s)Green and cream   
AthleticsTrack and Field
Nickname Great Kasstech
RivalAsuom Senior High
USNWR rankingGrade B
Affiliation Public, Ghana
AlumniKade Senior High/Technical School Old Students Association(KOSA)

Kade Senior High/Technical School (Kasstech), formerly Kade Day Secondary/Technical School, [1] is a mixed public senior high school located in Kade, the capital of the Kwaebibirem Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region, Ghana. [2] [3] [4] [5] The motto of the school is Dwen Mprenu which means Think Twice. [6]

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History

Established in 1982 by the then Chief of Kade, Nana Appiawiah I, [7] and his elders, Kasstech had the aim of tackling the educational challenges confronted by the youth of Kade and its environs. [8] [9] Initially, the school started with only eight male students, operating from the abandoned match factory of the Industrial Development Corporation, set up in 1959 under Kwame Nkrumah, which is now the location of the Ghana National Fire Service station in Kade. [10]

Courses offered

Kasstech offers the following courses: [11]

Headmasters

The table below shows the list of headmasters since the school was established and their tenure of office

HeadmasterBeginning from officeEnd of office
S. R. Aseidu19821998
John Adjei19982000
Ransford Boadi-Danquah20022016
Emmanuel Nana Yaw Danquah20172021
Stella Oye Adjei2022date

Achievement

National Maths and Science Quiz

In July 2024, the school qualified to the national preliminaries of the National Science and Maths Quiz and also advanced to the next stage of the Eastern Regional Championship after beating Krobo Girls SHS, St. Roses' SHS, and Boso SHTS [13]

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References

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  11. 1 2 "Kade Senior High Technical School Courses and Details - Sky News Gh". 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
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