Sunyani Senior High School
| Sunyani Senior High School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
P. O. Box 156 Sunyani , Ghana Ghana | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public High School Coeducational |
| Motto | Me Man Nti Enye Me Nti (We live not for ourselves only, but for our country also.) |
| Established | 30 January 1958 |
| Status | Active |
| Oversight | Ministry of Education |
| Principal | Michael Nsiah-Agyapong |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Gender | Mixed school (Boys & Girls) |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Enrollment | Yearly |
| Classes offered | Home Economics, General Science, General Arts, Business, Visual Arts, Agric Science |
| Language | English |
| Houses | 8(four each for girls and boys) |
| Colour(s) | Blue |
| Song | We Sing Rejoice,Proclaim |
| Athletics | Track and Field |
| Sports | Soccer,Volleyball,Netball,Basketball |
| Nickname | Asonomma |
| Rival | St. James Seminary Senior High School and Twene Amanfo Senior and Technical High |
| Website | www |
Sunyani Senior High School (SUSEC) is a coeducational second cycle institution in Sunyani in the Bono Region of Ghana.
History
[edit]Sunyani Secondary School popularly known as SUSEC is one of the products of Ghana Education Trust. It was established in 1960 by Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah,[1][2] later Ghana's first President.
The first batch of 36 students, 31 boys and 5 girls, was admitted on 30 October 1960.
On 13 December 1960, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah inaugurated the school, which started with only three teachers and nine non-teaching staff.
Sunyani Secondary School started as a co-educational Institution but after a short time, it was decided to make it a boys' school, and the few girls in the school were sent to Yaa Asantewaa Girls' School, but this was reversed the following year and girls were again admitted.
The first Headmaster of the school was P.D. Quartey.
School symbol
[edit]The school's emblem, an elephant, was selected because the name Sunyani is a distorted variant of the name "Ason Dwaee," signifying the location where the legendary hunter and warrior Nana Boahen Korkor, the creator of the Sunyani traditional territory, killed and skinned elephants.
Nkrumah said in Latin that "A man was born not for himself alone but for his country," which inspired the motto "Me man nti enye me nti," which was originally used by the first Headmaster.
The school grew over the years. The number of non-teaching employees increased from nine (9) to one hundred and five (105), while the number of teaching employees has increased from four (4) to one hundred and ninety-eight (198). Four thousand four hundred and thirty-seven (4437) students now[when?] make up the student body.
The following figures show the number of students who have passed out of Sunyani Secondary School. Among these are doctors, nurses, lawyers parliamentarians, heads of institutions and departments, teachers, pastors, and businesspeople.
Ordinary Level – G.C.E. (‘O’ Level) Students - 4,213
Advanced Level – G.C.E (“A” Level) Students - 2,020
Senior High School Students - 11400
Head Teachers
[edit]| Headteachers | Tenure in office |
|---|---|
| Mr. Peter David Quartey | 1960 — 1967 |
| Mr. E. Obeng - Mensah | 1967 — 1972 |
| Mr. M. K. Atiemo | 1972 — 1977 |
| Mr. Thomas Akwasi Adae Owusu | 1977 — 1980 |
| Mr. M. K. Atigbor | 1979 — 1986 |
| Mr. Peter Owusu-Donkor | 1987 — 1990 |
| Mrs. Berlinda S. Addo | 1990 — 1996 |
| Mr. David Osei –Wusu | 1996 — 1997 |
| Mr. Joseph Awuah | 1997 — 2010 |
| Ms. Georgina Boakye | 2011 — 2017 |
| Mr. Michael Nsiah-Agyapong | 2017 — 2021 |
| Mr. Gordon Osei Marfo | 2022 — Date |
Programs Offered
[edit]COURSES STUDIED
- General Science
- Agricultural Science
- General Arts
- Visual Arts
- Home Economics
- Business
Notable alumni
[edit]- Ignatius Baffour-Awuah — Member of Parliament for Sunyani West Constituency and Minister for Employment[citation needed]
- Ernest Akobuor Debrah — Former Member of Parliament for Tano North Constituency[citation needed]
Education
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References
[edit]- ^ "SUSEC celebrates Golden Jubilee in Sunyani | Ghanaian Chronicle". thechronicle.com.gh. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Sunyani Senior High celebrates 50th anniversary". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
External links
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