Konongo Odumase Senior High School

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Konongo Odumase Senior High School
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Konongo Odumase Senior High School
P. O. Box 8 Odumase

Ashanti Region

Konongo-Odumase

Ghana
Coordinates 06°36′54″N1°13′38″W / 6.61500°N 1.22722°W / 6.61500; -1.22722
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Type Public high school
MottoBAANU YԐ
Established23 February 1953(71 years ago) (1953-02-23)
StatusActive
School district Asante Akim Central Municipal District
Oversight Ghana Education Service
Ministry of Education
HeadmasterBenjamin Kwaku Baah
GenderMixed
Age14to 20
Average class size45
Classes offeredAgricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts
Campus typeUrban area
Houses8
Colour(s)   Yellow and green
SloganAnuanom
Nickname KOSS
AlumniOnua

Konongo Odumase Senior High School is a coeducational second-cycle institution at Konongo-Odumase in the Asante Akim Central District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1] [2]

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History

The school was started as Konongo Odumasi Secondary School but was renamed Konongo Odumase Senior High School around 2005 when the Kufuor government decided to redesignate all Senior Secondary Schools in the country as Senior High School. [3] [4] with twenty-one boys and five girls. This was as part of the "Accelerated Development Plan for Education" started after Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party won the 1951 Gold Coast legislative election. [5] Two important teachers at the inception of the school were D. A. Agyei and B. Spio-Garbrah. The school moved to its current permanent site in 1963. The original school site was nicknamed Biafra, after the secessionist state of Biafra associated with the Nigerian Civil War. [5]

The school expanded to include a Sixth form, running Advanced level courses in the 1965 / 1966 academic year.[ citation needed ]

The school crest was designed by B. Spio Garbrah, the first headmaster and also an artist. The first head boy of the school was S. K Obeng [5]

Riots

In November 2016, there were riots among the students which led to the temporary closure of the school. This was because the students wanted the headmistress of the school to be removed. [6]

Notable alumni

Anthem

We hail thee O great KOSS We glorify thy name We hail thee O great KOSS We glorify thy name

We cherish our Alma mater And give refreshing showers And glory shall be ours

Great KOSS Great KOSS Oh Lord help KOSS We hail our school Our Alma mater Oh Lord God bless our school

Great KOSS Great KOSS Oh Lord help KOSS We hail our school Our Alma mater Oh Lord God bless our school [12]

Recent News

Konongo Odumasi Senior high School moved from Category B to Category A after the 2023 WASSCE exam [13]

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