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STAFF
The first Headmaster, Dr. F. K. Buah, was aided by a
pioneer teaching
Staff of 6 members made of the following:
1. Mr. A.E.K. Kabu Tei (of blessed memory)
2. Mr. S. A. Asante
3. Mr. N. S. Fiagbedzi
4. Mr. Victor Bampoe
5. Ms. Georgiana E. Shine
6. Mrs. Sophia Anderson
And an ancillary Staff of 5, namely,
1. Mr. L. A. Odonkor - Bursar Grade II
2. Nii K. Allotey - Clerk
3. Mr. J. M. Danso - Clerk
4. Mrs. Maria Karikari- Matron Grade II
5. Mr. Anthony K. Boateng - Messenger
During the period under the stewardship of Dr. F. K. Buah,
most of the
School's infrastructure was put up. The school was,
therefore, set off on a path
that would progressively lead to what we now have.
Mr. K. A. Yirenkyi assumed office in the 1975/76 academic
year as the next head. His tenure saw an increase in
student population matched by an expansion in the size of
the infrastructure. The new classroom block, girl’s
dormitory block and the Home Science block were then
erected. Sporting activities were also tremendously
encouraged as the Headmaster himself was a very keen
sportsman.
The late Mr.
E.L.A. Lamptey took over in 1982. His was a rather
difficult and traumatic period which saw the mass exodus
of teachers and other professionals to Nigeria as well as
the deterioration of the physical structures of the
school.
Other factors such as laxity,
indiscipline among students, lack of essential text books
and other educational materials and insufficient funding
for schools added to the situation.
This persisted until the Economic
Recovery and Structural Adjustment Programs came into
effect.
In the latter part of 1986, when the
school celebrated its Silver Jubilee the late
Mr. E.W. K. Agbelie, who
had been Dr. F. K. Buah's assistant from 1966 to 1974
assumed the headship. Mr. Agbelie worked assiduously to
complete the revival of school life, achieving that in the
face of meager financial resources and persistent pressure
for admissions from both official and nonofficial sources.
Finally, towards the later part of
the 1989/90 academic year, he was prevailed upon to go on
retirement due to his failing health.
Soon afterwards,
Mr. A. K. Agyepong assumed
office. The school community then saw changes in the
staff profile, physical layout and the rehabilitation of l
buildings. Under him, academic performance improved
markedly while the school's name became very popular in
the field of Sports.
His dynamism was also reflected in
the increased interest in and focus on Agriculture. When
in 1997 he was transferred to Accra Metropolitan Education
Office, he was succeeded by
Mr. E. Owusu-Ansah who
focused on student discipline, and reorientation of staff
attitudes and aspirations. In October, 1999 he retired
from the Ghana Education Service and
Mrs. Victoria Opoku acted
as head until 1st May, 2001.
History was made on the 1st of May,
2001, when Mrs. Eunice N. Quansah,
the first Best all round Leaver, was appointed the first
Anchorite to head her Alma Matter. With her appointment,
the dreams of the first headmaster, Dr. F. K. Buah, were
fulfilled. In his speech on the school's Tenth
anniversary, he had said, and I quote; “Great will be the
joy, when in the not too distant future, an old pupil will
preside over the school as a Headmaster”
STUDENT
ENROLMENT AND STAFF POPULATION
The current student population is
1,557 made up as follows:
723 Boys and
834 Girls
561 Boys are
Boarders and 162 are Day Students
519 Girls
are Boarders and 315 are Day Students.
Teaching
Staff number 72 and
Non-Teaching
staff 59. (2001 figures)
Culled
from 40th Anniversary Speech by the
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