Brief History,statistics,infrastructure of potsin amass

REPORT FROM T. I. AHMADIYYA SCHOOLS FOR MTA

POTSIN T. I. AHMADIYYA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

INTRODUCTION

This report covers the areas listed below:

(a)  Brief History of the school

(b) School statistics

(c)  School Infrastructure

(d) Programmes and activities

(e)  Achievements

(f)   Challenges

BRIEF HISTORY OF POTSIN T. I. AHMADIYYA

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GOMOA POTSIN

The school was established in 1972 by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana. The Mission believes in discipline, high moral and good character training. It also believes in formal education as an essential tool for total development of humanity. Hence, the establishment of the school under a scheme called NUSRAT-JAHAN SCHEME (SERVICE TO HUMANITY).

The full name of the school is Potsin T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, and popularly called P-AMASS or Precious AMASS.

The school’s motto is ‘Nyamesuro na Nyimdzee ma kanko’ which means “the fear of God and Knowledge bring success”. The common greeting in the school is As-salaamu Alaikum”  

The school started as a humble institution, beginning its life at the present site with a student population of thirteen (13) boys and a girl, with only four teachers, including the headmaster.

Initially, the school started as a day school until 1974 when its catchments area transcended beyond the surrounding towns and villages.

The school admitted students from the urban areas to start its boarding system with ninety four (94) girls and sixteen (16) boys and a cook. There was no pipe-borne water and most of the people in the community relied on reservoirs built in their homes. The rest also had to walk a distance of five (5) kilometers to river Ayensu for water. This was a daily routine for the students and hampered the academic performance of students because they had no alternative than to fetch water from the river side before reporting for classes.

There was no lighting system and students had to walk through the dark for preps and the risk was obvious. Currently, the school has a regular supply of electricity from the National grid. There is a generator which supplies the electricity when the national grid goes off. It also has regular source of pipe borne water. The school was absorbed into the public system of education by the Ghana Education Service in September, 1984.

The list of Headmasters that have been in the school since 1972 are as follows;

1.     Mr. Sharif Ahmad                                       - 1972 – 1979

2.     Mr. Abdur Rafique Jadran                          - 1979 – 1986

3.     Mr. Yusif Kobina Agyare                           - 1986 – 1998

4.     Mr. Mohammed Kwesi Akonu                   - 1999 – 2010

5.     Mr Nazir Ahmad Keelson                           - January, 2010- date

In Sports, the school has carved an enviable image for itself by emerging the 2006 National Milo Soccer Champion and the 2008 National Milo Soccer Ruuners-up.

Students are assured that T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School; Gomoa Potsin is very conducive for learning. We have a team of highly qualified and competent teachers who are devoted to duty. Many of our students qualify for the universities and other tertiary institutions year after year.

In Islam, knowledge is considered as the light with which success will be achieved in life. The Holy Prophet Muhammed, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, said”seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave” It is our vision to nurture our students to become not only torchbearers but also people who are morally upright.

 The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission established this institution to achieve its philosophy of giving quality education and good moral training to students.

We want all to remember that the future of the youth is in their own hands.

We are ready to guide, protect and direct them, May Allah bless us all.

STATISTICS

The school has a total population of two thousand and eighty two (2, 082).
The breakdown is as follows:

                                       Male           Female                 Total

(i)         Teaching Staff             -       53               24                         77

     (ii)        Non-teaching Staff       -      21               16                         37

(iii)       Students                      -      1,062         906                        1,968

(iv)           Total                        -      1,136         946                        2082

INFRASTRUCTURE

 There are seven (7) masters bungalows, six dormitories and thirty four classrooms on the compound.Two of the dormitories are still under construction. Apart from

the above, we also have a dining hall a mosque and an administration block.    

The school possess a landsize of 75 acres.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED IN THE SCHOOL

We offer General Arts, Business, Home Economics, Science, Visual Arts and Technical programmes.

SSSCE/WASSCE RESULTS

Our final year examination results have been very good over the years. The 2010/2011 results was the best so far in the history of the school. The school recorded a 100% pass. Out of the twenty three subjects registered, twenty recorded 100% passes while the remining three subjects had 99% and 97% and 96.3%.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Potsin T. I Ahmadiyya School has chalked a lot of successes since its establishments. The following are the major ones; on departmental bases:

HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT

The Home Economics Department has every year obtained 100% pass in the final year examination with A, B, and C grades. It was first in zonal schools cultural Federation exhibition, organised at Apam Senior High School in May, 2010. The department was also first in Regional Festival held in August 2010 at Cape Coast in the field of food exhibition.

CADET

1.  2003 – It became the First Naval cadet corp to be established in the Central Region.

2.  2005, 2006, 2007 – The cadet came first (1^st) in parade drills at Winneba, Apam and Senya respectively during indepence anniversary celebrations.

3.   2005 – Procured 75 pieces of Naval ceremonial dresses.

4.     Its establishment has contributed to instilling discipline among the students.

5.     The cadet has mounted guard of honours in all the school’s anniversary celebrations.

6.     Many Past students who were members have been commissioned into the Ghana Armed Forces.

7.     Took part in the first ever Central Regional Cadet drills in 2010.

 CULTURE

1.     The school placed overall second in the last Zonal Schools’ Cultural Federation’s Competition in May 2010.

2.     Presented a “two month old” choir at the last schools’ Cultural Federation’s competition at the Zonal level and placed second in May 2010.

3.     Placed first in the Vocational Skills competition at the said competition.

4.     Represented the zone 4 of the Central Region Schools Cultural Federation at the Regional competition and placed first in July, 2010, in Vocational Skills.

5.     Represented the Central Region at the National Festival of the Schools’ Cultural Federation in Vocational Skills and placed first in August 2010 at Cape Coast.

6.     Some memebers of the school’s choir were part of the Central Regional choir that placed third at the National Festival of the Schools’s Cultural Federation in August, 2010.

 SPORTS

SOCCER – June 2004, our School was Third in the National Milo Soccer Boys Competition at Kumasi.

1.     In June 2006, our school was First in the National Milo Soccer Boys Competition at Koforidua.

2.     Our school was Second in the National Milo Soccer Boys Competition organised at Sunyani in June 2008

3.     June 2010, our school was fourth in the National Milo Soccer Boys Competition at Kumasi in June 2010.

4.     Our School soccer Girls Team has been doing very well, at the zonal level since 2008/2009 academic year. A number of our girls were selected to join the Regional Soccer Girls Team, to participate during National festivals.

5.     Two of our socccer girls were selected for the National under 17 soccer Girls Team and participated during World Championship at Trinida and Tobecco, 2011. They are still with the National Girls Team.

They are: Ellen Coleman and Mary Essiful

VOLLY AND HANDBALL – Both boys and girls Teams qualified to play the final matches for the zonal level. Also, a number of our students were invited to join the Regional Teams.

ATHLETICS

 Our students are very active in Athletics and for the past years the Athletic Team’s performance during inter – school and Regional Athletics Competition have been encouraging.

ACTIVITIES BY MUSLIM STUDENTS

The school is blessed to have a missionary as the Imam who sees to it that Islamic principles and doctrines are practised and protected.

AMSAG members organise Islamic studies and meetings are held to explain issues concerning Ahmadiyyat to the students. The few Ahmadi teachers are committed and see to it that our Muslim students learn and acquire lot of knowledge in Islam.

We have four Hafiz among our students.

CHALLENGES:

Potsin T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School has some challenges that need to be tackled.

The major ones are lack of accomodation for staff, fence wall and assembly hall.

CONCLUSION

It is our hope that Almighty Allah will help us to overcome our challenges and forge ahead to develop the school to a higher level. Inshallah.