Half Assini Senior High School
| Half Assini Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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P. O. Box 60 Half Assini, Western Region Ghana | |
| Coordinates | 5°03′00″N 2°53′00″W / 5.05°N 2.883333°WCoordinates: 5°03′00″N 2°53′00″W / 5.05°N 2.883333°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Only the best is good for Africa |
| Established | 12 August 1960 |
| Founder | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Status | Active |
| School district | Jomoro District |
| Category | B |
| Oversight | Ministry of Education |
| Headmaster | Mr. Edjah Kojo |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 12 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1,500+ |
| Average class size | 55 |
| Classes offered | Business, general arts, general science, home economics, visual arts |
| Language | English |
| Houses | 4 |
| School colour(s) | Blue, yellow and white |
| Mascot | Porcupine |
| Nickname | Osagyefo mba |
| Accreditation | Ghana Education Service |
| Alumni | Half Assini Secondary School Old Students Association (HASSOSA) |
Half Assini Senior High School is a coeducational senior high school located at Half Assini in the Western Region of Ghana.[1][2]
History
The school was one of the schools founded by the first president of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. He founded the school with sixty students and four teachers. The school was among the few early established schools in the country (Modern Ghana) and it attracted the best of brains across the continent. Most of the infrastructure in the school now was originally put up by Nkrumah, and sincerely it had one of the best science resource centers in the country at the time.
Student body
The school has about 1,500 students.
See also
References
- ↑ "PTA provides school with lavatory". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ "Nzemas Celebrate Founder's Day – Daily Guide Ghana". www.dailyguideghana.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
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