Kpedze Senior High School (also known as KPESCO) is a second cycle institution in

Kpedze Kpedze is a town in the western part of the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Kpedze Secondary School. The school is a second cycle 96px, alt=Logo with stylized stars, Logo alt=Map of Europe, encompa ...

in the

Ho West District Ho West District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ho District on 10 March 1989, until the western part was split off to create Ho West District on 28 June 2012; thus the ...

in the

Volta Region Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi- ...

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. In March 2016, the school emerged as winners in a debate organized by the Evangelical

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History

The school was established on 12 November 1962 and began with 10 boys and 5 girls making 15 students. In 2011, Mr. Gabriel Mawusi Aku was the

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of the school. In 2019, the headmaster of the school was Togbe Foe Tsali II. In 2020, the headmaster of the school was Mr. Gadotor Yram. In July 2022, the school were winners of the Volta Regional Renewable Energy Challenge hosted by the Energy Commission.

Notable past students

* Mandy Wisdom Enyam known as Hyfi, an artist in Ho, Volta Region. * Ernest Victor Apau,

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for Ho West,

. * Togbe Afede Asor II, predecessor of

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, Agbogbomefia of Asogli * Dzifa Attivor, former

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and

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for Transport. * Mr Atsu Menyawovor, board

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of the school * Divine Richard Komla Bosson, Ghanaian politician

References

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