Ghana Senior High School, Koforidua

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Ghana Senior High School, Koforidua
Ghanass Crest
Address
P.O. Box 129 Effiduase Eastern Region Koforidua Ghana
Coordinates	6°06′23″N 0°15′42″W / 6.10634°N 0.2617°W / 6.10634; -0.2617
Information
School type	High school Co-educational Boarding/ Residential
Motto	Latin: Pro Patria (For Our Fatherland)
Religious affiliation(s)	Non-denominational Christian
Established	1943 (81 years ago)
Founder	Fred Addae Francis Adjei-Tetebo
Status	Active
School board	Board of Governors
School district	New Juaben Municipality
Authority	Ministry of Education
Oversight	Ghana Education Service
Headmistress	Mrs. Diana Mintah
Staff	82 teachers, 137 other staff
Grades	Forms 1–3 (10th – 12th grades)
Gender	Co-ed
Age range	14 to 18 years
Enrollment	c. 2,300
Education system	Senior High School
Language	English
Campus	Ghanass Campus
Campus size	1,100 acres (450 ha)
Campus type	Residential garden-style Setting
Houses	8
Colour(s)	Green and Yellow
Slogan	Call "Beacon" Response "Shine"
Song	"We're the Beacon from the East of Ghana"
Athletics	Track and Field Volleyball football
Nickname	GHANASS
School fees	Covered for students by Free Education Policy
Alumni	Ghanass Old Students Association (GOSA)

Ghana Senior High School, Koforidua, popularly known as GHANASS, is a high school in Koforidua.^[1] It was preceded by the establishment of two colleges that ultimately combined into what is currently known as The Beacon of the East

In 1957, the year that Ghana gained independence, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on a visit to Koforidua requested a name change of the school from Christ College to Ghana Secondary School. The change was so that the new name could be in line with other government established secondary schools such as the Ghana National College in Cape Coast and the Ghana Secondary Technical School in Takoradi. When the school was absorbed into the public school system, Mr. Daniel Ofori Dankwa who was then a Science teacher at Accra Academy was encouraged to come and steer the affairs of the establishment. In that same year, the first Speech and Prize - Giving Day was organized. The school then had a population of 100 boys and 6 girls with a staff of only 6. By dint of hardwork, Mr D. Ofori Dankwa continued to develop the school until 1974 when he was promoted to Director of Education. He was succeeded by Rev. R. P. Nyarko.

The school now has a population of over two thousand three hundred students (males and females) with a staff population of about eighty well qualified and trained teachers.^[2]

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