GHANASSBeacon of the East

Beacon! Shine!

Achievements of the Beacons

From the classroom to national competitions, GHANASS students keep the light of the East shining bright.

Team Gamma of GHANASS receiving the Youth Agri-Innovation Challenge award
Winners 2026

Team Gamma wins the 2026 Youth Agri-Innovation Challenge

Team Gamma, representing Ghana Senior High School (GHANASS) in Koforidua, won the 2026 Youth Agri-Innovation Challenge (YAIC) by developing an innovative solar dryer that helps farmers minimise post-harvest losses.

  • Solar-powered
  • Less post-harvest loss
  • Student-built

Award

Best SRC Celebration

GHANASS was awarded as the school with the best Students’ Representative Council (SRC) celebration, a tribute to the creativity, leadership and unity of our student body.

Landmarks of excellence

  1. 1943Opened as Phoenix College with 16 pioneering boys.
  2. 1957Renamed Ghana Secondary School by Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and absorbed into the public system.
  3. 1957First Speech and Prize-Giving Day, with 100 boys and 6 girls.
  4. 2026Winners of the Youth Agri-Innovation Challenge.
  5. 202683 years of excellence, celebrated at the Anniversary & Homecoming.
GHANASS student leaders