University Practice Senior High School was the “brain child” of the Faculty of Education, University of Cape Coast. The dream became a reality when the Ghana Education Service warmly accepted the idea. Initially, the Faculty of Education wanted the school to be its practice school, where students from the University could do their teaching practice. However, it was to run along the same lines as other secondary schools in the public system. The university was to provide all physical structures and equipments while G. was to provide the teaching and non-teaching staff. The School was formally opened on 23rd October, 1976 with 70 students to start the Senior High School programme. In addition, 42 students were admitted for the lower sixth form, Arts and Science courses. Thus, the total number of the pioneers was 112. There were 12 classrooms and a science laboratory. At that time, science and Arts were the only programmes offered in the school. The school also relied heavily on the University faculties particularly the libraries and science laboratories. Currently, the school is headed by Mrs. Rose Arthur as assistant headmistress; administration and Mrs. Cynthia Abole; Assistant headmistress; academics. With encouragement, support from P. T. A. and former headmistress, Mrs. Susana Lokko, the school has come this far. It has 1,600 students with 83 tutors and 42 non-teaching staff. The school is having a library, a science resource centre, an I. C. laboratory, Home Economics Department, Visual Arts Department, a school farm and a hostel for boys and girls. The school has also extended its feeding of hostel students to cover day students. This enables students to stay in the classroom instead of roaming about during break for lunch. With the help of the Almighty God and support from P. A, and various individuals we hope to become a first class school by the year 2015. And this Page is all about making the UPSHS dream a reality!
