Keta Senior High Technical School (Ketasco) formerly ''Keta Secondary School'' is a mixed

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Senior

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located at

Dzelukope Dzelukope is a town located near Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana. Victoria Agbotui, mother of Jerry John Rawlings, was born in Dzelukope in 1919. Education Some notable educational institutions located at Dzelukope: * Keta Senior High Techni ...

a town in the

Keta Municipal District Keta Municipal District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Keta District, which was created from the former Anlo District Council, until it wa ...

of the

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, Ghana. The school has a student population of about 3,515 and a teaching staff strength of 150 as at 2020. Ketasco is the biggest school in

and one of the biggest in

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. The motto of the school is DZO LALI with the slogan Now or Never. The Eagle at the main gate is to remind students to always be like the Eagle.

History

Ketasco was established on the 27th of February, 1953, when some personalities were commissioned to start a day institution that would serve as a catchment school for the hosts of elementary schools scattered all over

Keta Keta is a coastal town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Keta Municipal District. Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and the late 20th centuries. The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they ...

. The school began in a rented house just opposite the (Kudzawu's House) premises of the present Electricity Company of Ghana at

. Ketasco started with

Nathan Quao Nathan Anang Quao, (21 November 1915 – 15 February 2005) was a Ghanaian civil servant, educationist and diplomat who became a senior presidential advisor to the administrations of multiple Heads of State of Ghana. His last roles in governme ...

, the educator, civil servant and diplomat as the Founding Headmaster and twenty-two pioneering pupils. In 1961 the school moved to its present and permanent site.

Headmasters

The table below shows the list headmasters since the school was established and their tenure of office.

Courses offered

*General Science *Business *General Arts *Home Economics *Technical *Visual Arts *Agricultural Science

Houses

There are four houses in the school which cater for males and females plus an additional hostel built by the Parent Teachers Association (PTA).The four traditional houses are:

Quao

Quao is the premier House of Ketasco, named after the first Headmaster of the school

. It is called House One. The colour is Green and the Motto is FIRST AMONG EQUALS. It is sited very close to the main gate of the school. It is headed by Housemaster and three House Captains. At the girl's side, Quao House has a House mistress and three House Captains. The same structure is maintained in the three other houses. The Housemaster, Mr Foga Nukunu and Housemistress, Ms Valerie Gogovie.

Fiawoo

It is also known as House Two. It was named after the first Chairman of the Board of Governors, Late Rev. Dr F. K Fiawoo. The colour is Blue. The Housemaster, Mr Francis Egbenya and Housemistress, Ms Ketemepi Imelda.

Abruquah

The third Headmaster of Ketasco was J. W Abruquah. The colour is Yellow. It is sited very close to the school gate. The Housemaster, Mr Evance Dzokanda and Housemistress, Ms Testimony Agbetum.

Kotoka

This is House four and its color is Red. It was named in honour of Lieutenant General E.K. Kotoka, who led the 1966 Coup d'état. And the Housemaster, Mr Emmanuel Adonu and Housemistress, Ms Florence Kuwornu. Note: Quao and Abruquah are also referred to as City while Kotoka and Fiawoo are called Zongo. PTA HOSTEL It was funded by the PTA (Parent Teacher Association). It is a modern edifice which houses only boys who could not get admission into the traditional houses.

Achievements

* In 2011 Ketasco won the National Constitution Game Competition. * Ketasco won the National Human Rights Competition(December 2007) whipping PRESEC Legon in the Semi Finals. * In 2014, Ketasco won the Sprite Ball Basketball Competition * In 2012, Ketasco won the Montreal Protocol National Quiz Competition organized at Ola Senior High Secondary School. * Ketasco was the first runner up for the Constitution Game Competition for three times. * The school has won the Volta Regional Championship in the Constitution Game for four times. * Ketasco has won the Regional Project Citizen contest. * The school has shown class in the National Science and Maths Quiz over the years. In 2017, they ousted a highly rated Opoku Ware School with 52 points as the against 37. * In 2017, Keatsco took the App Silver award at the MTN APP Developer Challenger. * In 2008,Ketasco were the first Volta region school to reach semi-finals and end in the fourth place

References

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{{commons category High schools in Ghana Boarding schools in Ghana Presbyterian schools in Africa Educational institutions established in 1953 Christian schools in Ghana Public schools in Ghana 1953 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony) Education in Volta Region