Akim Swedru Senior High School, also known as AKISSS, is a co-educational senior high school located south of Akim Swedru, the capital of the Birim South District, a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana . Established in 1946 as a Teacher training college the college was later converted into a Secondary School in October 1970 . Students and Old Students of the School are referred to as ANUANOM .[1] .Akisss is one of the few schools in Ghana that had benefited from the Japan Overseas cooperation volunteers program [JOCV-JICA]
History
editEstablished in 1946 as a Teacher training college the college was later converted into a Secondary School in October 1970, the school has over the years produced some of the 'finest' brains in the country.[2]
Programs offered
editBelow are academic programs offered in the school:[1]
- Agric science
- Business
- General arts
- General science
- Home economics
- Visual arts
Headteachers
edit- Mr. G. A. Frempong
- Mr. C. O. Kwakye
- Mr. Gyaba Mensah
- Rev. Abraham Osei Donkor
- Mr. Michael Danwono
- Mrs. Ama Asamoah [2]
Notable alumni
edit- Mr. Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, Controller and Accountant General Ghana [3][4]
- Emelia Brobbey, actress, television presenter and musician
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Akim Swedru Senior High School | Social Welfare Service Directory". directory.mogcsp.gov.gh. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b http://www.campuzfilla.com/2014/03/31/akim-swedru-shs-holds-44th-src-week-celebrations
- ^ https://www.cagd.gov.gh/team/kwasi-kwaning-bosompem/
- ^ "Mr. Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem". Controller & Accountant-General's Department. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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