Akim Swedru Senior High School

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

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

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

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

Headteachers

• Mr. G. A. Frempong
• Mr. C. O. Kwakye
• Mr. Gyaba Mensah
• Rev. Abraham Osei Donkor
• Mr. Michael Danwono

• Mrs. Ama Asamoah [2]

Notable alumni

• Mr. Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, Controller and Accountant General Ghana [3][4]
• Emelia Brobbey, actress, television presenter and musician

See also

• Education in Ghana
• List of schools in Ghana

References

1. "Akim Swedru Senior High School | Social Welfare Service Directory". directory.mogcsp.gov.gh. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
2. 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.

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