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Keta Senior High Technical School (Ketasco) formerly Keta Secondary School is a mixed Public Senior High School located at Dzelukope a town in the Keta Municipal District of the Volta Region, Ghana. The school has a student population of about 3,515 and a teaching staff strength of 150 as at 2020. Ketasco is the biggest school in Volta Region and one of the biggest in Ghana. The motto of the school is DZO LALI with the slogan Now or Never. The Eagle at the main gate is to remind students to always be like the Eagle.




History


Ketasco was established on 27 February 1953, when some personalities were commissioned to start a day institution that would serve as a catchment school for the hosts of elementary schools scattered all over Keta. The school began in a rented house just opposite the (Kudzawu's House) premises of the present Electricity Company of Ghana at Dzelukope. Ketasco started with Nathan Quao, the educator, civil servant and diplomat as the Founding Headmaster and twenty-two pioneering pupils. In 1961 the school moved to its present and permanent site.




Headmasters


The table below shows the list headmasters since the school was established and their tenure of office.




Courses offered


General Science
Business
General Arts
Home Economics
Technical
Visual Arts
Agricultural Science




Houses


There are four houses in the school which cater for males and females plus an additional hostel built by the Parent Teachers Association (PTA).The four traditional houses are:




= Quao

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Quao is the premier House of Ketasco, named after the first Headmaster of the school Nathan Quao . It is called House One. The colour is Green and the Motto is FIRST AMONG EQUALS. It is sited very close to the main gate of the school. It is headed by Housemaster and three House Captains. At the girl's side, Quao House has a House mistress and three House Captains. The same structure is maintained in the three other houses. The Housemaster, Mr Foga Nukunu and Housemistress, Ms Valerie Gogovie.




= Fiawoo

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It is also known as House Two. It was named after the first Chairman of the Board of Governors, Late Rev. Dr F. K Fiawoo. The colour is Blue. The Housemaster, Mr Francis Egbenya and Housemistress, Ms Ketemepi Imelda.




= Abruquah

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The third Headmaster of Ketasco was J. W Abruquah. The colour is Yellow. It is sited very close to the school gate. The Housemaster, Mr Evance Dzokanda and Housemistress, Ms Testimony Agbetum.




= Kotoka

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This is House four and its color is Red. It was named in honour of Lieutenant General E.K. Kotoka, who led the 1966 Coup d'état. And the Housemaster, Mr Emmanuel Adonu and Housemistress, Ms Florence Kuwornu.
Note: Quao and Abruquah are also referred to as City while Kotoka and Fiawoo are called Zongo.
PTA HOSTEL
It was funded by the PTA (Parent Teacher Association). It is a modern edifice which houses only boys who could not get admission into the traditional houses.




Achievements


In 2011 Ketasco won the National Constitution Game Competition.
Ketasco won the National Human Rights Competition(December 2007) whipping PRESEC Legon in the Semi Finals.
In 2014, Ketasco won the Sprite Ball Basketball Competition
In 2012, Ketasco won the Montreal Protocol National Quiz Competition organized at Ola Senior High Secondary School.
Ketasco was the first runner up for the Constitution Game Competition for three times.
The school has won the Volta Regional Championship in the Constitution Game for four times.
Ketasco has won the Regional Project Citizen contest.
The school has shown class in the National Science and Maths Quiz over the years. In 2017, they ousted a highly rated Opoku Ware School with 52 points as the against 37.
In 2017, Ketsco took the App Silver award at the MTN APP Developer Challenger.
In 2008,Ketasco were the first Volta region school to reach semi-finals and end in the fourth place
In 2021,Ketasco were the first Volta region school to reach finals and end in the third place
In 2024,Ketasco were the first Volta region school to reach finals twice and end in the third place once again.




References






External links

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• Keta Senior High Technical School
• Keta
• List of senior high schools in Ghana
• Kofi Adjorlolo
• Ghana National Science and Maths Quiz
• List of Mfantsipim School alumni
• Volta Region
• Tamale Senior High School
• Anloga
• List of schools in Ghana