Prestea Senior High Tech. School

PRESTEA SENIOR HIGH TECH. SCHOOL

1. O. Box  68, Prestea.

1              .VISION:

That Prestea Senior High Technical School would be able to produce well-balanced student in terms of academics and morals that would be useful to themselves, their communities and the nation as a whole.

2. MISSION:

Prestea Senior  High Technical School exists to provide quality high school and technical education that would prepare its students for tertiary education and the world of work.

3              CREST AND MOTTO:

The school’s motto  is  ‘Knowledge And Discipline .’

4. BRIEF HISTORY 

The school was originally sited at the Anglican  J.H.S in 1990 and relocated the current site in  1991 as a Community Day School to absorb J.H.S. graduates in the catchments area.

It began with 77 students ( made up of 66 males and 11 females) and 3 teachers, providing a 3 year course in Woodwork, Auto-Mechanics, Metalwork ,  and  Agricultural Science.

Owing to the rapid growth in population, the school which started with 3 staff members now has 40 qualified and trained teachers and  20 non-teaching staff.

The school which started as a typical community day school was on the 7^th of June, 2007, officially upgraded and accorded Hostel status by the Ghana Education Service (GES).  The Hostel Students in the school are being fed three times a day.

Status:  The school is mixed  (male  & female) with hostel facilities

No.  of classrooms:    Twelve (12)

Important School Date : The 1^st Speech and Prize Giving Day was held on  21^st March,2009.

5. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

( a).         District Quiz: The school participated in the Inter-School World Water Day Celebration Quiz and placed 3^rd on 1^st October, 2008.

(b).          District Quiz:  Silver Jubilee Anniversary Inter School Quiz Competition of the Fiaseman Rural Bank and placed 1^st on  11^th November, 2008.

(c).           District Quiz:  Osagyefo   Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Centenary Celebration Quiz   Competition in public Senior High School and placed 1^st on 3^rd February, 2010.

(d).          National Quiz:  Celebration of World Water Day Quiz and placed 1^st on 19^th March, 2010.

6. SCHOOL FACILITIES:

(i)             The school has (i) twelve (12) classrooms

(ii)            A four (4)-unit partially completed classroom block

(iii)           An uncompleted 1^st class Administrative Block

(iv)           1 Library Hall (not operational) .

(v)            I.C.T. Centre

7. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES:
8. Agricultural Science: General Agriculture, Horticulture, Chemistry, Physics
9. Business: Accounting, Business Management, Principles of Costing, Economics
10. Technical: Auto Mechanics, Building Construction, Metalwork, Woodwork, Technical Drawing, Elective Mathematics, Physics
11. Vocational: Foods & Nutrition, Management In-Living, Textiles, Biology, Chemistry
12. General Arts: History, Government, Literature -In-English, Christian Reeligiuos Studies, French
13. CO-CURRICULAR FACILITIES:
14. Playground – 1 football field,  1 Volleyball pitch.
15. Sporting equipment    2 sets of football jerseys  , 2 sets of volleyball jerseys javelin,  / shot-put missile,/  1 Discuss missile ,  1 set tracksuits  2 pairs of Running shoes,    2 footballs.
16. STAKEHOLDERS
17. Old students
18. Member of Parliament

• District Assembly

1. Chiefs
2. G.O’s
3. Banks
4. CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Apart from Academic work the school engages Guidance and Counselling,  Cadet Corps,   Scripture Union, (S.U.)   Ghana Methodist Students Association (GHAMSU) , Pentecost Students Association (PENSA), Catholic Students Association  (CATHSU)    Science Club,   French Club , Debating Society