Knust Senior High School, Kumasi

KNUST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, KUMASI

TEL: 03220-60140

1. VISION
This is to provide secondary and technical Education for students who would eventually enter the university

2. MISSION
The school runs courses in six programmes namely, General Arts, Home Economics, Visual Art, General Science, Business and Technical. Through these programmes, the school has always focused on the achievement of both academic and moral excellence.

3. HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION
Technology Secondary School was founded in February 1961 by the late Dr. R. P. Baffour, the then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Science and Technology. The aim of the founder of this institution was to provide Secondary/Technical Education for students who would eventually enter the University.
The School being housed in prefabricated asbestos buildings thus started as the “Baby” of the University in humble circumstances. From the onset, it was financed and staffed by the University. It was, however, hoped that the School would eventually move into permanent buildings on the University campus, and become a boarding institution. From its foundation up to June 1967, the School retained the University Secondary Technical School. The Technical course was abandoned because of lack of staff and facilities. It has since been known and called Technology Secondary School.
The school is purely day.

4. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SCHOOL
Regional Games
a. Regional Champions – Hockey 2004 Boys & Girls
b. Regional Champions – Hockey 2005 Boys
c. 2nd Regional Champions – Hockey 2009
d. 2nd Metro Champions Debate 2010
e. WHAT DO YOU KNOW – NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2009
f. Premier Science Quiz by – KNUST. Regional Champions 2009
g. 1st Prize – Metro Education Office ( Choral and Art Exhibition 2008 – Ashanti Region)
h. 1st Prize: An Art competition organizes by Ashanti Regional S.R.C. won by master Baba Insobilla of the Visual Art Department.
i. 1st Prize – National Art Competition held in Tamale (2009)
j. 2nd Prize Award Winner National Art Competition organized by Anti Corruption Coalition organization: The Prize winner was Master Sarkodie Philip of the Visual Art.
k. The school was 1st in the Independence Awards Debate (2009) at the Kumasi Metro Level.
l. The school came 1st in the Otumfuo 10th Anniversary Debate at the Metro level 2009.
m. The school again won the blue ribbon in the Science Quiz competition organized by KNUST Chemistry Department for selected schools in Kumasi in 2008.
n. The school came tops in the Regional Science Technology and Mathematics Education (STME) Clinic for boys and girls at Kumasi Academy in 2008
o. The school was crowned winner in the Regional Arts Competition in 2008.

5. SCHOOL FACILITIES
i. Academic
Classrooms – 28
Laboratories – 6
Library – 1
ii. Non Academic
a. Recreational Grounds
School Football Field

6. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
General Arts: Literature–in-English, French, Twi, History, Geography, Economics, Elective Mathematics, Christian Religious Studies
Science : Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Elective Mathematics
Technical: Technical Drawing Applied Electricity Chemistry Physics
Business: Accounting Business Management Principle of Costing Elective Mathematics, Economics
Home Economics: Food and Nutrition, Clothing and Textiles, Management- in–Living, General Knowledge in Art, Biology
Visual Arts: General Knowledge in Art, Picture Making, Ceramics, Graphic Design

7. STATE HOLDERS
i. Old Students Association
ii. Parents Teacher Association
iii. Ayigya & Bomso Chiefs & Queens
iv Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly
v. KNUST