Senior high school in Kumasi facing infrastructure constraints with 4,121 students, competing in national academic competitions including public speaking and quiz contests.
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Daily Guide
… KNUST Senior High School placed second with 77.75 points, while Sacred Heart Senior High School from Sunyani secured third position with 76.50 points. …
Nana Kwaku Boateng Wins National VIA FinalsJoy Online
KNUST Senior High School, Opoku Ware Senior High School and host school, Yaa Asantewaa Senior High School, have emerged winners of the three contests held in the Ashanti Region at the 7th edition of the National Public Speaking Competition (NPSC). …
KNUST SHS, OWASS, YAGSS progress to national stage of Public Speaking CompetitionJoy Online
The KNUST Senior High School in Kumasi is considering cutting down its enrollment for the next academic year as it grapples with a severe infrastructure deficit. …
KNUST SHS considers slashing admissions over infrastructure deficitDaily Guide
… They are Nana Kwaku Boateng M/A Basic “A” School in Koforidua; Church of Christ Senior High School; Prempeh College; Kumasi Academy Senior High School; Amakom SDA JHS; KNUST Senior High School, all in Kumasi; Sacred Heart Senior High School; and Sunyani Senior High School in Suny …
Students Spot Road Safety HazardsJoy Online
… Mr Mohammed noted that some Category A schools, including highly sought-after institutions such as Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School, Prempeh College, and KNUST Senior High School, continue to face pressure due to limited infrastructure capacity and high demand from prospecti …
Education Minister warns of SHS placement pressure as infrastructure gaps persistJoy Online
Nsutaman Catholic Senior High School produced one of the biggest upsets of the Ashanti Regional Qualifiers, defeating two-time National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) semi-finalists KNUST Senior High School on their home ground to book an automatic place at the 2026 national champ …
Nsutaman Catholic SHS stuns KNUST SHS on home turf to book 2026 NSMQ spotJoy Online
… The participating schools were Adventist Senior High School, Islamic Senior High School, Kumasi Anglican Senior High School, Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ Senior High School, Prempeh College, KNUST Senior High School, Kumasi Technical Institute, St. …
Kumasi Anglican SHS wins NACOC Ashanti poetry competition on drug abuseJoy Online
… The national climax, held at the university’s Great Hall on June 19, brought together students from basic schools and senior high schools in Oforikrom, including KNUST Senior High School and Mancell Senior High School, in a deliberate effort to engage young people on prevention a …
FoSCel leads national World Sickle Cell Day commemoration, renews call for genotype testing and early screeningJoy Online
… Mary’s Senior High School, Accra High School, Apam Secondary School, Swedru Senior High School, KNUST Senior High School, and Tamale Senior High School. …
Gov’t directs Gaming Commission to align industry growth with economic transformation agendaJoy Online
… Her name is Alice Esinam, a BECE candidate from KNUST Senior High School. Earlier Friday, 8th May, she had sat for her final BECE paper like thousands of Ghanaian children chasing dreams through examination halls. …
Drenched but Unbroken: The resilience of a BECE candidate at the McDan Youth ConnectNana Kwaku Boateng Basic School in Koforidua won the 2026 VIA Safe Mobility for All Young People Programme national finals with a score of 83.63 points, beating seven other schools to claim a €4,000 prize. The competition featured student road safety ambassadors presenting solutions to traffic-related risks among young people.
22 hours ago · Daily Guide →
Nana Kwaku Boateng Basic School in Koforidua won the 2026 VIA Safe Mobility for All Young People Programme national finals with a score of 83.63 points, beating seven other schools to claim a €4,000 prize. The competition featured student road safety ambassadors presenting solutions to traffic-related risks among young people.
22 hours ago · Daily Guide →
KNUST Senior High School, Opoku Ware Senior High School and Yaa Asantewaa Senior High School won the Ashanti Region preliminary contests in the 7th National Public Speaking Competition, themed "Stolen Futures: Drug and Substance Abuse Among Adolescent," and have progressed to the national stage.
25 September 2026 · Joy Online →
KNUST Senior High School in Kumasi is considering reducing enrollment for the next academic year amid severe infrastructure deficits that threaten academic quality. The school's 4,121 students and 245 staff are straining existing facilities, with 10 classes housed in an abandoned structure, and management says the government's only infrastructural intervention since the Free Senior High School policy has been construction of an emergency boys' dormitory.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Student ambassadors under the VIA Safe Mobility for All Young People Programme, an initiative of the TotalEnergies Foundation implemented by Oli Best Road Safety Organisation, conducted a "Discovery Walk" to identify road safety hazards threatening pupils and students. The exercise across schools in the Eastern, Ashanti and Bono regions exposed unsafe school surroundings, reckless driving, inadequate road infrastructure and signage, and poorly organised traffic and pedestrian environments, with participating schools now expected to develop action plans to address these hazards.
18 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Ministry of Education has acknowledged that Senior High School placement remains challenging due to infrastructure constraints; while the Free SHS policy has significantly increased enrollment, infrastructure development has not kept pace with demand, and the ministry is introducing the STaR-J Project to address deficits associated with SHS reforms.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Nsutaman Catholic Senior High School defeated two-time NSMQ semi-finalists KNUST Senior High School 54–49 points in the Ashanti Regional Qualifiers to secure automatic qualification to the 2026 national championship.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Command of the Narcotics Control Commission organized a poetry competition on drug abuse for Drug Free Clubs in nine senior high schools as part of 2026 World Drug Day activities, with Kumasi Anglican SHS winning the event held under the theme "Drug Abuse, Causes and Effects."
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Focus on Sickle-Cell Foundation held national World Sickle Cell Awareness Day commemorations at KNUST's Great Hall on June 19, gathering policymakers, health professionals, and students to call for expanded genotype testing, early screening, and improved access to care for persons living with sickle cell disease in Ghana.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The government has called on the Gaming Commission of Ghana to ensure the gaming industry's expansion contributes to the country's broader economic transformation agenda, focusing on regulation, revenue, and responsible gaming practices.
17 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Alice Esinam, a BECE candidate from KNUST Senior High School, overcame heavy rain, flooded roads and traffic in Kumasi to reach the 2nd Adventist Edition of the McDan Youth Connect, where she pitched her mother's decade-old catering business to a panel of judges including Prophet Prakash.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →