Fumbisi Senior High School

Fumbisi Senior High/Agric School[1] is a second cycle institution in Fumbisi in the Builsa South District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.[2][3][4][5] The school offers courses like Agriculture, General Arts, Home Economics, Business, Science, Visual Arts. It is a day/boarding school. The houses in the school are Mahama house, Rawlings house, Kofi Annan house, and Limann house. The school code is 0090302.[6]

Fumbisi Senior High/Agric School
Location
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10°27′14″N 1°17′38″W / 10.454°N 1.294°W / 10.454; -1.294
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TypeSecondary/high school
Established1991 (35 years ago) (1991)
GradesForms [1-3]

Courses offered

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  • Agriculture
  • Business
  • Home Economics
  • General Arts
  • General Science
  • Visual arts[6]

History

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The school was established in 1991.[7] In the 2018/19 academic year, the number of third-year students, second-year students, and first-year students were 529, 544, and 450 respectively. In 2018, the headmaster of the school was Francis Adajagsa.[8] In 2019, the headmaster of the school was Cletus Aruk.[9] The headmaster of the school is Michael Adaapiim who replaced Cletus Aruk after his retirement from 2023.

Achievements

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  • Under Headmaster Francis Adajagsa: Led the school to win five trophies, including Girls Volleyball, Cross Country, STUDAFEST, and two "Well Behaved School" awards.
  • Academic Success: Five students who passed through the newly introduced General Science course received special admissions to KNUST to pursue various science programs.[10]

Information

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  • No. of Students (SHS 1): 830
  • No. of Students (SHS 2): 530
  • No. of Students (SHS 3): 539
  • EMIS Code: 207110001
  • WAEC Code: 0090302[6]
  • School type: Public Senior High School
  • Established: 1991
  • School district: Builsa South District
  • Headmaster: Cletus Aruk (current); previous heads include Francis Adajagsa and Roger Regis Abapol[6]
  • Category: C
  • Gender: Coeducational (Mixed)
  • Accommodation status: Day and Boarding
  • Location: About 1 km east of Fumbisi township

References

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  1. "Fumbisi SHS girl jumps from 2nd floor, 19 others collapse after ghost scare". GhanaWeb. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  2. "Mahama lies on student mattress at Fumbisi SHS". GhanaPoliticsOnline.com. 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  3. Writes, Skipper (2019-10-10). "'Ghosts' close Fumbisi SHS; DISEC beg chiefs for intervention". Dailymailgh. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  4. "Fumbisi SHS closed down over ghost scare". 3NEWS.com. 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  5. "UE/R: Fumbisi SHS closed down over alleged 'spiritual attacks'". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Fumbisi Senior High". GhanaHighSchools.com. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  7. Ghana, Skynews (2022-03-30). "Fumbisi Senior High School Courses And Details - Skynewsgh". Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  8. "Fumbisi SHS Gets New Dorm, Hall For Double Track". DailyGuide Network. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  9. "11 Fumbisi SHS girls collapse after "˜strange"™ events; school closed down - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  10. "Fumbisi Senior High-Agric School Overwhelmed By Encroachers". August 25, 2017.