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BRIEF HISTORY OF GOVERVMENT SECRETARIAL SCHOOL
The Government Secretarial School was established in 1952 at Cantonments, Accra, by the then British Colonial government of the Gold Coast under the governorship  of  Lord  Listowel.  The  school  was  established  as  part  of  the Africanisation policy to train high calibre secretarial staff for the civil service and other public sector organizations. The first Principal was Miss Alice Morgan, an European professional secretary. The school started with three female students.

The training was for duration of three months and comprised of Shorthand, Typing and English Language. In 1957 the enrolment increased to 40 students made up 10 young men and 30 women. Since its establishment, the school has trained students from other African countries including Uganda, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Swaziland, Tanzania, Gambia, Cameroon and South Africa.

Apart from training students from other African countries, the school has also helped  in  the  establishment  of  secretarial  schools  in  other  African  countries including Zanzibar now part of Tanzania Over the years, the school has expanded and currently has six satellite campuses in Accra, Koforidua, Sekondi, Kumasi, Ho and Tamale.

The school is the oldest and largest service provider when it comes to secretarial training in Ghana with expert, professional and technical competence.

Vision
A Centre of excellence for secretarial training

Mission
Government Secretarial School exists to provide high quality secretarial training to the Civil Service and the public.