Akatsi Senior High Technical School

AKATSI SENIOR HIGH TECHNICAL SCHOOL

1. VISION

Here, every student who is enrolled is retained, molded and given the opportunity to complete with quality West African Senior Secondary Certificate which will fit him/her into the society.

2. MISSION

Akatsi Senior High Technical School has the mission for providing quality Pre-             tertiary Education to all students who are admitted into the school through the involvement of all stakeholders

3. SCHOOL CREST AND MOTTO

This is the school crest with the motto “GO FORTH AND SHINE”

4. BRIEF HISTORY OF INSTITUTION

The name of the institution is AKATSI SENIOR HIGH TECHNICAL SCHOOL, simply called AKAST.

It was established on 28^th January, 1991 under the then Ministry of              Education.  The school was one of the 142 (One hundred and forty-two) senior     secondary schools, opened under the cover of the then New Educational Reform                Programme.

The school opened with 240 students made up of 187 boys and 53 girls.  The first Headmaster of the school was Mr. John K.  Dzorkpe, a graduate with B.Sc (Educ.) Dip, (Sc. Edu) from the University of Cape Coast.  He left the school on 29^th September 1998.  He handed over to Mr. Nuworkpor E. L. D who went through the ranks, qualified and became the Headmaster.

STATUS OF INSTITUTION:  Since September 2006, the school has a Boarding system for both female and male students.  It also admits Day students.

On 26^th June, 2008, the Government donated a long bus to the school. Again, on 21^st October, 2009, the present Government donated a FARMTRACK 60 tractor, with accessories, to the School under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

The 28^th January every year is the school day.

5. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE YEARS

SSCE

• Best candidate in Ghana in Technical Department in 1993.
• Six candidates got admission to the University of Ghana in 1993

WASSCE:

• Good improvement in West African Senior School Certificate over the years to date, despite the discouraging aggregates that the newly-admitted candidates come with.
• Regional best team in basketball – 2008
• Regional best institution in farming in 2009

6. SCHOOL FACILITIES
7. Academic
8. a) Classrooms

There are twenty – two classrooms (22)

1. b) Laboratories

There is a three-unit Science Resource Centre building being used by the school as its Science laboratory.  Also, a Computer Laboratory, with computers, takes care of the ICT needs of both students and teachers in and around the school.

1. c) Library

The school has a very small library building with a seating capacity of about fifty students.

1. Non – Academic

The school has a standard football field and separate pitches for Volleyball, Basketball and Handball.

There is also a large woodlot under which Talk shows, Debates, Mathematics and Science quizzes, and Wednesday morning devotions are held.

7. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
8. Agricultural Programme: General Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Crop Husbandry and Horticulture, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (Elective)
9. Business Programme: Business Management, Financial Accounting, Principles of Cost Accounting/Mathematics (Elective), Economics
10. Technical Programme: Technical Drawing, Woodwork/Physics, Building Construction, Mathematics (Elective)
11. Home Economics: Management – In – Living, Foods and Nutrition, Clothing and Textiles, General Knowledge-In- Art, Biology
12. Visual Arts: General Knowledge-In- Art, Graphic Design, Textiles, Picture making
13. General Arts: Geography, Christian Religious Studies, Economics, Ewe, Government, French, Mathematics (Elective), Literature – In – English
14. General Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics (Elective)
15. CO-CURRICULA ACTIVITIES

Games and Sport, Entertainment, Cultural Festivals, Debating Clubs, Religious Groups, Civic Education Club

9. STAKE HOLDERS
10. i) Old Students
11. ii) Parent – Teacher Association (P. T. A):

A strong and effective organ for the development of AKAST.  This association is responsible for major development projects such as provision of classroom furniture, classrooms (the long hall containing three classrooms, and the uncompleted twelve-unit two-storey block).  The P.T.A. can also boast of a fully refurbished Computer Laboratory with about 35 pieces of solid computers and their accessories in a heavily air-conditioned room.  The P.T.A in consultation with the Board of Governors acquired an eleven and a half-acre (11½)  farm land for the school.

iii)   Traditional Authority:

Akatsi is in the Avenor Traditional area headed by Avenor – Fiaga Torgbui Dorglo Anuma V of Avenorpeme.

1. Akatsi District Assembly

The Akatsi District Assembly has carried out a lot of development projects in the school.  Two hundred (200) mono desks were provided by the District Assembly; an 8–unit classroom block; District Science Resort Centre; another 3 –unit classroom block and wiring of the Computer Laboratory.

1. OTHER STAKE-HOLDERS

The Member of Parliament for Ave-Avenor has also contributed immensely towards the development of the school.  The Honourable Member of Parliament for Ave-Avenor has donated 70 mono desks to the school; 316 bags of cement; 2 pieces of computers and accessories.   Recently the Honourable Member of      Parliament has released an amount of One Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢1,000) to             the school Cadet Corps for administrative use. Former District Chief Executive, Honourable Nicholas Coffie donated a 29-inch colour Television set.

Norvisi Haborbor U. K.  This society donated books to the school and  has               promised the school similar visits in the near future.