Obuasi Senior High Technical School is a co-educational second-cycle public high school institution in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The school is located in between the two towns, Gausu and Koffikrom.[1] Established by Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in 1965 as Government Secondary Technical School, which was an all boys institution offering Science and Technical Programs only, the first of its kind in the northern sector of Ghana. In 1990, Obuasi Secondary Technical School was converted into a mixed sex school to aid the "more girls in science" campaign by the government of Ghana.
| Obuasi Senior High Technical School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
P. O. Box 175 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Capita Digitis Collaborant |
| Denomination | Public Owned |
| Established | 21 November 1965 |
| Status | Active |
| School district | Obuasi Municipal District |
| Oversight | Ministry of Education |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Language | Ashanti and English |
| Sports | Yes |
The school in 2019 reached the quarter-finals of the National Science and Maths Quiz Competition after beating St Francis Xavier Minor Seminary and Krobo Girls SHS.[2] The school came up first with 44pts followed by St Francis with 18pts and Krobo with 16pts. Masters Kojo Daniel Eshun and Lawrence Adjei were the proud contestants for that day. Obuasi Senior High Technical School has won the Ashanti regional Milo soccer competition in 2005 and 2015.[3] In the Zonal Inter Colleges Athletics competition, they have won several times[vague][4][failed verification] Students of the school were claimed to have created 'a touchless bin' in the fight against COVID-19.[5] Also was the first school to win the maiden Sci-Tech Innovation Challenge, 2021.[6][7]
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References
edit- ^ "Obuasi Senior High/Tech -". 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ NSMQ 2019 ONE-EIGHTH: KROBO GIRLS’ SHS VS OBUASI SHTS VS ST. FRANCIS XAVIER MINOR SEMINARY SHS, retrieved 2023-07-01
- ^ "Obuasi Senior High Technical School". SearchGH Business Directory. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ Boadu, Kwame Asare (7 January 2014). "Obuasi Sec-Tech Old Students Support Alma Mater". Daily Graphic. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Covid-19 safety protocol receives boost; Obuasi SecTech designs touchless bin". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Obuasi SHTS wins maiden Sci-Tech Innovation Challenge". Pulse Ghana. August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Obuasi SHTS wins maiden Sci-Tech Innovation Challenge - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
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