Akim Swedru Senior High School, also known as AKISSS, is a co-educational senior high school located south of
Akim Swedru
Akim Swedru is a town and the capital of Birim South District, a district in the Eastern Region (Ghana), Eastern Region of south Ghana. Akim Swedru has a 2013 Human settlement, settlement population of 10,379 people.
People
The people of Akim S ...
, the capital of the
Birim South District
Birim South District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger and first Birim South District (with Akim Oda as its capital town) in 1988, which was created from the former ...
, a district in the
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of
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
. Students and Old Students of the School are referred to as ANUANOM .
.Akisss is one of the few schools in Ghana that had benefited from the Japan Overseas cooperation volunteers program
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History
Established in 1946 as a Teacher training college, the college was later converted into a Secondary School in October 1970.
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Programs offered
Below are academic programs offered in the school:
* Agric science
* Business
* General arts
* General science
* Home economics
* Visual arts
Headteachers
* Mr. G. A. Frempong
* Mr. C. O. Kwakye
* Mr. Gyaba Mensah
* Rev. Abraham Osei Donkor
* Mr. Michael Danwono
*Mrs. Ama Asamoah
Notable alumni
Mr. Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem Controller and Accountant General Ghana
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Emelia Brobbey
Emelia Brobbey (born 6 January 1982) is a Ghanaian actress, a television presenter and a musician. She has starred in numerous Ghanaian movies. She won the Best Indigenous Actress of the Year and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress of the ...
, actress, television presenter and musician
See also
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Education in Ghana
Education in Ghana uses a dualistic approach encompassing both formal and informal learning systems. The current formal educational system was introduced during European colonisation. However, learning systems existed prior to that. The Moli ...
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List of schools in Ghana
This is a list of notable schools in the African country of Ghana.
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* Aburi Girls' Senior High School, Aburi, Eastern Region
* Accra Academy, in Kaneshie, Greater Accra Region
* Adisadel College, in Cape Coast, Central Region
* Agg ...
References
1970 establishments in Ghana
Education in the Eastern Region (Ghana)
Educational institutions established in 1970
High schools in Ghana
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