Ave Senior High School

AVE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

1. VISIONS

The Ave Senior High School is established and charged with the responsibility to provide education for all children who quality for Secondary School Education that will enable them acquire skills with emphasis on science, Technology and creativity.

2. MISSION STATEMENT:

The mission of the Ministry of Education is to provide relevant education to all Ghanaian  at all levels to enable them acquire skills that will assist them to:

* develop their potentials

* be productive

* facilitate poverty reduction ad

* promote socio-economic growth and national development

3. CREST:

A plaque, embossed with a CROSS denoting our faith in God: TWO PALM TREES in the lower half of the plaque. Denoting the valuable and over-green ideals of the, AN OPEN BIBLE at the top-left corner, denoting the source of Wisdom: A HOE and MATCHET at the top- right corner, denoting the farming activities of the school.

MOTTO: The motto, “GOD, WISDOM AND INDUSTRY”,

4. A BRIEF HISTORY

NAME: Initially, the school was known and called Ave – Dakpa Senior Secondary School, situated at Ave – Dakpa town.

The problem as observed by the Board of Governors about this name has its limited scope in projecting the town location instead of the entire Ave people. The change of name to Ave Senior Secondary School, Ave – Dakpa, effective on 13^th June 1995 was essentially to identify the school with the AVE PEOPLE. The current name of the school is called AVE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, based on a government directive to all Senior Secondary schools.

DATE: The school was opened on 28^th January, 1991.

LOCATION: The school was opened at Ave –Dakpa J. S. S. compound temporarily. Efforts to acquire a permanent site materialized in the provision of a 47 – acre piece of land, overlooking the Dakpa Dam on the West of the Ho – Denu trunk road. The school moved to the new site after a 3 – unit workshop was constructed, that was in the same year, (1991).

POSTAL BOX: The postal box is Box 11, Ave- Dakpa.

STATUS: The school is day but runs hostel facilities.

5. IMPORTANT SCHOOL DATES

ANNIVERSARIES

1. 10^th Anniversary: 28^th January 2001
2. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE YEAR

7. SCHOOL FACILITIES
8. Academic

Classrooms – 11

Science lab – 1 (2classes)

Computer lab – 1

Library – The schools’ library is attached to the Administration Block which can accommodate only 24 students.

1. Non – Academic

One uncompleted football field exists in the school. The cultural drumming troupe is also functional.

8. CO-CURRICULA ACTIVITIES

School Farm: It is a vibrant activity in the school. The school had been adjudged the Best 2^nd cycle school (07-12-2007) in the District/Zone.

Agricultural Science student’s praticals are done with seriousness.

Clubs and Societies also exist.

1. Scripture Union (SU)
2. Civic Education Club

• School Choir
  9. STAKE HOLDERS

Old Students’ Association (AVOSA)

All Old Students are automatic members of the Association which is still in its mobilization stage.

Parents – Teacher Association (PTA)

Traditional Authority

District Assembly

The District Assembly in collaboration with MOE provided the following facilities:

1. 15 Classroom Block
2. Sports field
3. 10 – Seater KVIP (School/DANIDA)
4. Campus/access road lights
5. Administration block/library
6. 2-unit Girls’ Hostels
7. 2unit Girls Hostels
8. Generator shade.