Ofori Panin Senior High School

Ofori Panin Senior High School (OPASS) is a co-educational second cycle institution in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Ofori Panin School (formerly Tafo-Kukurantumi Senior High school, now nicknamed OPASS), is a co-educational boarding school located at Tafo in Akyem, Eastern Region, Ghana. The school was founded in 1961 by Kwame Nkrumah.[2] The foundation stone of the building was laid on 19 May 1962 by Hon. Kofi Asante Ofori Attah, M.P. for Akim Abuakwa and Minister of Justice at that time. An alumnus/alumna of Ofori Panin is known as an "Opassian".

Ofori Panin Senior High School
Address
P. O. Box 11
Tafo -Kukurantumi.[1]

Tafo

Eastern Region

Tafo
00233

Ghana
Coordinates05°37′38″N 00°12′49″W
Information
School typeHigh School Co-educational Boarding / Residential
MottoDwen na Som
(Think and Serve)
Religious affiliation(s)Non-denominational Christian
Established22 September 1961
FounderKwame Nkrumah
Educational authorityMinistry of Education
ChairpersonPrince Kofi Amoabeng, Chairperson of Board of Governors
HeadteacherMr John Biantey
ChaplainRev. Eric Aforo .
GradesForms 1–3 (10th – 12th grades)
GenderCo-ed (Boys/Girls)
Age range14 to 19 years
Enrollmentc. 2000
Education systemSenior High School
Classes offeredVisual Arts, Home Economics, Science, General Arts
LanguageEnglish
CampusOfori Panin School
Campus typeResidential garden-style Setting
Houses8
Colour(s)Blue and White
   
SongOPASS, Our Alma Mater
NicknameOPASS
PublicationMpaninfoɔ
AlumniOPASS Alumni Association
Websitewww.oforipaninshs.com

The motto of the school is "Dwen Na Som" meaning "Think and Serve", a reference to the founders' expressed philosophy that starting in the context of school life, male and female, everyone should serve with a thoughtful mind and be ready and willing to serve yourself, your school, family, nation and the world at large. The school crest was designed using the leopard and other items. The leopard signifies strength and intelligence, a torch, which shows light and brightness on the path to victory, a cutlass that represents the farming community of Akim Abuakwa, a tree signifying the rain forest of Akyem Abuakwa which provides fertile land for the production of timber and cocoa, the backbone of Ghana's economy.

Principals and heads
Name Tenure of office
Mr. K. Adwedaa, B. Sc. 1961–1963
Mr. S. T. Ampofo, B. A. (Hons) 1963–1976
Mr. E. Twum-Danso, B.A. Legon (Acting) 1976–1977
Mr. G. A. Gyimah, B.A. Legon 1977–1991
Mr. K. Amo-Dako, B.A. Ed. 1991–2003
Mr. K. Kyei-Brobbey, B Sc. (Hons) Dip (Agric), Dip. Ed. 2003–2012
Rev. Kent Badu 2012–2014
Dr. Edmund K. Fianu Dip. ED., BA(Hons), M.A DT. 2014–2017
Mr. John Biantey 2018-

Notable Alumni

References
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