W.B.M. Zion Senior High, Old Tafo
WBM Zion
Key school facts
- Category
- B
- School code
- 0021301
- Gender
- Mixed
- Residential
- Day & Boarding
- Established
- 1979
About W.B.M. Zion Senior High, Old Tafo
W.B.M. Zion Senior High in Old Tafo, Akim began in 1979 as a community day secondary school and later developed into a day-and-boarding school.
Its story is closely tied to local support. The school operated for years with infrastructure pressure before moving into a more permanent campus environment, and community leaders and old students have repeatedly been part of that development.
Students at WBM Zion can choose Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts, with the programme pages showing what each choice covers.
Programmes Offered
6 listedExplore the programmes currently verified for this school.
History
W.B.M. Zion Senior High was established in Old Tafo in 1979 and began as a community day secondary school.
A report on the school's first speech and prize-giving day describes how the school spent many years operating from rented premises before new school blocks were developed on land provided for a permanent campus.
The school's history is a reminder that schools do not become established overnight. In W.B.M. Zion's case, community land, public investment and years of persistence all mattered.
Academics
Students at W.B.M. Zion Senior High, Old Tafo can choose Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts.
With six programmes, students can pursue science, commercial, creative, social-science and practical routes within the same school.
The Agricultural Science guide shows what students study in that option at WBM Zion.
Admissions & Entry Guidance
Applications to W.B.M. Zion Senior High, Old Tafo go through the national placement system after BECE. Look at the subjects in Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts, not only the WBM Zion name.
Confirm the school code, 0021301, when checking your selection or placement. Exact codes are useful when school names are written differently across websites and documents.
WBM Zion has day and boarding students, but your placement will say which applies to you. Read it on the CSSPS website.
School placement is managed through CSSPS.
Facilities
Public school profiles list science laboratories, a computer laboratory, library, dining hall, assembly hall, kitchen, classrooms, dormitories and an administration block at W.B.M. Zion.
The school has also had a long history of infrastructure development, so the present campus should be understood as something built gradually rather than delivered all at once.
Student Life
Students at W.B.M. Zion can take part in sport, cultural activity, clubs, debate, science activities and leadership alongside classroom work.
The school's history of community support also gives students a direct example of how a school can grow through contributions from people around it.
Accommodation
W.B.M. Zion Senior High, Old Tafo has both day and boarding students. Boarders at WBM Zion stay on campus for meals and evening study, while day students go home after school activities.
Check the wording on your WBM Zion placement so you know whether to prepare for day or boarding school.