Asankrangwa Senior High School

ASANKRANGWA SENIOR HIGH TECHNICAL SCHOOL, (VOTECH RESOURCE CENTRE)

BOX AA 85,ASANKRANGWA, E-MAIL; asectech91 @yahoo.com

1. VISION

To become a strategic Centre of Excellence, where Research, work, Production and promotion of the Human Creative Spirit are given prominence and Education becomes a joy to our students and staff and our stakeholders are recognized as members of the Dream-Team in the transformation process.

2. MISSION

Asankrangwa Senior High Technical School was founded and charged with offering all willing Ghanaian Youths of school age, quintessentially qualitative Academic and Technical Education, using hands-on activities and research, by adopting the transactional approach in problem–solving ,so their heads, hands and hearts will be prepared to enable them move Ghana forward as a proud member of the community of nations.

3. School Crest and Motto

SCHOOL MOTTO:  “ADWUMA DEN MA ANIMUONYAM”

4. BRIEF HISTORY OF INSTITUTION

Our School is located in the western corner of Asankrangwa town, in a locality called NEW SITE. The School was formerly called Boadum Middle School and was upgraded into second cycle status as Asankrangwa Senior High Technical on the 28th January 1991 as a result of the 1987 Educational Reforms. It is presently a Vocational/Technical (VOTECH) Resource Centre. Ministry of Education has declared it as a Centre of Excellence to train the Youth in skills acquisition.

The School has had three headmasters since its upgrading. The Pioneer headmaster was Mr.Kwaku Oduro and the initial students were five. Currently the school’s population stands at 869

The school was relocated to its new on the 30^th of September 1991

Asetech is both Day and Hostel.  The Hostel and Lodging is located on campus.  There are 450 boarders housed in the hostels.

Telephone Number    031-2099189, 0246919732

28th January – Founders Day (the day the school was inaugurated).

5. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

.               REGIONAL GAMES

1. The school placed 5^th in the inter-zonal Milo football competition at Takoradi in 2009
2. One student from the School was a member of Regional Team that participated in the 2009 Milo games in Accra .
3. SCHOOL FACILITIES

The school currently has fourteen blocks in total.  These are comprised as follows:

1. Two Hostel blocks for 220 girls.
2. Two Hostel blocks for 230 boys.
3. A single floor administration block.
4. A six unit block comprising five classrooms and a staff common room
5. 2 four unit classroom blocks
6. A Block accommodating the following:
7. a library that can seat about 30 students at a time
8. A store
9. 5 VOTECH Workshops
10. Dining hall /Assembly
11. The School operates FM station ( Velvet  Beam  95.1)
12. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
13. The school has a volleyball court.
14. For entertainment and worship, the school has TV sets and videos decks, and other instruments which are mounted at the appropriate times for staff and students’ use. Saturday Entertainment is tailored to ensure that students do not bolt to town.
15. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES AND SUBJECTS
16. Agricultural Science: General Agriculture, Horticulture and Crop husbandry, Chemistry, Elective Mathematics
17. Business (Accounting): Business Management, Business Mathematics & Principles of Costing, Principles of Accounting, Economics
18. Technical: Applied Electricity, Auto Mechanics, Building &Construction, Metal Work, Technical Drawing, Woodwork, Physics, Elective Mathematics
19. Home Economics: General Know. In Art, Management In Living, Foods & Nutrition, Chemistry
20. General Arts: Geography, Economics, History, Government, Elective Mathematics, General Know. In Art
21. CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Outside the classroom other activities occur to prepare students for the life after.  A number of societies and clubs exist to harness and develop the interests and talents of students.

i..             SPORTS

Students are encouraged to take part in all sports particularly football, athletics and volleyball.

1. CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

A number of clubs exist and are active in the school.  Some of these are:-

1. Disaster Management Club
2. Abstinence club
3. The Scripture Union
4. Cadet
5. e) Wildlife Club/Tourism

The School organizes non-denominational religious service for the staff and students.

10. STAKEHOLDERS
11. Old Students

There is an old students association

1. Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)

The Parent-Teacher Association of the school has been assisting in the School’s infrastructural facilities

iii.      Traditional Authority

Asankrangwa  Senior High/Technical School derives its name from the name of town where it is located    The school  therefore  has  a very cordial relationship with the traditional authority .

1. District Assembly

The school is located in Wassa Amenfi Traditional Area. It lies in the Wassa   Amenfi–West   Constituency.