ST. Roses Senior High School

ST. ROSE’S SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
POST OFFICE BOX 31, AKWATIA

1. INTRODUCTION:
The school prepares young girls for their future role as caring wives & mothers, worthy citizens and responsible leaders of their country.

2. MISSION:
The mission of the school is; “To promote relevant education to Ghanaians Girls to enable them acquire skills that will assist them to develop their potential to be productive, to facilitate poverty reduction and to promote socio-economic growth and national development.

3. VISION:
To become a centre of excellence in Girls’ education geared towards achieving a high quality education and training relevant to the manpower needs of the country.

4. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL:
On August 31st 1964, Barima Kofi Bempong II Akwatiahene and his elders took a decision to transfer ownership of the present school grounds to the Roman Catholic Mission for the purpose of establishing a Teacher Training College for Women. Three schools then on it were to be rehoused. The three schools were L/A Boys and L/A Girls Middle Schools and part of the Catholic Primary School.
The Dominican Sisters of Speyer in Germany, who had been invited into the country by Rt. Rev. J.O. Bowers, the then Bishop of the erstwhile Accra Diocese of the Catholic church, financed the building of dining hall, kitchen, bathrooms etc. for the training college.
“Rev. Fr. Lo Bianco, , the parish priest of St. Anthony Catholic Church, Akwatia and Rev. Sister Victricia Koch, the superior of the Dominican sisters in Ghana, supervised the work and also negotiated with the Government for approval for the college.
In October 1965 Rev. Sr. Beatrix Koob arrived in Ghana to become the 1st Principal of the Teacher Training College. The first batch of students (80) arrived in the college on the 25th of November 1965 for the official opening of the college.
In 1966 Rev. Sr. Zita Simons and Rev. Sr. Solamen Ott arrived in Ghana to join Sr. Beatrix. In June 1969, the final year teacher training students took their final year examinations. In September the same year the 1st year students were moved to Begoro Training College and Akwatia Training College was converted into the present day St. Rose’s Secondary School. The school admitted seventy-two (72) students into form one. Since then the school grew to become a fully fledged Secondary School with sixth form facilities in 1984.
With the introduction of the Educational Reforms the school started the Senior Secondary School Programmes in 1991 with four streams, 2 for Science, 2 for Arts and Home Economics (42 students per stream).
From 1979 to 1980, Rev. Sr. Zita Simons. OP took over as the Acting Headmistress in place of Rev. Sr. Beatrix who had left the country on health grounds. From September 1980 Rev. Sr. Solamen assumed the headship of the school, until May 1998 when she retired from the Ghana Education Service. Since then the school saw the assumption of office of the 1st Ghanaian Headmistress; Mrs. Victoria Amaning.
The present student population is 1013.. The school offers 3 programmes; General science, General Arts and Home Economics.
TEL. No: 081-95560/62/67
FOUNDERS DAY: 25TH NOVEMBER
ST. ROSE’S DAY: 23RD AUGUST

5. SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCES
a. ACADEMIC:
1993-2003 Inter-Schools National Debate Contest held in Kade 1st Position
2002 Nana Yaa Amanfo won the WAEC Overall Best Student Award in the General Arts Programme
2003 Inter-District National Debate Contest held in Koforidua 3rd Position
2004 Francophone Week Celebration National Poetry Writing Contest in French 1st Position

1993-2003 Inter-Schools National Debate Contest held in Kade 1st Position
2002 Nana Yaa Amanfo won the WAEC Overall Best Student Award in the General Arts Programme
2003 Inter-District National Debate Contest held in Koforidua 3rd Position
2004 Francophone Week Celebration National Poetry Writing Contest in French 1st Position
SSSCE RESULTS: Spectacular performance Seven Student Earned 7As and 1 Bs each
2005 Inter – Schools National Debate Contest held in Kade 1st Position
2005 Inter District National Debate Contest held in Koforidua 1st Position
Inter Zonals National Debate Contest held in Sekondi 1st Position
Akua Nketia- Adjapong was adjudged WAEC overall Best Science Student and overall best candidate in the country in the 2004 SSSCE.
Two science students – Juliet and Juliana Ankomah (twins)- made 8 “A”s each in the 2005 SSSCE.
b. CULTURAL :
2002 District Cultural Festival held in Kade 1st Position
2002 Regional Cultural Festival held in Aburi 1st Position
2002 National Cultural Festival held in Bolgatanga 1st Position
c. SPORTS AND ATHLETICS:
2003 Zonal Volleyball Competition (14 Schools) 1st Position
2000-5 Zonal Table Tennis Competition (14 Schools) 1st Position
2006 Zonal Soccer Competition (14 Schools) 2nd Position

6. SCHOOL FACILITIES
i. Academic
a. Classrooms: 12 Unit Classroom completed
12 Unit Classroom/Library complex under construction
b. Laboratories: Physics, Chemistry & Biology Laboratories (A Science Resource Centre)
c. Library: Library stocked with about 16,000 books
ii. Non Academic
a. 1 Football Field
b. 1 Volley Court

7. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES:
a. Home Economics: Management in Living, Clothing & Textiles, Food & Nutrition, Economics, Textiles, Elective Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Knowledge in Art, French
b. General Science: Elective Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, French
c. General Arts: Geography, Government, History, Economics, Christian Religious Studies, Literature in English, French, Elective Mathematics, General Knowledge in Art

8. STAKEHOLDERS
a. Old Girls: St. Rose’s Old Girs Association (Rosa)
b. PTA: St. Rose’s Parents & Teachers Association
c. Traditional Authority: Akwatia Traditional Council
d. District Assembly: Kwaebibirem
e. Others: Ghana Education Service