Mankessim Senior High Technical School

Mankessim Senior High Technical School
Location
R80 / P.O.BOX 50 / 7XHF+XQ

Mankessim

Mfantseman Municipality, Central Region

Ghana

5°16′47.91″N 1°1′31.87″W / 5.2799750°N 1.0255194°W / 5.2799750; -1.0255194
Information
Former nameMankessim Secondary Technical School
School typePublic Secondary / High School
MottoNyansapɔw, wɔsano Ɔbadwemba
(The wisdom knot can be unraveled only by the prudent)
Established7 January 1991 (1991-01-07)
FounderJerry Rawlings
StatusActive; Day/Boarding
OversightGhana Education Service
AuthorizerMinistry of Education
School number
0030303
Head teacher
Mr Alexander Agyemang Duah
Teaching staff
83 (2017)
GenderMixed
Enrollment2000+
LanguageEnglish
ColorsGreen and Yellow
   
NicknameMANSTECH
Alumni name
MANSTOSA (Mankessim Senior High Technical Old Students Association)

Mankessim Senior High Technical School (MSHTS; formerly called Mankessim Secondary Technical School and popularly referred to as MANSTECH)is a public mixed-sex school located in Mankessim along the Mankessim-Dominase road within the Mfantseman Municipality of Central Region, Ghana.[1][2] It was established in 1991 by the then PNDC Government of Ghana led by Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings.[3] The school was originally established to run technical and general career programs, thus, the inaugural courses comprised Technical, Agricultural Science and Home Economics. However, over the years, more courses like Visual Arts, General Arts, Business and General Science have been added to meet the increasing demands of the surrounding population. Manstech serves or admits both day and boarding students. The mission statement of the school is “to provide quality education: social, emotional, physical, religious/moral for all irrespective of tribe, religious creed and sex and to work assiduously to produce holistic individuals capable of passing their exam with good results”.

History

In the late 1980s, after a period of relative political stability and availability of international donor support, the then head of state of Ghana, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings proposed new educational reforms.[4][5] This culminated into the 1987 Education Act which aimed at actualizing the 1974 Dzobo committee's recommendations.[6][7] The primary objective was to improve literacy levels in Ghana by making pre-tertiary education more concise and practical. A campaign was consequently launched that reduced pre-tertiary education from 17 to 12 years and vocational education appeared in Junior High School.[6][8][9][10]

With the new educational reforms in effect, the head of state proposed setting up new secondary/high schools that would focus on fulfilling his dream of making secondary education more practical, rather than grammar-based especially for young people in the country.[5] This resulted in the establishment of a number of secondary technical schools across the country of which Mankessim Senior High Technical School was part.

Manstech was officially established on 7 January 1991. Some chiefs and notable locals along with the Municipal (District) Assembly, supplemented the efforts of government in setting up of the school. The Mankessim state provided the necessary land space where the school was built. Nana Kwaa Annan VII, the Kyidomhen of Mankessim Traditional Area, the late Ebusuapanyin Ebo Imbeah of the Nsona Pakesedo Royal family and Opanyin Kobina Ayew for instance, together donated a total of sixty-four (64) acres of land on which the school now stands.[11] In addition, the paramount chief of Mankessim Traditional Area along with those of Nkusukum, Dominase, and Ekumfi provided a great deal of support for the establishment of the school. Furthermore, two local government officials at the time, provided the needed administrative assistance and resources that effectively got the project started. They included District Chief Executives Miss Sarah Kuntu Arthur (who was instrumental in securing a grant of ¢4,000,000.00 [Four Million Cedis - old currency] from the District Assembly to cover the initial constructional costs of the school) and Mrs. Susan Des Bordes (who championed the construction of the Home Economics' and Visual Arts' blocks).[11]

Moreover, the establishment of the school also attracted the interests and support of international organizations such as the Canadian High Commission and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The former built the Canada Block which hosts several classrooms while the latter constructed the Science Block (also called the Gunna Prefecture).[11]

At the launch of the school, the late W. E Otchere was appointed as the first headmaster. The school started with a student population of 32 (28 boys and 4 girls) spread across three programs namely: Agricultural Science, Technical and Home Economics. It is also important to add that, at the launch of the school, the adopted motto of Manstech was "Ɔbra nye woara abɔ", to wit, 'Life is what you make it'. However, since the motto was the same as that of a nearby sister school, Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School, an agreement was reached to change the school's motto to the current one, "Nyansapɔw, wɔsano Ɔbadwemba", translated as "The wisdom knot can be unraveled only by the prudent". The change in motto happened during the tenure of Nana Adoko, the second headmaster of the school. Nana Adoko is also credited for the design of the current school logo.

Programs

No. Name Year Introduced Elective Courses Taught Comment
1. Technical 1991 Building Construction, Engineering Science, Mathematics (Elective), Metalwork, Physics, and Woodwork. Pioneer program.
2. Agricultural Science 1991 Agribusiness, Animal Husbandry, Chemistry, General Agriculture, Horticulture, and Mathematics (Elective). Pioneer program.
3. Home Economics 1991 Foods and Nutrition, Economics, General Knowledge-In-Art, and Management-In-Living. Pioneer program.
4. Visual Arts 1996? Basketry, Ceramics and Sculpture, Economics, French, General Knowledge-In-Art, Graphic Design, Leatherwork, Literature In English, Picture Making, and Textiles.
5. General Arts 1997 Christian Religious Studies, Economics, Fante, French, Geography, Government, History, Literature In English, and Mathematics (Elective).
6. Business 2003? Business Management, Accounting, Economics, French, Mathematics (Elective), and Principles of Costing.
7. General Science 2003? Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics (Elective), and Physics. It was discontinued and reintroduced in 2012?
Administration and Academic Block
Canada Block
ICT and Science Blocks
Assembly / Dining Hall (2013)

Houses

  • Mfantseman  
  • Nananom  
  • Otchere  
  • Sampson  

Headteachers

No. Tenure of Office Name Comment
1. 1991–1995 Mr. W. E. Otchere Deceased
2. 1995–1999 Nana Adoko Chief of Ekumfi Mmobroto; Deceased
3. 1999–2004 Mr. J.E. Tachie-Menson Deceased
4. 2004–2006
5. 2006–2010
6. 2010–2013 Mr. Kingsley Kweku Arthur Retired
7. 2013–2018
8. 2018–2022 Mr. Noah Nikolai Essuman
9 2022–present Mr Alexander Agyemang Duah

Achievements and Awards

  • 1/8th Stage of the National Science & Maths Quiz - 2025[12]
  • Winner of the Central Region Zone 3 Schools and Colleges Soccer Championship - 2025[13]
  • 2nd Place, SHS & TVET Schools Drill Competition (Central Regional Cadet Corps) - 2025
  • Participant, BeLED for Christ Essay and Speech competition, 2024
  • Runner-up, Central Region Renewable Energy Challenge - 2021[6]
  • Winner, 2nd Inter Zonal Drill Competition (Zone B) of Central Regional Cadet Corps - 2016

References

  1. ↑ "#NPSC2024: Mfantsipim, Adisadel, and Mfantsiman in action as Central Regional qualifiers kick off - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  2. ↑ Afful, Sarah (25 March 2014). "New Facilities For Mankessim Sec/Tech". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Mankessim Senior High/Tech". GhanaHighSchools.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ↑ Agbemabiese, Padmore G. E. (2007). Emerging themes in educational reforms in Ghana as seen through education reforms in the United States (Thesis). The Ohio State University.
  5. 1 2 Akyeampong, Kwame (2010). 50 Years of Educational Progress and Challenge in Ghana. Research Monograph No. 33. ISBN 978-0-901881-43-4.
  6. 1 2 3 Glavin, Chris (2017-02-06). "History of Education in Ghana | K12 Academics". www.k12academics.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  7. ↑ Oppong, Joseph R.; Ofori-Amoah, Benjamin (2012), "Ghana: Prospects for Secondary School GIS Education in a Developing Country", in Milson, Andrew J.; Demirci, Ali; Kerski, Joseph J. (eds.), International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning with GIS in Secondary Schools, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 115–123, doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2120-3_13, ISBN 978-94-007-2119-7, retrieved 2022-12-23
  8. ↑ Nii Moi Thompson; Leslie Casely-Hayford (2008). The financing and outcomes of Education in Ghana. University of Cambridge. pp. 9–14.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Ghana - Secondary Education". education.stateuniversity.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  10. ↑ Adu-Gyamfi, Samuel; Donkoh, Wilhemina; Anim Adinkrah, Addo (2016). "Educational Reforms in Ghana: Past and Present". Journal of Education and Human Development. 5 (3): 158–172.
  11. 1 2 3 "Mankessim Senior High Technical School - Explore Schools in Ghana Find and connect with all schools in Ghana SHS Vocational, Universities and more". 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  12. ↑ Wiafe-Akenten, Awo Asantewaa (2025-10-27). "NSMQ 2025: St. James Seminary SHS Edges Past Mankessim SHTS and Presby SHS, Suhum to Book Quarter-final Spot". NSMQ Ghana. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  13. ↑ "MANSTECH stun Mfantsipim to clinch soccer glory - MyJoyOnline". Retrieved 2025-10-31.
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