| Tamale Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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P. O. Box 50 E.R Tamale Education Ridge, Sagnarigu Ghana | |
| Information | |
| Former names |
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| School type | Secondary co-educational boarding school |
| Motto | Fortiter, Fideliter and Feliciter (Boldly, Faithfully, Successfully) |
| Established | 1951 |
| Status | Active |
| School board | Board of Governors |
| School district | Sagnarigu Municipal District |
| Oversight | Ghana Education Service |
| Grades | Forms 1–3 (Grades 10–12) |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Age range | 14 to 18 years |
| Education system | Senior High School |
| Language | English |
| Nickname | Tamasco |
| Rivals | Ghana Senior High School (Tamale) |
Tamale Senior High School formerly Government Secondary School, Tamale, Gbewaa Secondary School, and more recently Tamale Secondary School is a co-educational second cycle boarding school located at Education Ridge, a suburb of the Sagnarigu Municipality. The school was founded in 1951 by the then British Colonial Authorities as the first second cycle institution of the Northern Territories.[1][2]
The school is a selective school that grants admissions to students in Ghana based on their results in the Basic Education Certificate Examination, and for students outside Ghana, based on a special entrance examination prepared by the school. Courses offered by the school include; Business, General Science, Home Economics, Technical, General Arts, and Visual Arts.[3]
Tamale senior high school is one of the prestigious senior high schools in Ghana and Northern region in particular. Hence the students refer to the school as the Northern light. Tamale Senior High School is the only senior high that has won the zonal championship twice in a role. Tamale Senior High School is the first and only senior high school in the Northern Region that has qualified for the Semi-final stage in the year 2021 in the National Science and Maths Quiz Competition.[4]
Tamale Senior High School is considered amongst institutions of the highest prestige in Ghana, due to its longstanding history predating independent Ghana, and its prominent alumni.[5] The school can count amongst its ranks; a head of State, two vice presidents of the fourth republic of Ghana, a speaker of parliament, two Justices of the Supreme Court of Ghana, two Chiefs of Defence Staff, and a host of government ministers and members of parliament.
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