St. Andrews SHS
About St. Andrews SHS
St. Andrews Senior High School is a brainchild of Noble Dr. Richard Asiedu, the school started in October 2005 at Assin Foso in the Assin Foso Municipality of Central Region. The school initially used the facilities of old Jomsco Block of Assin Foso, behind the old Fire Service Station. Most teachers were hired on part-time basis from a nearby sister schools such as Obiri Yeboah SHS, Nsuta SHS, Assin Manso SHS and Assin North SHS. Permanent teachers were just 4 including the acting headmaster Mr. Andrews Addo with Mr. Thomas Awotwe acting as the Bursar and the administrator. The courses on offer were only General Arts and Business. The school was registered by the Ghana Education Service in the year 2007 and finally recognized by the West African Examination Council in the year 2012. Courses approved by these agencies were only General Arts and Business. In the year 2015 General Science, Home Economics, Visual Art and Agricultural Science were also given accreditation by these accredited institutions, thus (GES and WAEC). The initial number of students were 25 in 2005 – 2008 when the first batch completed. However, as a result of hardwork and dedication by the teaching and non-teaching staff, the numbers started increasing basically as a result of our impressive WASSCE performance. Hostel facilities were only available for students who came from far and near, these hostels were done in collaboration with house owners around the school.
By 2013, St. Andrews leap forward in terms of numerical strength to become the school with the highest number of students registered for the WASSCE. 1883 (One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Eighty Three) was the total candidature registered by the school, the highest ever in the number of students registered by a single school at a time in WAEC history. The school started with the opening of new branches in Mankessim and New Edubiase simultaneously in 2011. In 2012, a new baby was also born at Dunkwa-On-Offin. Bonsu Nkwanta followed in 2015 and Sefwi Asawinso crowned it up in the year 2019. St. Andrews has achieved a lot of success in sports, academia, cadet and discipline. The West African International Magazine awarded St. Andrews SHS at the most fastest growing secondary institution in the country and in 2018 the West African International press awarded St. Andrews SHS as among the top 10 private SHS in West Africa. St. Andrews started it boarding system from 2015 and has since then posted impressive WASSCE results. According to the minister of education in change of Tertiary Education Prof Kwesi Yankah during our 15th Anniversary in 2020, he praised the college in its quest to be the best secondary institution in the area of mathematics and science by giving statistics from WAEC website to buttress his point. He said maths and science subjects which are difficult for most schools is rather becoming an easy subjects for St. Andrews as we continue to make strides in it. He narrated that from 5% in maths and science in 2014, the school has now risen to 98% in mathematics and 99.1 in integrated science as at 2019.
It is therefore with pride to proclaim that in the 2020 WASSCE results released St. Andrews SHS Assin Foso took the bull by the horn to take the enviable position as the best performed school in the WASSCE 2020, thus beating about 900 schools across the nation including the almighty Wesley girls, Adisadel, Augusco, Holychild, Prempeh, Aburi girls, Presec and the likes. This has put St. Andrews at the highest cadestral in the academia. The school had 98.80% aggregate pass, beating the second school St. James Seminary in Sunyani to 96.01%. Reference can be made to the research department of WAEC and the WAEC website.
This feat was not achieved on a silver platter, it came with hard work and dedication. Currently the Assin Foso campus has attained the grade “A” status and can boast of superior facilities and human resource. It is on record that St. Andrews SHS is the only SHS in Ghana with a Swimming pool, a Commercial FM Station Rich 98.7 and fully air conditioned classrooms which most schools lack. The school in fully walled with CCTV Cameras and excellent security.
It is fascinating and refreshing to see the school having it own waste truck, gabbage truck, water tanker, ambulance and 5 buses, vans, pickups for students assistance and administrative support. Our current student population stands at 5250 across the campuses. To motivate our staff, all senior members of staff are given saloon cars to assist them for their day to day activities and also use them for their private affairs.
These cars are fully maintained by the school at no cost to the users. Indeed, St. Andrews has gone far and our motto, “perseverance leads to success” is indeed our mantra.
Ghana Education Service
Grade 'A' (GOVERNMENT APPROVED)
ASSIN FOSO, MANKESSIM, DUNKWA-ON-OFFIN, SHAMA, SEFWI ASAWINSO, ACCRA & NEW EDUBIASE
| Location | Centre No. |
|---|---|
| ASSIN FOSO | 0031209 |
| MANKESSIM | 0030306 |
| DUNKWA | 0031005 |
| SHAMA | 0040114 |
| NEW EDUBIASE | 0051303 |
| SEFWI ASAWINSO | 0040608 |
SHS 1, 2 & 3 Admission Fees For First Term
| SHS 1 & 2 Admission Fees | |
|---|---|
| Day Students | GHS 2,500 |
| Boarding Students | GHS 3,000 |
| SHS 3 Admission Fees (All Boarders) | |
|---|---|
| Boarding Fee | GHS 3,000 |
| Other Costs | |
|---|---|
| P.T.A | GHS 100 |
| Teachers Welfare | GHS 20 |
| House Dues | GHS 20 |
| Exeat Book | GHS 30 |
| Student ID Card | GHS 30 |
Prescribed Items
| Items To Bring For Both Day & Boarding | |
|---|---|
| Long Broom (Rubber) | |
| Normal Broom | |
| Parazone (Big Size) | |
| Liquid Soap (5 Litres) | |
| A Kilogram of OMO | |
| A Standard Sized Dettol | |
| Packet of Toilet Roll | |
| One Ream of A4 Sheet | |
| Prescribed Items To Be Used By Boarders | |
|---|---|
| A Student's Mattress | |
| 2 Sets of White Bedsheets and a Pillow | |
| Iron (Electronic / Box), Rubber Bucket, Sponge, Towel Toiletries, Cutlery Set | |
| Chop Box, Trunk or Suitcase, Bathroom Sandals, Handkerchiefs, Socks, Hair / Body Cream, Napkin, Deodorant / Body Spray | |
| SHS 1 (Green Check), SHS 2 (Red Check) & SHS 3 (Blue Check) Girls Only | |
| White Top and Khaki Trousers - Boys Only | |
FOR YOUR ST. ANDREWS PROSPECTUS AND SCHOOL ITEMS
NB: ALL STUDENTS ARE TO BRING THIER HEALTH INSURANCE CARD
WARNING
1. GIRLS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BRING ALONG UNPRESCRIBED DRESSES (MUFTI) TO THE BOARDING HOUSE, IF
STUDENTS WHO DISOBEY THIS DIRECTIVE WILL HAVE THEIR ITEMS SEIZED FOREVER.
2. SMALL MOBILE PHONES ARE ALLOWED (YAM), NOT SMARTPHONES.
3. STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED OUTSIDE THE CAMPUS EXCEPT ON MIDTERMS
4. THE VISITING HOURS ARE SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS FROM 10 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.
Code of Conduct
| Offence | Sanctions |
|---|---|
| FIGHTING IN CLASS/DORMITORY | SUSPENSION/DISMISSAL BASED ON THE GRAVITY OF THE OFFENCE |
| STEALING | REMOVAL FROM BOARDING AND SUSPENSION |
| EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE | SUSPENSION/REPETITION |
| RUNNING AWAY DURING CLASSES HOURS | SUSPENSION FOR ONE MONTH |
| STAYING AT DORMITORY DURING CLASSES TIME | SUSPENSION FOR TWO WEEKS |
| INDECENT DRESSING | SUSPENSION(INTERNAL) AND REMOVAL FROM THE BOARDING HOUSE |
| FAILURE TO WRITE END OF TERM EXAMINATION | REPETITION IN CLASS AT THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR |
| LATENESS TO SCHOOL | PUNISHMENT |
| JUMPING OF SCHOOL WALL | DISMISSAL |