St. John's Grammar Senior High School

CATEGORIES
Gender - Mixed
Housing status - Day and Boarding
Year of Establishment - 1954

About St. John's Grammar Senior High School

St. John's Grammar Senior High School started as a co-educational boarding institution with four students at Kokomlemle on 16th May 1954 by John Hayford Mensah. Besides the traditional subjects, French, Latin and Greek were taught, hence the name Grammar school. It was moved to Achimota on the Accra-Nsawam road in 1964 and was absorbed into the Public school system in January 1965. In 1968 the Government acquired the entire land and building on the school compound.

VISION

To be a leading second cycle institution in the provision of holistic and quality education in Ghana.

MISSION

To produce a functional, productive and well balanced individual with the requisite knowledge,
skills, values, attitudes, and aptitude which will enable them compete favourably in the global world.

COURSES OFFERED

• General Arts
• Visual Arts
• Business (Accounting Option)
• Agric. Science
• Home Economics
• General Science

SCHOOL STATISTICS

• No. of Students (SHS 1): 1195
• No. of Students (SHS 2): 1475
• No. of Students (SHS 3): 932

SCHOOL FACILITIES

• 58 Classrooms
• Computer Lab
• 3 Science Labs
• Library.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• The school has churned out prominent personalities who are occupying key management positions in both private and public institutions and businesses. Examples:
  »» Professor Otoo Ellis – immediate past Vice-Chancellor, KNUST, Professor Alex Dodoo - Associate Professor of Pharmacy.
  »» University of Ghana Medical School, Korlebu.
  »» Hon. Dr. Ben Abdallah – Former Minister of Education
  »» • Apostle-General Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah”

Source:
Ghana Education Service (GES)
Ministry of Education, Ghana