Kintampo Senior High School

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Kintampo Senior High School, also known as Great KiNSS, is a co-educational pre-tertiary institution located in Kintampo in the Kintampo North Municipal District in the Bono East Region of Ghana. On 9 March 2021 the school emerged as the overall winners of the pre-independence "What Do You Know" contest in Accra. [1]

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History

The School was established on Friday, October 15, 1975 by the Government of Ghana in collaboration with community members. The school started with a student population of 32 of which 29 were male and 3 were female. One Mr. J.B Mensah provided his residence for academic activities of the infant school. The school celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2024 [2]

Awards

The school won the 64th edition of the independence Day Quiz in 2021. The school emerged as winners of three schools: Bolgatanga Seniot High School, Mawuli Senior High School and I.T Ahmadiyya Senior High School. The competition was held at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). [3]

Operation

The school is under the Ghana Education Service of the Government of Ghana. The school is located in the heart of Kintampo, alone the Kintampo-Tamale Highway.

The school has a student population of 2,798 and a staff of 186: 134 teaching and 54 non-teaching. The school has a boarding facility for students. It has about 1,417 boarding students and 1,381 day students.

The school six programmes: General Arts, General Science, Business, Home Science, Agricultural Science and Visual Art. [4]

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References

  1. "Kintampo Senior High". GhanaHighSchools.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. "Kintampo SHS 50th anniversary launched". 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  3. Boakye, Edna Agnes; Boakye, Edna Agnes (2021-03-09). "Kintampo SHS wins independence day 'What Do You Know' quiz". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  4. GNA (2022-10-08). "Kintampo SHS marks 50th anniversary". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2024-05-29.

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