Kpando Senior High School

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Kpando Senior High School formerly known as Kpando Secondary School is a second cycle Co-Ed institution in the Kpando Municipal District of the Volta Region of Ghana. One of the three second cycle schools in the Kpando township and arguably the best Senior High School in the Kpando Municipality as well as in the Volta Region of Ghana.

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It runs all the Senior High School Courses approved by the Ghana Education Service.

Kpando Senior High School also known as KPASEC improves quality teaching and learning due to the availability of facilities ranging from furnished classroom blocks, art studio, science laboratory, well stocked library and staff. In 2016, she ranked at 38th position in the WAEC results rankings.[ citation needed ]

It has facilities for sports and other extracurricular activities.

History

The school was founded on 26 January 1953 [1] as a non-denominational secondary school operating out of the Kpando Community Centre with 9 students. [2] At the time, it was called the 'Kpando Day Secondary School' because it was purely a day school. By 1954 there were 66 students, including 2 female students, and 4 members of staff. The staff consisted of Mr. F.S. Dzide, Mr. E.K. Asamoah, Mr. F.K. Gollo, and The first headmaster Mr. N.J.C Bowron. The first school building was a temporary structure with asbestos sheet walls completed in 1955 at a cost of £2,263. [2] The first female graduate teacher to join the staff was Mrs. M.M.S Tetteh in 1958. In 1967, under the leadership of the then headmaster Mr. Purser, the school was granted full boarding status by the Ministry of Education and changed its name to Kpando Secondary School. [2] In 2023, the Headmaster of the school is Mr. Charles Evans Apreku. [1]

Education

Kpando Senior High School popularly called 'KPASEC' on June 29, 2019, became the first senior high school from the Volta Region to make it to the quarter-finals stage of the 2019 National Science & Mathematics Quiz. They beat contenders Kumasi High School and Aburi Girls' Shs in the sixteenth One-Eighth contest. [3]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Dogbe, E.Y (1978). "A Short History of Kpandu Secondary School". The Kpasecan, Silver Jubilee Edition: 6–21.
  3. ↑ "KPANDO SHS BECOMES FIRST VOLTA REGIONAL QUARTER FINALISTS AT NSMQ2019". NSMQ. 2019-06-29. Archived from the original on 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  4. ↑ Graphic.com.gh. "Prisons Service gets new Director-General". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2018-05-23.

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