Fijai Senior High School
| Fijai Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
|
Sekondi-Takoradi Western Region Ghana | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, co-educational |
| Motto |
Ad Astra Per Aspera (To the stars through thick and thin) |
| Established | 29 January 1952[1] |
| Status | active |
| GES Category | B |
| Headmaster | Mr Joe Ocloo Nyamadi |
| Faculty | 5 |
| Grades | 11th–13th grade |
| Enrolment | Yearly |
| Mascot | Aquilline Eagle |
Fijai Senior High School, formerly Fijai Secondary School, is a co-educational senior high school located in the Western Region of Ghana. The name Fijai is from the native dialect "Afei Gyae Me", which literally means "Now, leave me alone".
History
The school got under way in 1952 as Sekondi Day Secondary School, as part of the 1951 Accelerated Plan for Education of the then Gold Coast Government.[1]
The school was commissioned by the Paramount Chief of Essikado, Nana Kobina Nketsiah IV on the 29th of January 1952 with 38 students (30 boys and 8 girls).[2] School was conducted in the buildings of the old Sekondi hospital.[1]
The school moved to its current site in 1955 where it assumed its name Fijai Secondary School and recently changed to Fijai Senior High School.[1]
Emblem
The school emblem is an "Aquilline" eagle flying towards the sky and stars.Through great storms and lightning as the school motto indicates Adastra Per Aspera. Meaning: "To the Stars Through Thick and Thin".
Anthem
We started young in earnest
In search of knowledge pure and true
And at our motherland behest
To give of our country of our best
And so we daily struggling through
chorus
adastra 3x,
per adua
to the stars 3x
through thick and thin
Headmasters
| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Mr.Charles Quaye | 1952–1965 |
| Mr. A.R.Cudjoe | 1965–1973 |
| Mr. K.C. Mensah | 1973–1982 |
| Mr. J.E.Acquah | 1983–1990 |
| Mr. S.K. Folson | 1990–1995 |
| Mr. Isaac Blankson | 1996–2002 |
| Mr James H. Rhule | 2002–2011 |
| Mr. Joe Ocloo Nyamadi | 2011–present |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Fijai Secondary School". ges.gov.gh. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Fijai Senior High School celebrates Diamond Jubilee". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 27 January 2014.