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St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School

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St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School is a Ghanaian public day senior high school for boys in the Osu district of Accra in the Greater Accra Region. It was established in 1952. The school is currently located in Cantonments, a suburb of Accra. It was established to provide education for boys of the Accra Archdiocese of the Catholic church whose parents could not afford the cost of sending their male children to expensive boarding schools.

St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School
Front view of St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School
Location

Cantonments Street Osu, Accra, Greater Accra Region Ghana
Coordinates	6°39′47″N 1°38′42″W / 6.663°N 1.645°W / 6.663; -1.645
Information
Type	Public senior high day school
Motto	Veritas Liberat (The truth shall set you free)
Patron saint(s)	Saint Thomas Aquinas
Established	15 January 1952 (72 years ago) (1952-01-15)
Head of school	Paul Kwesi Amoasi Baidoo
Grades	Senior secondary years 1–3
Gender	Boys
Number of students	2100^{[citation needed]}
Campus size	1000 by 100 square meters
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	4
Color(s)	blue and yellow
Slogan	Beebɛ
Song	"We students of Aquinas, in striving for perfection"
Athletics	Basketball, soccer, short- and long-distance sprinting and handball
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church
Website	www.saintaquinasschool.com

Location edit

In September 1963, the school relocated to its present, permanent site at Cantonment Street, Osu.

The school is situated opposite the European Union offices and the Civil Service Training School, laying between the Cantonment Police Station to its south and the Embassy of Togo to its north, with close proximity to the prime area of the commercial and administrative hub of Osu's Oxford Street.

Academics edit

The school runs nine streams and five academic programmes.

Programs edit

Business^[1] edit

Agriculture^[1] edit

Visual arts^[1] edit

General arts^[1] edit

General science^[1] edit

Affiliation edit

Aquinas has ties with its sister school, Accra Girls Senior High School, with a strong bond of students' association, which is aimed at sharing entertainments, social activities, and educational exchange, called STAAGA (St. Thomas Aquinas Accra Girls Association).

Motto and slogan edit

The school's motto is Veritas Liberat, meaning "The truth sets you free", is a Latin variant of Veritas vos liberabit from the Gospel of John chapter 8 verse 32.

Its slogan is "BEEBƐ", a word in Ghana's native Ga language, meaning "There is no time to waste " or "waste no time".

Awards edit

For three consecutive years, 1972, 1973, 1974, the school led West Africa in the Advanced Level Certificate Examination according to statistical figures from the Education Ministry. In 2004, the school won the world cadet championship held in London. In 2013, the school was deemed the Overall Best High School in Ghana.^{[citation needed]} The same year, 2013, the school won the National Science and Maths Quiz Competition.

The school won the National Science and Maths Quiz in 2013. St. Thomas Aquinas SHS is the only exclusively day school to have won the trophy.

In 2013, the school came first in the maiden edition of the Science and Technology Fair organized by the Young Educators Foundation (YEF), an education oriented non-governmental organization. In 2017, the school won the National Science and Technology Fair now sponsored by the government after a four-year hiatus.^{[citation needed]}

The school won the Moot Court Competition for the first time the program was introduced to the second educational cycle.^{[citation needed]}

The school emerged winners of the 2019 Gender Inequality Debate.^{[citation needed]}

Chronological list of headmasters edit

Name	Period
Rev. Fr. A. Elsbernd	January 1952 – March 1954
Rev. Fr. C. Hotze	April 1954 – April 1956
Rev. Fr. J. Mckillip	May 1956 – August 1957
Rev. Fr. E. Datig	September 1957 – September 1958
Rev. Fr. M. Lessage	July 1958 – September 1968
Rev. Fr. J. Mckillip	September 1968 – June 1978
Mr. D. D. Dumfeh	September 1978 – August 1980
Mr. C. K. Koomsom	October 1980 – September 1985
Rev. Fr. S. K. Batsa	September 1985 – January 2003
Mr. F. K. Bebli	September 2003 – March 2010
Francis Ahiafor	March 2010 – 2013
James Dapaah Asamoah	2013–2016
Cyril Kwadzo Dadey	January 2016 – August 2018
Paul Amoasi Baidoo	November 2018 to date

Notable alumni edit

Professor John Owusu Gyapong Vice Chancellor, The University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho and Former Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana, Legon
Professor George Hagan – academic and Politician (Convention People's Party's presidential candidate, 2000 general elections, Ghana)
Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies
Professor Nii Ashie Kotey – academic and justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2018–2023) and Former Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission of Ghana, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon and Acting Director of the Ghana School of Law.
Rt. Rev. D. S. M. Torto (1978 year group) – bishop, Anglican Diocese of Accra
Most Rev.Vincent Boi-Nai – Catholic Bishop of Yendi Diocese
Sylvester A. Mensah
Lord Oblitey Commey - Politician and Director of Operations at The Flagstaff House, the official residence and office of the President of Ghana
Benjamin Narteh Ayiku - Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency
DJ Vyrusky Kofi Amoako - Official DJ of Shatta Wale and Lynx Entertainment
Laud Quartey - footballer
Elijah Amoo Addo - Chef and food stylist
Yaw Amankwah Mireku - Former Hearts of Oak and Black Stars Player.
Abel Manomey - Former Great Olympics and Dreams Player.^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High, Cantoments Programs | SchoolsInGh.com". schoolsInGh. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ Quartey, Daniel (7 November 2018). "Abel Manomey - The Ghanaian footballer who values education more than football". Yen.com.gh. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

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