Tarkwa Senior High School

Tarkwa Senior High School is a co-educational senior high school in the mining town of Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana.^[1]

Tarkwa Senior High School
Location
P. O. Box 47 Tarkwa, Western Region Ghana
Coordinates	5°17′30″N 2°00′14″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Carpe Diem (Seize The Opportunity) [sic]
Established	1961 (64 years ago) (1961)
Founder	Kwame Nkrumah
Status	Active
School district	Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District
Oversight	Ministry of Education
Gender	Coed
Age	14 to 18
Classes offered	Business, general arts, general science, visual arts
Language	English
Houses	9

History

The school was founded in 1961 by the first president of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, under the accelerated Development Plan for Education when Ghana attained independence.^[2]

Houses

The school has a total of eight houses (four for boys and four for girls).

Houses	Boys'	Girls'
Bolsover	Ama Saa
Fabil	Nightingale
Sarbah	Yaa Asantewaa
Aggrey	Nyaniba

Courses

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

Notable alumni

• Kwesi Amoako Atta - Ghanaian lawyer and politician
• Kwame Dzokoto - Ghanaian actor and comedian

See also

• Africa portal
• Schools portal

• Education in Ghana
• List of senior high schools in Ghana