St. Martin's Senior High, Nsawam
SMARTS
Key school facts
- Category
- B
- School code
- 0020303
- Gender
- Mixed
- Residential
- Day & Boarding
- Established
- 1966
About St. Martin's Senior High, Nsawam
St. Martin's Senior High in Adoagyiri-Nsawam is a Catholic mixed day-and-boarding school established in 1966. Students and old students often use the name SMARTS.
The school is associated with the Latin motto Sapientia Divitis Melior, expressing the idea that wisdom is more valuable than riches. That fits a school tradition built around academic work, moral discipline and service.
SMARTS has Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science and Home Economics, and the programme pages can help you compare the subject combinations.
Programmes Offered
5 listedExplore the programmes currently verified for this school.
History
St. Martin's Senior High was established in 1966 and developed as a Catholic co-educational school in Adoagyiri-Nsawam.
A GES-derived school profile records the 1966 establishment, mixed day-and-boarding structure and the school's emphasis on academic excellence and moral discipline.
The school now serves students from Nsawam and communities well beyond the municipality.
SMARTS combines two traditions that often shape Catholic schools in Ghana: serious academic expectations and the idea that character should develop alongside examination performance.
Academics
The academic options at St. Martin's Senior High, Nsawam cover Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science and Home Economics.
Visual Arts is not currently offered, so students interested in a creative arts programme should take that into account before choosing the school.
Use the General Science guide to compare General Science with the other options at SMARTS.
Admissions & Entry Guidance
Select St. Martin's Senior High, Nsawam through the national placement system after BECE. Before adding SMARTS to your list, compare the subjects in Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science and Home Economics.
Use the CSSPS website to see your SMARTS result and whether the place is for a day student or a boarder.
School placement is managed through CSSPS.
Facilities
School profiles mention classrooms, three science laboratories, a library and computer laboratories among the academic facilities at SMARTS.
The campus has continued to receive infrastructure improvements. The Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipal Assembly commissioned two separate 12-unit classroom blocks, while a Ghana News Agency report documented modernised washrooms, urinals and a mechanised borehole to improve sanitation and water supply.
Student Life
SMARTS combines Catholic formation with sport, clubs, student leadership and academic competition.
The school has also served as a venue for municipal science, technology and mathematics activities involving students from schools across Nsawam Adoagyiri.
The motto Sapientia Divitis Melior also speaks to those opportunities. Education matters for the judgement and ability it builds, not only for the certificate at the end.
Accommodation
The student body at St. Martin's Senior High, Nsawam includes day students and boarders. For SMARTS boarders, campus life continues after lessons.
Read the day or boarding detail on your SMARTS placement before your family makes plans.