Home About Constitution Executives APEC Student Life Magazines Engagement News Gallery Contact Us
🇬🇭 UNITING STUDENT VOICES ACROSS THE ASHANTI REGION

Ashanti Regional Students' Representative Council

The Ashanti Regional Students' Representative Council connects senior high school students across Ghana's Ashanti Region — advocating, organizing, and preparing the next generation of leaders.

ARSRC / 1997Four zones. One student voice. A living network of schools, leaders, and ideas.
0
Member Schools
0
Zones
1997
Established
0
Regional Executives

About the Council

The Ashanti Regional Students' Representative Council (ARSRC) is the recognized umbrella body coordinating Students' Representative Councils (SRCs) of senior high schools across the Ashanti Region.

Aims & Objectives

  • To constitute a mouthpiece for the interests of second-cycle students in the Ashanti Region.
  • To ensure a constant flow of information between students and educational authorities.
  • To offer a common forum for discussing students' problems in the Ashanti Region.
  • To train students in leadership skills and prepare them for future national leadership.
  • To contribute to the formation and establishment of a National Students' Representative Council for second-cycle institutions.
  • To influence educational policies affecting students through regular stakeholder meetings.
  • To ensure the continuous existence and functioning of Students' Representative Councils in all member institutions.

Founded in 1997, the ARSRC is the second oldest regional students' council in Ghana and remains one of the most active, having been recognized as Most Outstanding Regional SRC of the Year at the 2019 NUGS Excellence Awards. Today the Council coordinates 146 member schools across four zones.

ARSRC student representatives

Representation

Serving as the collective voice of students before education authorities, school management, and government bodies.

Leadership Development

Building capacity in student leaders through training, mentorship, and inter-school collaboration programs.

Unity Across Schools

Strengthening bonds between member schools through shared initiatives, events, and a common constitution.

The Council's Constitution

The constitution defines the structure, powers, and operations of the ARSRC. Browse a summary below or download the full document.

OUR MOTTO

"Emancipation of Students through Dialogue and a Philosophy of Non-Violence"

OUR SLOGAN

SRC — for Students, for Truth, for Progress

ARSRC Constitution

LG By-Laws, WDS By-Laws & Prefects Manual
Amended 2015/2016 · Published 2021

Preamble+

Adopted by the students of the Ashanti Region in recognition of the many challenges facing second-cycle students, the constitution establishes the Council as a pressure group free of social, cultural, political, and academic prejudice — built to channel student energy into productive ventures and act swiftly when the need arises.

Chapter One — Name, Supremacy & Enforcement (Art. 1–3)+

Establishes the legitimate body as the "Ashanti Regional Students Representative Council." This constitution is the supreme law governing the regional and all local SRCs, subject only to the Constitution and laws of Ghana. All members must adhere to its provisions, and officers subscribe to an oath of allegiance upon induction.

Chapter Two — Aims & Objectives (Art. 5)+

The Council exists to be the mouthpiece of second-cycle students in the Ashanti Region, ensure constant information flow between students and educational authorities, offer a forum for discussing student problems, train leaders, contribute to a future National SRC, influence educational policy through regular stakeholder meetings, and sustain functioning SRCs in every member institution.

Chapter Three — Composition & Membership (Art. 6–9)+

The Regional Council comprises all second-cycle GES institutions in the Ashanti Region — Senior High, Technical/Vocational, Commercial, and approved private schools — organized into Local Councils and four Zonal Councils. Local Councils include prefects, SRC representatives, class prefects, and group heads. A Regional Patron (appointed by CHASS) and Local General/Chief Patrons provide oversight and advisory support.

Chapter Four — Functions & Affiliations (Art. 10–11)+

Regional, Zonal, and Local SRCs organize symposia, workshops, and educational visits; help resolve issues facing member institutions; and periodically engage education stakeholders. The Council maintains working relationships with other regional SRCs and with the Association of Past Executives and Coordinators (APEC), which serves in an advisory capacity.

Chapter Five — Officials, Structure & Duties (Art. 12–20)+

Executive Committees operate at Regional (REC), Zonal (ZEC), and Local (LEC) levels. The REC comprises the Regional President, Vice-President, Secretary, and four Trustees who double as Zonal heads. The LEC is led by the Local SRC President (the Senior Prefect) alongside a Vice-President, Secretary, Organizing Secretaries, Financial Secretary, and the Literary Group President. A Permanent Secretariat, run by Regional Coordinators, handles day-to-day administration, finances, and record-keeping.

Chapter Seven — Meetings & Special Events (Art. 21–24)+

At least two Regional General Meetings are held each academic year, with Local SRCs meeting at least twice a term. The Annual Residential Congress — capped at seven days — is the Council's highest decision-making body, receiving executive reports, financial statements, and shaping strategy. The calendar also includes an Annual Students' Week and a Hand-Over & Awards Ceremony marking the transition of executives.

Chapter Eight — Elections (Art. 25–27)+

REC, ZEC, and LiGEC officers are elected at Congress; LEC members (besides the President, who is the Senior Prefect) are elected at a Local General Meeting. Candidates apply via a nomination form co-signed by the local SRC President and patron, with no discrimination on sex, colour, creed, or religion. Terms last one year, renewable for a second term only, and elections are supervised by an Electoral Commission of outgoing officers and APEC representatives.

Chapter Nine & Ten — Structure, Finance & Audit (Art. 28–30)+

Congress sits atop the Council's hierarchy, followed by the Regional General Meeting, REC, ZEC, LiGEC, and Local Councils. Funding comes from termly member dues (split 20% Regional / 80% Local), donations, and income-generating ventures, held in accounts co-signed by the Regional Patron, President, and Director of Education. Accounts are audited annually by the GES Regional Audit team.

Discipline & Amendments (Art. 31–32, 37–38)+

Disciplinary committees operate at every level to investigate conduct that brings the Council into disrepute; removal requires a two-thirds vote of no confidence, and unexplained absence from duty for four months counts as abandonment of office. Proposed amendments need ¾ support at a General Meeting, though select entrenched clauses can only be changed at Congress.

29th Administration

Meet Our Executives

Around 50 students serve in regional-level leadership roles defined by the constitution — across the Regional Executive Committee, the four Zonal Executive Committees, the Literary Group Executive Committee (LiGEC), the Writers & Debaters Society, the Editorial Committee (EDICOM), and the Permanent Secretariat. Browse by body below, and drop in real names once the current term is announced.

View Past Executives →

The Regional Executive Committee (REC) is the Council's highest standing leadership body — the President, Vice-President, Secretary, and four Trustees, each of whom also heads one of the four zones.

Each of the four zones runs its own Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC), headed by that zone's Trustee, alongside a Zonal Secretary and Zonal Organizing Secretary.

The Literary Group Executive Committee (LiGEC) coordinates the Regional Literary Group and its literary programming.

The Writers & Debaters Society (WDS) — "I speak, I write, therefore I am" — runs its own regional executive committee under the ARSRC umbrella.

The Editorial Committee (EDICOM) runs the Council's publications, editorial work, and Congress documentation.

The Permanent Secretariat handles the Council's day-to-day administration, finances, and record-keeping, based at the Regional Capital.

Ad-hoc committees are formed to handle specific tasks or events, such as the Annual Residential Congress, and are dissolved once their objectives are met.

Our Member Schools

A regional council uniting 146 senior high schools across Ashanti's four zones — among them these institutions, drawn from past ARSRC programmes and competitions.

Prempeh College
Opoku Ware School
Kumasi Academy
Kumasi High School
St. Louis SHS
T.I. Ahmadiyya SHS, Kumasi
Yaa Asantewaa Girls' SHS
Asanteman SHS
Wesley High SHS
Aduman SHS
KNUST SHS
Armed Forces SHTS
St. Hubert Seminary SHS
Fomena SHS
Tepa SHS
Antoa SHS
Tijjaniya SHS
Ejuraman Anglican SHS
Beposo SHS
Obuasi SHTS
Atwima Kwanwoma SHS
Islamic SHS, Kumasi
Juaben SHS
Gyaama Pensan SHTS
[+ 122 more across the region...]
LegacyCommittee

Association of Past Executives & Coordinators

APEC brings together former ARSRC executives and zonal coordinators who continue to serve the Council after their term — offering mentorship to sitting leadership, institutional memory drawn from years of service, and a standing link between generations of student leaders across the region.

Get in touch with APEC

Student Life & Programmes

The calendar every ARSRC member looks forward to — competition, culture, and travel that build school spirit and leadership beyond the council chamber.

See what's coming up
ProgrammesAnnual

Zonal & Regional Athletics

Member schools compete zone by zone in track and field before the top athletes face off at the regional finals — healthy rivalry that builds school spirit across all four zones.

4
Zones Compete
146
Member Schools
1
Regional Finals Day
ProgrammesAnnual

Students' Week Celebrations

A week-long showcase of culture, talent, and creativity — durbars, fashion, cuisine, and performances that let every zone put its identity on full display.

ProgrammesTermly

Edutrip

Educational excursions to museums, industries, and tertiary institutions across Ghana — broadening horizons and connecting classroom learning to the world beyond it.

More on the calendar

Scroll for more →
CongressAnnual
Annual Residential Congress

Up to seven days of executive reports, financial statements, strategy, and the election of incoming leadership.

WDSAnnual
Writers & Debaters Championship

Regional debate and quiz competitions — "I speak, I write, therefore I am" — sharpening the Council's next orators.

CeremonyAnnual
Hand-Over & Awards Ceremony

Honouring outgoing executives for their service and formally welcoming incoming leadership.

Student voiceProgramme
Miss SRC Ashanti

A platform for confidence, service, talent, and student representation across the Ashanti Region.

Follow @ashsrc

Magazines & Stories

Ideas, voices, and field notes from the students shaping the Ashanti Region — collected in one living editorial shelf.

Featured issue · Student voice

Make room for the next voice.

ARSRC Stories brings student perspectives, campus culture, leadership lessons, and the moments between events into focus — one story at a time.

Explore the story shelf
Magazine & journal6 min readStudent-led

From the student desk

Scroll through stories, photo essays, and perspectives from across the council.

Cover story
Leadership6 min read

What makes a student leader?

A practical field guide to listening, showing up, and turning shared concerns into collective action.

ARSRC StoriesIssue 01
Photo essay
Across the zones4 min read

Four zones, one student voice

A visual journey through the schools, people, and small rituals that make the network feel like home.

Field notesPhoto essay
Opinion
The debate desk5 min read

Questions are a form of leadership

Why the strongest rooms are built by students who ask better questions — and make space for honest answers.

Student opinionWDS
Voices
Letters from the next generation3 min read

Notes from the road ahead

Short reflections from students carrying the work forward in their schools, communities, and future careers.

LettersOpen call

News & Events

Announcements, meeting minutes, and upcoming council activities.

Resources

Official documents and forms for member schools and students.

Constitution
PDF · Full document
Writers & Debaters By-Laws
PDF · WDS Society
Manual for Prefects
PDF · Prefectorial Board
Minutes Template
DOCX · [Size]

Contact the Council

Have a question, suggestion, or proposal? Reach out to the ARSRC leadership.

✓ Message sent! The council will respond shortly.

Reach Us Directly

Office Location

Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana

Email

ashantiregionalsrc@gmail.com

Phone

+233 548478288