Apam Senior High School

Apam Senior High School
Location
Apam

Central Region

Apam
233

Ghana

5°31′16″N 0°25′07″W / 5.521086°N 0.418682°W / 5.521086; -0.418682
Information
TypePublic High school
MottoObra pa gya Owura kwan
Founded20 February 1953 (20 February 1953)
Statusactive
School district
Gomoa West District
OversightMinistry of Education
Head of school
Comfort Essah-Amoaful (Mrs)
GenderBoys and Girls(mixed school)
Age14 to 18
Classes offered
General Science, General Arts, Business Visual Arts
Houses10
ColoursYellow and Green
SloganObrapa! Gya Owura Kwan.
NicknameApamites

Apam Senior High School popularly known as "GREAT APASS" is a co-educational senior high school at Apam in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region of Ghana founded in 1953.[1][2]

History

Apam Senior High School, in the Zone B District of the Central region of Ghana, was established in 1953 at Apaa Paado plains, a suburb of Apam (a coastal town in the area) as a day school.[3][4] The school had a very humble beginning under a cocoa shed and oak trees. It started under the management of Rev. J. W. DeGraft-Johnson with C. S. Arthur Hesse as the only teacher.[5]

In 1960, the school relocated to its present site, Mbofra mfa Adwen[3], with a very grand and impressive opening ceremony performed by Lord Listowel, the last Governor of the then Gold Coast, now Ghana. The development of the school that led to the adoption of the name Great Apass was achieved under the leadership and aegis of the late Peter Augustus Owiredu. P.A. Owiredu took over as the headmaster from Rev. Degraft-Johnson in 1959 to 1981.[5]

In 1964, the school had transitioned from an only-day school to a day and boarding school[5] and had introduced Advanced Level subjects in the Arts and Sciences in addition to the Ordinary Level courses it offered.[5] The school now accommodates over 2000 students.

Academic programs

Apam Senior High School also functions within the standard three-year Senior High School (SHS) curriculum framework established by Ghana's National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA).[6] Currently, it runs six programs[7] which include the following;

  • Agriculture
  • Business
  • Home Economics
  • Visual Arts
  • General Arts
  • General Science

Former heads

Several leaders have served as heads of this school since its establishment which amounts to eight in number. The following are the heads of the school from its establishment to date. [5]

  • 1953 - 1958 – J. W. De-Graft Johnson
  • 1959 - 1979 – P.A. Owiredu
  • 1980 - 1988 – Sam Parry
  • 1988 - 2004 – Esther Hamilton
  • 2004 - 2016 – Archibold K. Fuah
  • 2016 - 2019 – Nana E. C. Acqua
  • 2019 to 2022 Jemima E. Arthur-Morrison (Mrs.)
  • 2022 to date Comfort Essah-Amoaful (Mrs.)

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include:-

References

  1. ↑ "Apam Senior High School welcomes first year students". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Apam Senior High School gets four new projects". apamshs.ed.gh. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Apam Senior High". GhanaHighSchools.com. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Apam Senior High | SchoolsInGh.com". schoolsInGh. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 GhanaEduHub. "Apam Senior High - Programs, Fees, Admission 2026 - Category B School in Central Region | GhanaEduHub". Ghana SHS Finder. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Anlo Senior High". GhanaHighSchools.com. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Apam Senior High Programs | SchoolsInGh.com". schoolsInGh. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
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