Tamale Senior High School

Tamale Senior High School 

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History

Tamale Senior High School was founded by then British Colonial Administration as Government Secondary School, Tamale in 1951.The school then became the first secondary school in then Northern Territories under the then British Colonial Administration.[1] The main objective of the establishment of the institution amongst others was to mitigate the widening gap of the human resource capacity between the North and the South of the then British Colony. The school throughout its existence has gone various name changes. In 1972, the name of the school was changed to Gbewaa Secondary School. The name was later changed to Tamale Secondary School and now, Tamale Senior High School.

Admissions

As a selective school, admissions are based on the results of applicants in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). After the results are released, students gain admission through a computerised system that selects students who chose the school prior to writing their BECE based on their raw score. Due to this, students gain admission solely on merit. For students outside Ghana who want to attend the school, special entrance examinations are organised by the school to accept such students based on merit. After students who qualify are given admission, they are given an official prospectus which will help them know what is required of them as new students of the school.

Curriculum and halls of residence

Courses provided by the school at its inception were; English, Mathematics, Science, History, Latin, Geography, Citizenship, Hygiene and Physiology, Agriculture, Music, Arts and Crafts. The Crafts taught were Cloth Weaving, Book Binding, Leather Work and Pottery.[5] Today, courses run by the school include; Business, General Science, Home Economics, Technical, General Arts, and Visual Arts. Students who apply for the school also choose the course they will want to offer prior to writing their BECE examination. The computerised system subsequently places students not only into the school but also into their preferred course.

Course Offered

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

Information 

Category – Grade A School

Gender – Mixed

Housing Status – Day/Boarding 

Year of Establishment – 1951

Name of Head – XXXXXXXXXX

Contact Details

Name: Tamale Senior High School 
Contacts: XXXXXXXXXXX
Region: Northern Region, Ghana
Location: Tamale
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