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Akim Swedru Senior High School

Coordinates: 5°53′26″N 1°01′28″W / 5.89050°N 1.02457°W / 5.89050; -1.02457
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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

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Established 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

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Below are academic programs offered in the school:[1]

  • Agric science
  • Business
  • General arts
  • General science
  • Home economics
  • Visual arts

Headteachers

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  • Mr. G. A. Frempong
  • Mr. C. O. Kwakye
  • Mr. Gyaba Mensah
  • Rev. Abraham Osei Donkor
  • Mr. Michael Danwono
  • Mrs. Ama Asamoah [2]


Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Akim Swedru Senior High School | Social Welfare Service Directory". directory.mogcsp.gov.gh. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b http://www.campuzfilla.com/2014/03/31/akim-swedru-shs-holds-44th-src-week-celebrations
  3. ^ https://www.cagd.gov.gh/team/kwasi-kwaning-bosompem/
  4. ^ "Mr. Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem". Controller & Accountant-General's Department. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

5°53′26″N 1°01′28″W / 5.89050°N 1.02457°W / 5.89050; -1.02457