Apam Senior High School

Apam Senior High School is a coeducational senior high school at Apam in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region of Ghana.[1][2]

Apam Senior High School
Location
Apam

Central Region

Apam
233

Ghana
Information
School typePublic High School High School
MottoObra pa gya Owura kwan
Founded20 February 1953
FounderJ.W. De-Graft Johnson
Statusactive
School districtGomoa West District
OversightMinistry of Education
Head of schoolMrs. Jemima Elsie Arthur-Morrison
GenderBoys and Girls(mixed school)
Age14 to 18
Classes offeredGeneral Science, General Arts, Business Visual Arts
LanguageEnglish
Houses10
School colour(s)Yellow and Green
SloganObrapa! Gya Owura Kwan.
NicknameApamites
AlumniDavid Dontoh
Prof. Ato Quayson

History

Apam Secondary School, in the Zone B District of the Central region of Ghana, was established in 1953 at Paado's plains, a suburb of Apam (a coastal town in the area). The school had a very humble beginning under a cocoa shed and oak trees. It started under the management of Rev. deGraft-Johnson as a day school with Mr. C.S Arthur Hesse as the only teacher.

In 1960, the school relocated to its present site, Mbofra mfa Adwen, with a very grand and impressive opening ceremony performed by Lord Listowel, the last Governor of the then Gold Coast, now Ghana. The development of the school that led to the adoption of the name Great Apass was achieved under the leadership and aegis of the late Dr. Peter Augustus Owiredu otherwise known as PAO. Dr. P.A Owiredu took over as the headmaster from Rev. degraft-Johnson in 1959 to 1981(?).

By 1964, the school had moved from a day school to a boarding school and had introduced advanced Level subjects in the Arts and Sciences in addition to the Ordinary Level courses it offered.

Great Apass is presently under the leadership of Nana E. C. Acquah. The school has a current student population of 1,808 with 63 teaching staff and 48 non- teaching staff.

Programmes run by the school include; General Arts, Business, Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts [3]

HEADSHIP

1. 1953 - 1958 Rev. J. W. De-Graft Johnson

2. 1959 - 1979 Dr. P.A. Owiredu

3. 1980 - 1988 Mr. Sam Parry

4. 1988 - 2004 Mrs. Esther Hamilton

5. 2004 - 2016 Mr. Archibold K. Fuah [4]

6. 2016- 2019 Nana E. C. Acquah

7. 2019- Date Mrs. Jemima Elsie Arthur-Morrison

Achievements

Great Apass over the years have good performance in academics and sports activities.

Notable alumni
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References
  1. "Apam Senior High School welcomes first year students". Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  2. "Apam Senior High School gets four new projects". Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  3. http://apamseniorhighschool.webs.com/
  4. http://www.greatapass.com/index.php/apass/about/chronology-of-heads

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