View source for Keta Senior High Technical School

{{Infobox school
| name                    = Keta Senior High Technical School
| native_name             =
| latin_name              =
| logo                    = Ketasco.jpg
| logo_caption            =
| seal_image              =
| image                   = KETASCO ADMINISTRATION BLOCK.JPG
| image_size              =
| alt                     =
| caption                 = Administration block
| motto                   = Dzo Lali
| motto_translation       = Fly Now
| location                = Keta - Dzelukope
| streetaddress           = P.O. Box KW 122
| region                  = Volta Region
| country                 = Ghana
| coordinates             = {{Coord|5|55|0|N|0|59|0|E|display=title,inline}}
| schooltype              = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] [[High school|High School]]
| type                    =
| denomination            =
| patron                  =
| established             = {{Start date and age|1953|02|27|df=y}}
| founder                 = [[Nathan Quao]]
| status                  = Active
| sister_school           = Ketasco Basic
| schoolboard             = Board of Directors
| district                = [[Keta Municipal District]]
| oversight               = [[Ghana Education Service]]
| oversight_label         = Oversight
| authorizer              = [[Ministry of Education (Ghana)|Ministry of Education]]
| headmaster              = Mr. I.K. Dzidzienyo
| grades                  = Forms (1-3)
| gender                  = Mixed
| enrolment               = Yearly
| classes                 = 71
| avg_class_size          = 50
| ratio                   =
| system                  = Senior High
| classes offered         =
| medium                  = English Language
Ewe (Eʋe or Eʋegbe)
French
| language                = English
| hours_in_day            = 9
| houses                  = {{color box|#00ff00}} Quao<br />{{color box|#0000ff}} Fiawoo<br />{{color box|#ffff00}} Abruquah<br />{{color box|#ff0000}} Kotoka
| colours                 = Khaki {{color box|#C3B091}} and Khaki {{color box|#C3B091}}
| colors                  =
| slogan                  = Now or Never
| song                    =
| fightsong               =
| athletics               =
| conference              =
| sports                  =
| mascot                  = Eagle
| mascot image            =
| nickname                =
| website                 = {{url|http://www.ketasco.net/}}
}}
'''Keta Senior High Technical School''' (Ketasco) formerly ''Keta Secondary School'' is a mixed [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] Senior [[High school|High School]] located at [[Dzelukope]] a town in the [[Keta Municipal District]] of the [[Volta Region]], Ghana.<ref name ="A brief history">{{cite web|title=A BRIEF HISTORY|url=http://www.ketasco.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=53|publisher=ketasco.com|accessdate=25 June 2013}}</ref>  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 [[Ewe people|DZO LALI]] with the slogan Now or Never. The Eagle at the main gate is to remind students to always be like the Eagle.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2016/July-17th/ketasco-2000-gives-back-to-alma-mater.php|title=KETASCO 2000 gives back to Alma Mater|date=2016-07-17|access-date=2017-06-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
==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 [[Teacher|educator]], [[Civil Servant|civil servant]] and [[diplomat]] as the Founding Headmaster and  twenty-two pioneering pupils. In 1961 the school moved to its present and permanent site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dzolali85.webs.com/schoolhistory.htm|title=School History|website=Ketasco 1985 Year Group|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref>&nbsp;
==Headmasters==
The table below shows the list headmasters since the school was established and their tenure of office.<ref name ="A brief history"/>
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
!Name
!Tenure of Office
|-
|Mr. [[Nathan Quao]]
|1953–1956
|-
|Mr. [[Joseph Wilfred Abruquah|J. W. Abruquah]]
|1957–1963
|-
|Mr. R. E. K. Matanawui
|1963–1970
|-
|Mr. F. Y. Amuzu
|1970–1983
|-
|Mr. C. K. Mensah
|1983–1984
|-
|Mr. J. A. K. Kaleku
|1984–1988
|-
|Mr. C. K. Mensah
|1988–1990
|-
|Mr. J. Y. Deku
|1990–2005
|-
|Mr. D. O. Gbagbo
|2005–2007
|-
|Mr. D. K. Sedanu-Kwawu
|2007–2017
|-
|Mr. F.C.K Agbakey
|2017-2019
|-
| Mr. I.K. Dzidzienyo
|2019–2023
| Mr.Innocent August
|2023–present
|}
==Courses offered==
*General Science
*Business
*General Arts
*[[Home economics|Home Economics]]
*Technical
*[[Visual arts education|Visual Arts]]
*[[Agricultural science|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===
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.&nbsp;It is headed by Housemaster and three House Captains.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;The Housemaster, Mr Foga Nukunu and  Housemistress, Ms Valerie Gogovie.
===Fiawoo===
It is also known as House Two. It was named after the first Chairman of the Board of Governors, Late [[Ferdinand Kwasi Fiawoo|Rev. Dr F. K Fiawoo]]. The colour is Blue. The Housemaster, Mr Francis Egbenya and Housemistress, Ms Ketemepi Imelda.
===Abruquah===
The third Headmaster of Ketasco was [[Abruquah|J. W Abruquah.]] The colour is Yellow. It is sited very close to the school gate.&nbsp;The Housemaster, Mr Evance Dzokanda and  Housemistress, Ms Testimony Agbetum.
===Kotoka===
This is House four and its color is Red. It was named in honour of Lieutenant General [[Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka|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 [[Parent–teacher association|PTA (Parent Teacher Association)]]. It is a modern edifice which houses only boys who could not get admission into the traditional houses.&nbsp;
== Achievements ==
* In 2011 Ketasco won the National Constitution Game Competition.
* Ketasco&nbsp;won the National Human Rights Competition(December 2007) whipping [[Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School|PRESEC]] Legon in the Semi Finals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=KETASCO wins human rights quiz|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/KETASCO-wins-human-rights-quiz-134425|access-date=2021-11-23|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Statesman|first=The|date=2007-12-11|title=Keta Senior High School win Human Right Quiz|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/149641/keta-senior-high-school-win-human-right-quiz.html|access-date=2021-11-23|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref>
* &nbsp;In 2014, Ketasco won the Sprite Ball Basketball Competition<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/KETASCO-wins-Sprite-Ball-competition-297797|title=KETASCO wins Sprite Ball competition|website=www.ghanaweb.com|date=14 January 2014|language=en|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref>
* &nbsp;In 2012, Ketasco won the Montreal Protocol National Quiz Competition organized at Ola Senior High Secondary School.&nbsp;
* Ketasco was the  first runner up for the Constitution Game Competition for three times.&nbsp;
* The school  has won the Volta Regional Championship in the Constitution Game for four times.&nbsp;
* 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citifmonline.com/2017/06/21/nsmq2017-ketasco-into-quarterfinal-after-knocking-out-opoku-ware/|title=#NSMQ2017: KETASCO into quarterfinal after knocking out Opoku Ware|last1=Adogla-Bessa|first1=Delali|date=2017-06-21|website=Ghana News|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref>
* In 2017, Ketsco took the App Silver award at the MTN APP Developer Challenger.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mtn-ghana-awards-app-developers-with-cash-prizes/ | title=MTN Ghana: Awards App Developers with Cash Prizes - News Ghana| date=23 March 2017}}</ref>
* 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==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{commons category}}
[[Category:High schools in Ghana]]
[[Category:Boarding schools in Ghana]]
[[Category:Presbyterian schools in Africa]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1953]]
[[Category:Christian schools in Ghana]]
[[Category:Public schools in Ghana]]
[[Category:1953 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony)]]
[[Category:Education in Volta Region]]