Apam Senior High
APASS
Key school facts
- Category
- B
- School code
- 0030501
- Gender
- Mixed
- Residential
- Day & Boarding
- Established
- 1953
About Apam Senior High
Apam Senior High, popularly known as GREAT APASS, was founded in 1953 and grew from a small day school operating in a cocoa shed into a full public day-and-boarding school.
Students at APASS can choose Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts, with the programme pages showing what each choice covers.
Its motto, "Obra Pa Gya Owura Kwan," is translated by the school as "Character and Efficiency."
Programmes Offered
6 listedExplore the programmes currently verified for this school.
History
Apam Senior High was founded on 20 February 1953 by the late Rev. J. W. De-Graft Johnson.
The school's official history says it began in a cocoa shed at Apaa Paado with 20 students and two staff members before moving to its present site in 1960.
That beginning is worth remembering because GREAT APASS grew out of very modest conditions into a long-established public secondary school.
Academics
The school currently runs six programmes: Agricultural Science, Business, Home Economics, Visual Arts, General Arts and General Science.
Its official programme pages also publish subject combinations for the different options.
The Agricultural Science guide shows what students study in that option at APASS.
Admissions & Entry Guidance
Select Apam Senior High through the national placement system after BECE. Look closely at the subjects in Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts before deciding on APASS.
Your APASS result on the CSSPS website will include the day or boarding detail, so read it before making plans.
School placement is managed through CSSPS.
Facilities
APASS developed its present campus over decades, after moving from its original site to Mmofra Mfa Adwen in 1960.
The school's official history records how early students dealt with shortages in water, dining space and boarding facilities while the new campus was still developing.
Student Life
Student life at APASS includes academics, sport, clubs, leadership and a strong old-student culture.
The school itself describes character training as part of its mission alongside academic excellence.
Accommodation
Both day students and boarders attend Apam Senior High. At APASS, boarders remain on campus after lessons while day students travel home.
If you get a place at APASS, check whether your placement says boarding or day.