Ahmadiyya Senior High School in Kumasi has grown from small beginnings to become one of the most respected senior high schools in Ghana.
The school has contributed greatly to the intellectual, moral and spiritual development of both Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians and is today justifiably proud to be the alma mater of people in positions of trust who are making significant contributions to the development of Ghana.
On behalf of President Akufo-Addo, Senior minister, Yaw Osarfo Marfo announced in an address that the German government is supporting Ghana to establish 30 well equipped technical training institutions to make the youth marketable in the skills trade at a durbar to climax the 70th anniversary celebration of T.I Ahmadiyya Senior High School, in Kumasi.
The thrust of the policy is to shift focus and emphasis from the colonial inherited education which places premium on reading and writing to skills acquired training.
Senior minister, Yaw Osarfo Marfo said government will not relent in providing the required elements to make quality education realised in the country. He commended Otumfuo Prempeh for the role he played in establishing the school which is providing quality human resource for the country.
As part of activities preceding a durbar to climax the 70th anniversary celebration of the school, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, who was the Special Guest of Honour, was joined by a Justice of the Supreme Court and an old student, Justice Mariama Owusu to inaugurate an ultra- modern sick bay provided by the CEO of Akate farms based in Kumasi and two old students of the school.
The Headmaster of the School, Alhaji A.B Yakubu commended government for the quick response in providing the project to address infrastructure deficits confronting the school as a result of the Free SHS policy. He however mentioned litany of challenges currently confronting the school.
Mr. Yakubu also disclosed that since the inception of the school 70 years ago, Kumasi T.I Ahmadiyya SHS had never had violent demonstrations because of its enviable discipline.
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu paid tribute to the founding fathers of the school whose vision has produced many distinguished personalities contributing immensely to national development. He urged students of the school to take advantage of the Government’s free SHS to realise their dreams.
President Akufo-Addo and Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu were honored by the school with their portraits, while past and present headmasters, staff and non-teaching staff were acknowledged with citations.
