Okuapemman School, Akropong-Akuapem

OKUAPEMMAN SCHOOL, AKROPONG-AKUAPEM

Tel: 087222238

1. VISION:
The School’s vision takes its roots from GES’s vision which is: “Charged with the responsibility of implementing the pre-tertiary aspects of the goals of the Ministry of Education (especially with regard to Secondary School Education) in order to achieve a high quality pre-tertiary education and training relevant to the manpower need of the country. The School aims at producing HONEST, KIND and DILIGENT Scholars who serve as models for others.

2. MISSION:
The School’s Mission is in conformity with that of GES which is: “To provide relevant education to all Ghanaians at all levels to enable them to acquire skills that will assist them to develop their potential”.

3. SCHOOL CREST AND MOTTO:
SEMPER PRIMUS – ALWAYS FIRST

4. BRIEF HISTORY OF INSTITUTION:
i. Name of Institution: Okuapemman School
ii. Year of Establishment: 1957
iii. Location: Akropong-Akuapem
v. Important School dates: The 1st Saturday in February every other year.
Founders Day: 8th February every year
vi. Status: Day and Boarding, with Visually Impaired Students making the school an Integrated School.

5. SCHOOL FACILITIES:
a. Academic:
i. Classrooms for 28 streams
ii. Laboratory for Science
iii. Library
iv. Government approved text books
b. Non-Academic:
i. A field for athletics and games
ii. A small field for hockey and Volley ball programmes.

6. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES:
A. Agriculture Science: General Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.
B. Business:
B1 Accounting Option: Business Management, Business Mathematics and Principles of Costing, Principles of Accounting, Economics and Mathematics.
B2 Secretarial Option: Business Management, Typewriting, Clerical and Office Duties (COD), Principles of Business Mathematics and Costing, Economics and Mathematics.
D. Vocational:
D1 Visual Arts Option: General Knowledge in Art (GKA), Graphic Design, Ceramics and Economics.
D2 Home Economics Option: General Knowledge in Art (GKA), Management in Living, Foods and Nutrition, Clothing and Textiles, Economics, French, Chemistry and Biology.
E. General Programme:
E1 Science option: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Geography.
E2 Arts Option: Literature in English, French, Ghanaian Language (Akuapem Twi), Christian Religious Studies (CRS), Geography, Economics, History, Government and Mathematics.

7. CO-CURRICULA ACTIVITIES:
Athletics, Games, Clubs and Societies