Konongo Odumase Senior High School

Konongo Odumase Senior High School
Address
P. O. Box 8 Odumase Ashanti Region Konongo-Odumase Ghana
Coordinates	06°36′54″N 1°13′38″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	BAANU YԐ
Established	23 February 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-02-23)
Status	Active
School district	Asante Akim Central Municipal District
Oversight	Ghana Education Service Ministry of Education
Headmaster	Benjamin Kwaku Baah
Gender	Mixed
Age	14 to 20
Average class size	45
Classes offered	Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts
Campus type	Urban area
Houses	8
Colour(s)	Yellow and green
Slogan	Anuanom
Nickname	KOSS
Alumni	Onua

Konongo Odumase Senior High School is a coeducational second-cycle institution at Konongo-Odumase in the Asante Akim Central District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1][2]

History

The school was started as Konongo Odumasi Secondary School but was renamed Konongo Odumase Senior High School around 2005 when the Kufuor government decided to redesignate all Senior Secondary Schools in the country as Senior High School.[3][4] with twenty-one boys and five girls. This was as part of the "Accelerated Development Plan for Education" started after Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party won the 1951 Gold Coast legislative election.[5] Two important teachers at the inception of the school were D. A. Agyei and B. Spio-Garbrah. The school moved to its current permanent site in 1963. The original school site was nicknamed Biafra, after the secessionist state of Biafra associated with the Nigerian Civil War.[5]

The school expanded to include a Sixth form, running Advanced level courses in the 1965 / 1966 academic year.^[citation needed]

The school crest was designed by B. Spio Garbrah, the first headmaster and also an artist. The first head boy of the school was S. K Obeng [5]

Riots

In November 2016, there were riots among the students which led to the temporary closure of the school. This was because the students wanted the headmistress of the school to be removed.[6]

Notable alumni

• Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie – General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party and chief executive officer of the Forestry Commission.[7]
• Samuel Ofori Amponsah – musician
• Papa Arko – 1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs winner[5]
• Yaa Ntiamoah Badu – Former Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana
• Paul Baffoe-Bonnie – Supreme Court Judge[8]
• Daasebre Oti Boateng - Ghanaian statistician, academic and Omanhene (paramount chief) of New Juaben in the Eastern Region
• Charles de Graft Dickson – Member of Parliament in the First Republic and Minister of Defence.[9]
• Dorcas Gyimah – Ghanaian Sprinter
• Mohammed Rabiu – Footballer[10]
• Afia Amankwaah Tamakloe – TV and radio personality, journalist
• Kofi Wampah – Former Governor of the Bank of Ghana[11]

Anthem

We hail thee O great KOSS We glorify thy name We hail thee O great KOSS We glorify thy name

We cherish our Alma mater And give refreshing showers And glory shall be ours

Great KOSS Great KOSS Oh Lord help KOSS We hail our school Our Alma mater Oh Lord God bless our school

Great KOSS Great KOSS Oh Lord help KOSS We hail our school Our Alma mater Oh Lord God bless our school [12]

Recent News

Konongo Odumasi Senior high School moved from Category B to Category A after the 2023 WASSCE exam[13]

See also

• Education in Ghana
• List of senior high schools in the Ashanti Region

References

1. "Konongo Odumase SHS Old Students Hold 3rd Inter Tertiary Congress". Ghana News Agency (via Modernghana.com). 22 February 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
2. "Ghana » Ashanti Region » Asante Akim North District". asanteakimnorth.ghanadistricts.gov.gh. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
3. "Nana Konadu: Renaming of JSS & SSS to JHS & SHS needless". NewsGhana.com.gh. NewsGhana. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
4. Antwi II, Nana Kofi (2015). Asante-Akyem Odumase : a historical perspective. Advent Press. ISBN 9789988224479. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
5. "BRIEF HISTORY OF KONONGO-ODUMASI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". AshSRC.com. AshantiSRC. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
6. "Konongo-Odumase SHS closed down". Ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
7. Ocloo, Della Russel (26 January 2017). "'Sir John' to head G.P.H.A. as Director General". Graphic Online. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
8. "Four new Supreme Court Judges Sworn In". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
9. Mensah, Sylvester A. (2013). In the Shadows of Politics. Author House. ISBN 9781491886809. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
10. Godfred Akoto Boafo (9 June 2014). "Brazil 2014: Group G, Ghana". ElUniversal.mx. ElUniversal. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
11. "Dr Wampah sworn in BoG Governor on 04 April 2013". graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
12. https://www.schoolsingh.com/senior-high-schools/konongo-odumase-senior-high/about
13. https://www.schoolsingh.com/senior-high-schools/konongo-odumase-senior-high/about

External links

• kohighschool.net, the school's official website