Ghana Secondary Technical School
| Ghana Secondary Technical School GSTS |
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Harbour Road, Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region Ghana |
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| Coordinates | 04°53′52″N 01°44′59″W / 4.89778°N 1.74972°WCoordinates: 04°53′52″N 01°44′59″W / 4.89778°N 1.74972°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary Technical |
| Motto |
Mente et Manu (With mind and hands) |
| Established | August 9, 1909 |
| Status | Active |
| School district | Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) |
| GES Category | A |
| Headmaster | Mr. Samuel Kofi Essel |
| Chaplain | Very Rev. Ebenezer Adutwum (Methodist) |
| Teaching staff | 50 |
| Grades | Form 1 to 3 |
| Gender | All male |
| Enrollment | 1200+ |
| Campus | Residential |
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| Color(s) | Bright yellow walls with blue structural members and fascia. |
| Athletics | Track, field and courts |
| Mascot | Mother Tesco - oldest and tallest tree on campus. |
| Nickname | The Giants/Tesco |
| Rival | St John's Senior High School |
| Yearbook | The Tescan |
| Affiliation | GSTS Alumni Association of North America. |
| Flagship society | Army (Infantry) Cadet Corps, est 1954. |
| Traditional colors |
Red and White |
| Uniform color | Tan |
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| Website | www |
Mente et Manu
Red and White
The Ghana Secondary Technical School is a Science and Technology oriented high school located in Takoradi on the west coast of Ghana. The school was founded on 9 August 1909 in Accra as Accra Technical School, and, after the name had been changed to Government Technical School, it moved to its current site in Takoradi in 1939. In 1953, the name was changed to Government Secondary Technical School, and in 1970, it was given its current name. Former students of the school are popularly known as Giants, and students in the school are called Tescans.
The school was started in 1909 as a pure Technical School and was then sited at the former premises of the Accountant General (the current site of Kinbu Secondary Technical School in Accra). It was founded in response to the growing demand for technical education in the British colonies at that time. Its main purpose was to churn out manpower for the essential services of the Gold Coast i.e. Transport and communication, Public Works Department and Electrical Supply Commission.
The buildings in Takoradi were completed in 1939 at the cost of £37,000. The site, was larger by far than the former, the new site being on a 120-hectare ground. Accordingly, packing started immediately from May 1939 and equipment from Accra was transferred to Takoradi during the month of June, July and August by road. The school re-opened in Takoradi on 21 September 1939 under the headship of Mr. T. T. Gilbert. Here its unique character became evident as students from other West Africa countries came to do courses in the school. In 1940 students came from Nigeria and the Republic of Benin (then Dahomey) and in 1941 others came from Sierra Leone. Clearly, grammar schools were present all over West Africa but not Technical Schools.
Just when the school was settling down in Takoradi the World War II was declared and the school had to move house again as its premises were required for the use of the Royal Air Force (RAF). In August, 1940 the school moved to the Elmina Castle and the Royal Air Force occupied its buildings. (Today a miniature nose of an aeroplane hangs at the entrance of the main classroom block to commemorate the occupation by the Royal Air Force). The castle was woefully unsuitable for a school and a few alterations were required before it could house a school. Equipment had again to be transferred and this was done in November and December and the school re-opened in January 1941. Fifty (50) of the old students returned.
Then another setback was recorded for after a mere sixteen-month period the castle was also required for the training of service tradesmen, the technical branch of the military force. This time the school was closed altogether or rather was absorbed by the technical branch of the military force, for all the staff and most of the pupils served with the forces until the end of hostilities. The Royal Air Force which occupied the school's buildings in Takoradi moved out in October 1945 giving way for the return of Government Technical School under the headship of Major T.C. Watkins, designated Acting Principal. A few of the former staff were brought back and the school started assuming shape and growing again, though rather relatively slowly, for in 1950 there were 110 students compared to 80, recorded as early as 1928.
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