Ghana Senior High Technical School (Takoradi)

Ghana Secondary Technical School
GSTS
Ghana Secondary Technical School; GSTS
Address
	Pobee Biney Rd, Takoradi; Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region; Ghana
Coordinates	04°53′52″N 01°44′59″W / 4.89778°N 1.74972°W
Information
Type	Secondary Technical
Motto	Mente et Manu; (With mind and hands)
Established	9 August 1909; 115 years ago
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	1-Ritchie; 2-Vanderpuye; 3-Weston; 4-Opong (formerly Robinson); 5-Aryee; 6-Dodoo; 7-Kennedy; 8-Einstein; 9-Cobbinah; 10-Mensah; 11-Unnamed; 12-Unnamed;
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 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	General Science; Technical; General Arts;
Website	www.gsts.school

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^[3] - the oldest 'non-missionary' high school.^[4] The School was founded on 9 August 1909 in Accra^[5]^[6] as Accra Technical School and later changed to Government Technical School. It moved to its current site in Takoradi in 1939.^[7] In 1953, the name was changed to Government Secondary Technical School, and in 1970, it was given its current name.^[8] Former students of the school are known as Giants, and students in the school are called Tescans.^[9]

History

The school was started in 1909 as a pure Technical School ^[1]and was then sited at the former premises of the Accountant General (the current site of Kinbu Secondary Technical School in Accra).^[1]^[5] 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]^[7] 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]^[8]

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.^[10] They underwent a combination of regular academic work with intermittent military training during holidays.^[11]

List of principals and headmasters

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^[6]
Rev. Kennedy Obeng	Headmaster	2021-

^[4]

School Anthem

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

Winners of the 2012 National Science and Maths Quiz Competition(And two times runner up)^[12]
Winners of the 62nd Independence Quiz Competition^[13]
2014 best WASSCE student was a Tescan.^[14]
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.^[15]

Sports

Winners of the Aggrey Shield in 1957 in Kumasi.^[16]
2009 National basketball champions at the National Milo Schools' Sports Festival in Kumasi.^[17]
.
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).^[14]^[4]
Soccer champions in Takoradi Zonal Inter School competition on more than seven occasions.* Winners of the 2015 Edition of the Osagyefo Cup.^[18]

Extra curricular activities

First school in the Gold Coast to establish a cadet corps (in 1954).^[19]^[20]

Notable alumni

Academics

Kwesi Akwansah Andam, Vice Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Vice Chancellor of University of Ghana
Agyeman Badu Akosa, professor of Pathology, former Director of Ghana Health Service, politician and social commentator

Science and technology

Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, aerospace engineer at NASA
Alexander Anim-Mensah, Chemical Engineer and inventor.

Sports

Augustine Ahinful – Football player

Politics and governance

Fred Ohene-Kena – former Minister for Mines and Energy.
Mike Hammah - Former NDC Member of Parliament for Winneba (Effutu Constituency)
Nana Akomea (New Patriotic Party)
Hon. Alfred Ekow Gyan – politician, former Deputy Western Regional Minister
William Agyapong Quaitoo – Member of Parliament for Akim Oda Constituency, former Deputy Minister for Agriculture
Francis Edward Techie-Menson – politician, member of parliament and minister of state during the first republic
Richard Quarshigah – politician, member of parliament and minister of state

Military

Joseph Narh Adinkra -former Chief of Army Staff
Tom Annan - former Chief of Naval Staff
Stephen Obimpeh – former Chief of Naval Staff of the Ghana Navy, former minister of state.
Matthew Quashie – former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces
Peter Kofi Faidoo – chief of naval staff

Others

Odeneho Gyapong Ababio II
Augustine Ahinful
K.Y. Amoako
David Anaglate, newsman and former GBC Director-General

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "History – GSTS". Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^ "GSTS Alumni Association swears in new executives". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ Association, GSTS Alumni. "GSTS History - GSTS Alumni Network". GSTS Alumni Association. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Association, GSTS Alumni. "GSTS History - GSTS Alumni Network". GSTS Alumni Association. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "GSTS". Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Ghana Secondary Technical School honours retiring headmaster". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Kesse, Grant O. "How has it been with G.S.T.S all these years?". On Turning 90!. The GSTS Network. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
^ ^a ^b "The School". The GSTS Network. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
^ "GSTS To Become One of The Top 5 High Schools In Ghana and Abroad-Alumni Association •". 4 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^ "Shake-Up Blues In Military". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "Profile of Major General JN Adinkrah".
^ "Here are all the winners of the NSMQ from 1994 - 2019". Pulse Gh. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^ "GSTS, Biheco shine in 62nd Independence Day quiz - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b Association, GSTS Alumni. "GSTS History - GSTS Alumni Network". GSTS Alumni Association. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ "14 Ghana Secondary Technical School Students For Genius Olympiad". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ Nortey, Ishmeal (24 October 2022). "Ghana Senior High/Tech: History, Programmes and More". Ghana Education News. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ "Milo Sports Festival ends in Kumasi". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ Osei, Evans. "GSTS Wins 2015 Edition of Osagyefo Cup". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "Cadet leadership training ends in Kaleo". Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ National Cadet Corps (Ghana)

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "History – GSTS". Retrieved 22 February 2020.

[2] "GSTS Alumni Association swears in new executives". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[3] Association, GSTS Alumni. "GSTS History - GSTS Alumni Network". GSTS Alumni Association. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[:5-4] Association, GSTS Alumni. "GSTS History - GSTS Alumni Network". GSTS Alumni Association. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[:1-5] "GSTS". Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

[:4-6] "Ghana Secondary Technical School honours retiring headmaster". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[:2-7] Kesse, Grant O. "How has it been with G.S.T.S all these years?". On Turning 90!. The GSTS Network. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2007.

[:3-8] "The School". The GSTS Network. Retrieved 11 December 2007.

[9] "GSTS To Become One of The Top 5 High Schools In Ghana and Abroad-Alumni Association •". 4 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

[10] "Shake-Up Blues In Military". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[autogenerated1-11] "Profile of Major General JN Adinkrah".

[12] "Here are all the winners of the NSMQ from 1994 - 2019". Pulse Gh. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

[13] "GSTS, Biheco shine in 62nd Independence Day quiz - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[:6-14] Association, GSTS Alumni. "GSTS History - GSTS Alumni Network". GSTS Alumni Association. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[15] "14 Ghana Secondary Technical School Students For Genius Olympiad". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[16] Nortey, Ishmeal (24 October 2022). "Ghana Senior High/Tech: History, Programmes and More". Ghana Education News. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[17] "Milo Sports Festival ends in Kumasi". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[18] Osei, Evans. "GSTS Wins 2015 Edition of Osagyefo Cup". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[19] "Cadet leadership training ends in Kaleo". Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[20] National Cadet Corps (Ghana)

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Ghana Senior High Technical School (Takoradi)

History

List of principals and headmasters

School Anthem

Achievements

Sports

Extra curricular activities

Notable alumni

References

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