Ghana Senior High Technical School (Takoradi)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Senior high technical school in Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region, Ghana
Ghana Secondary Technical School
GSTS |
|
---|---|
Pobee Biney Rd, Takoradi , Ghana |
|
Coordinates | 04°53′52″N 01°44′59″W / 4.89778°N 1.74972°WCoordinates: 04°53′52″N 01°44′59″W / 4.89778°N 1.74972°W |
Type | Secondary Technical |
Motto | Mente et Manu (With mind and hands) |
Established | 9 August 1909 |
Status | Active |
School district | Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) |
GES Category | A |
Headmaster | Rev. Kennedy Obeng |
Chaplain | Very Rev. Frederick Asare-Bediako (Methodist) |
Teaching staff | 50 |
Grades | Form 1 to 3 |
Gender | All male |
Enrollment | 2500+ |
Campus | Residential |
Houses |
|
Color(s) | Bright yellow walls with crimson structural members and fascia. |
Athletics | Track, field and courts |
Mascot | Mother Tesco – oldest and tallest tree on campus which has recently been cut down. |
Nickname | The Giants/Tescan |
Rival | St John’s Senior High School |
National ranking | 3 |
Yearbook | The Tescan |
Affiliation | GSTS Alumni Association. |
Flagship society | Army (Infantry) Cadet Corps, est 1954. |
Traditional colors | Red and white |
Uniform color | Tan |
Courses |
|
Website | www |
The Ghana Secondary Technical School[1][2] is a science and technology-oriented high school located in Takoradi on the west coast of Ghana. It is the third oldest high school in Ghana – the oldest ‘non-missionary’ high school. The School was founded on 9 August 1909 in Accra[3][4] as Accra Technical School and later changed to Government Technical School. It moved to its current site in Takoradi in 1939.[5] In 1953, the name was changed to Government Secondary Technical School, and in 1970, it was given its current name.[6] Former students of the school are known as Giants, and students in the school are called Tescans.[7]
History[edit]
The school was started in 1909 as a pure Technical School and was then sited at the former premises of the Accountant General (the current site of Kinbu Secondary Technical School in Accra).[1][3] It was founded in response to the growing demand for technical education in the British colonies at that time.[1]
In 1939, the school was moved to Takoradi. The first head was Mr. T. T. Gilbert.[1][5] The first African head was Mr. J.W.L. Mills, who took up his post in 1958.[1] A sixth-form was introduced in 1961.[1]
The school’s name changed from Government Secondary Technical School to Ghana Secondary Technical School in 1970.[1][6]
For a brief period in the mid-nineteen-seventies students were admitted as part of military training. This started with Intake 15 of the then Military Academy and Training Schools.[8] They underwent a combination of regular academic work with intermittent military training during holidays.[9]
List of principals and headmasters[edit]
Name | Designation | Tenure |
---|---|---|
Mr. H.A. Wright | Principal | 1909–1916 |
Mr. Pickles | Principal | 1917–1918 |
Mr. McLaren | Principal | 1918–1938 |
Lt. Col. T. T. Gilbert | Acting Principal | 1938–1946 |
Major T. C. Watkins | Acting Principal | 1947–1953 |
Mr. A. A. Jones | Principal | 1953–1954 |
Mr. F. E. Joselin | Headmaster | 1955–1957 |
Mr. J. W. L. Mills | Headmaster | 1957–1959 |
Mr. I. N. K. Atiase | Headmaster | 1960–1961 |
Mr. S. N. Adu-Ampomah | Headmaster | 1961–1965 |
Mr. D. V. Owiredu | Headmaster | 1965–1968 |
Mr. R. W. Asiedu | Acting Headmaster | 1968–1969 |
Mr. S. T. Lomotey | Acting Headmaster | 1969–1970 |
Mr. B. W. De-Graft Johnson | Headmaster | 1971–1973 |
Mr. A. R. Cudjoe | Headmaster | 1973–1980 |
Mr. B. E. Godwyll | Headmaster | 1980–1983 |
Mr. P. B. Tuwor | Headmaster | 1983–1990 |
Mr. D. S. Gamor | Acting Headmaster | 1990–1991 |
Mr. I. K. Adams | Headmaster | 1991–1996 |
Mr. T. K. Mensah | Headmaster | 1996–2013 |
Mr. A. Adams | Headmaster | 2013–2015 |
Mr. S.K.Essel | Headmaster | 2015 to 2021[4] |
Rev. Kennedy Obeng | Headmaster | 2021- |
School Anthem[edit]
GSTS ANTHEM – By Gt Stephen Agyefi Mensah 1996
Verse 1:
Honor O God, our leaders great
To whom you gave wisdom and power
To build this Glorious institute
Chorus:
So grant us, Lord Divine
Hope, Strength and Love
To Cherish and Uphold G.S.TS
Verse 2:
With zeal they toiled with hands and brains
And serve faithfully with their might
Their dear nation and made their mark
Chorus:
So grant us, Lord Divine
Hope, Strength and Love
To Cherish and Uphold G.S.TS
Verse 3:
Great is the duty we still owe
With full commitment and hard work
To strive and shirk not our duty
Chorus 2x:
So grant us, Lord Divine
Hope, Strength and Love
To Cherish and Uphold G.S.T.S
Achievements[edit]
- Winners of the 2012 National Science and Maths Quiz Competition(And two times runner up)[10]
- Winners of the 62nd Independence Quiz Competition
- 2014 best WASSCE student was a Tescan.
- In 11 June 2018, 14 students from Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) Takoradi represented Ghana Genius Olympiad hosted at Suny Oswego University in New York City, United States of America (USA) started from June 11 to 18, 2018.[11]
Sports[edit]
- Winners of the Aggrey Shield in 1957 in Kumasi.
- 2009 National basketball champions at the National Milo Schools’ Sports Festival in Kumasi.[12]
- .
- Winners of zonal inter school athletics competition with close to 40 titles since the inception of the competition (regional record holder in highest number of wins).
- Soccer champions in Takoradi Zonal Inter School competition on more than seven occasions.* Winners of the 2015 Edition of the Osagyefo Cup.[13]
[edit]
- First school in the Gold Coast to establish a cadet corps (in 1954).[14][15]
Notable alumni[edit]
Academics
Science and technology
Sports
Politics and governance
Military
Others
References[edit]
Recent Comments