Suhum Secondary Technical School
Suhum Secondary Technical School (SUTESCO) is a co-ed secondary technical school in Suhum in the Eastern Region of Ghana founded in 1963 and also was the first secondary technical school to be built in the Eastern Region of Ghana[1]
History
SUTESCO was founded in 1963 by the then head of state, Kwame Nkrumah with a student population of 71. The school, which started as an all-boys school became a co-ed school in 1991 after the 2987 reforms. As at 2013, the school had population of 1500 with about 250 being girls.[2]
Notable alumni
- Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa - Director General of the Ghana Education Service
- Professor Victor Gadzekpo - Ghanaian academic, former Vice-Chancellor of Data Link University College
- Professor Samuel Sraku Lartey - Vice-Chancellor of Presbyterian University College
- Patrick Darko Missah - Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service
- David Asante-Apeatu - Inspector General of Police Ghana Police Service
- Sylvanus Dodji jeoffrey (Captain Planet of 4x4)- musician
- Richard Asante(Kalybos)-Actor
- Kwadjo Asante - Former Member of Parliament, Suhum (Ghana parliament constituency)
References
- ^ "Akufo-Addo appoints Patrick Darko Missah as acting Director-General of Prisons". 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- ^ "SUTESCO makes progress at 50". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2025-04-09.