DIASPORA GIRLS' SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

DIASPORA GIRLS' SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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ACADEMICS

PROGRAMMES FOR 2024/25 ACADEMIC YEAR

The school offers five programmes namely:

  1. General Science
  2. General Arts
  3. Business
  4. Home Economics
  5. Visual Art

GENERAL SCIENCE

SCIENCE 1

  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Additional Mathematics
  • Computing


SCIENCE 2

  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Additional Mathematics
  • Geography



GENERAL ARTS

GENERAL ARTS 1

1. Geography

2. Economics

3. Additional Mathematics/ Government 

4. Computing/ Religious Studies/ Arts and Design Foundation


GENERAL ARTS 2

1. Religious Studies

2. Economics/Government/History

3. Literature - In - English/ Arts and Design Foundation

4. Akuapem Twi / French


GENERAL ARTS 3

1. History/ Economics

2. Literature - In- English 

3. Additional Mathematics / Geography

4. Akuapem twi / French


BUSINESS

BUSINESS

1. Business Management

2. Financial Accounting

3. Economics

4. Additional Mathematics

5. Computing



HOME ECONOMICS

HOME ECONOMICS 1A

1. Foods and Nutrition

2. Management -in - living

3. Biology

4. Arts and Design Foundation


HOME ECONOMICS 1B

1. Foods and Nutrition

2. Management -in - living

3. Biology

4. Economics



HOME ECONOMICS 2

1. Clothing and Textiles 

2. Management -in - living

3. Biology

4. Arts and Design Foundation/ Computing


VISUAL ARTS


VISUAL ARTS

1. Arts and design studio

2. Arts and design foundation

3. Computing

4. Business Management / Management -in- Living/ Geography

5. Economics/Clothing and Textiles/French

DEPARTMENTS

The school currently has six academic departments which runs the various programmes. The departments are:

  1. Science and Mathemetics Department
  2. Language Department
  3. General Arts Department
  4. Business Department
  5. Home Economics Department 
  6. Visual Arts Department 

SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

The Science Department is headed by Mr. Rex Osae-Nyarko Jr and Mathematics Department is headed by Mr. Albert K. Attippoe. This department oversees the General Science Programme as well as Mathematics (Core and Elective) in other department. The General science programme commenced in September 2019. The science class is the only class with 100% graduation in all external examinations (WASSCE) since 2022 when its first cohorts wrote 

LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT 

The Language Department is headed by Mr. Frank A. Danso. The department oversees language courses in the school. These courses are: English Language, Literature -in- English, Ghanaian Language (Twi - Akuapem) and French 

GENERAL ARTS DEPARTMENT 

The General Arts Department is headed by madam Vera Adzamli. Courses such as Social Studies, Government, Geography, Economics, History and Christian Religious Studies are enshrined under this department 

BUSINESS DEPARTMENT

The Head of the Business Department is Madam Henrietta Amponsah Tawiah. Courses under this department are Business Management, Financial Accounting and Principles of Cost Accounting 

HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT 

This department is headed by Madam Victoria Afetsi. The programme option under this department: Foods and Nutrition unit ad Clothing and Textiles unit. Another compulsory course under this department is Management-in- Living

VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT

The visual art programme started with 5 students and a teacher during the 2014/2015 academic year. Due to lack of teachers at that time, 2 students left to other schools leaving only 3 students to complete in 2017 with a 100% pass in all their 3 elective subjects(Graphics Design, Jewellery and G.K.A). The department is headed by Mr. Richard Dotse Kukubor


The Visual art programme was first under the Home Economics department till it came to be on it own as Visual Arts department in 2016 when the intake of students rouse from 3 to 34 in the 2016/2017 academic year with an additional teacher.


In 2016 May 5th, the Visual Art Society(VAS) was formed with the aim to help bring creative skills in students and for the department and the school to be known In Ghana in terms of Art. The Visual Arts Department has celebrated 3 Visual Arts weeks, The maiden one was in 2017, the second in 2018 and the last was a collaboration Arts week with Generals Arts department in 2019.


The department oversees courses such as General Knowledge-in-Arts, Jewellery, Graphic Design and Picture Making, Art & Design Studio and Art & Design Foundation 

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