Tarkwa Senior High School

Tarkwa Senior High School
Address
P. O. Box 47 Tarkwa, Western Region Ghana
Coordinates	5°17′30″N 2°00′14″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Carpe Diem (Seize The Opportunity)
Established	1961 (64 years ago) (1961)
Founder	Kwame Nkrumah
Status	Active
School district	Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District
Oversight	Ministry of Education
Gender	Coed
Age	14 to 18
Classes offered	Business, general arts, general science, visual arts
Language	English
Houses	9

Tarkwa Senior High School is a co-educational senior high school in the mining town of Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana.[1]

History

The school was founded in 1961 by the first president of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, under the accelerated Development Plan for Education when Ghana attained independence.[2]

Houses

The school has a total of 8 houses ( 4 for boys and 4 for girls).

HOUSES

Boys house	Girls House
Bolsover	Ama Saa
Fabil	Nightingale
Sarbah	Yaa Asantewaa
Aggrey	Nyaniba [1]

Notable alumni

• Kwesi Amoako Atta - Ghanaian lawyer and politician

Courses

• General Science
• General Arts
• Business
• Visual Arts
• Home Economics
• Agricultural Science

See also

• Education in Ghana
• List of senior high schools in Ghana

References

1. Aziabah, Maxwell A. (2018), "Analysis and Presentation of Results", The Politics of Educational Reform in Ghana, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 83–152, ISBN 978-3-319-93760-1, retrieved 29 June 2024
2. ^[dead link‍] "Tarkwa SHS – Brief History". tarkwashs.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.