In 1956, the government of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah established the Ghana educational trust (GET) under the chairmanship of nana Ayirebi Acquah for the purpose of founding a large number of secondary schools particularly in rural areas of the country which has been contributing so much to the economy of the country yet had been left to lag behind in education and other social field.
Out of this area Swedru secondary school was born-the first school ever to be established by the trust, in 1959.

Swedru was chosen because at the time, cocoa was contributing more than half the foreign exchange earnings for the country and Agona District alone produced about a quarter of the total national output. The GET took over the construction of 12 schools from the Ghana cocoa marketing
board which earlier in 1956 had voted 5 million cedis for building such schools.
The school was officially opened in 1959 with 150 students and eleven tutors mostly graduates.
Reverend De-graft Johnson, who was the first headmaster of the school (1959-1960) recalls with pride that apart from Achimota, this school is the only secondary school in the country to have started with the highest percentage of graduate tutors and specialists.
The school began by leaps and bounds and in no time set up a poultry farm. This was the time agriculture was considered a heed for illiterates. This interest in agriculture has continued to date. In August, 1960, Rev. Johnson left the school and in the same year Rev. A.W.E. Appiah was appointed the second headmaster. This was the period of the American peace Corp and through this scheme and others the school continues to have a fair share of graduate and specialist staff.

In June, 1962, Swedru secondary school presented the first batch of candidates for the school certificate (‘O’ Level) examinations.
The period also saw a large influx of the sons and wards of national celebrities especially minsters and high functionaries of the time. Rev. Appiah was very kindhearted and liberal. He gave free afternoon classes in English to form 4 and form 5 students with books written by himself. He also did well by introducing the school crest and the school ode.
Mr. Addo Yobo took over from Rev. Appiah in 1965. Mr. Addo Yobo contributed much to discipline in the school and saw to the construction of several new buildings including housemasters’ bungalows. He was transferred from the school in 1974 and Mr. Ofosuhene took over from him. Mr. S.A. Ofosuhene continued the good works that Mr. Addo Yobo started and during his tenure of office the school had sixth form classes, a depot for food items for zone ‘B’ schools in the central region.
A tractor was also given to the school by the ministry of education. Above all, Mr. Ofosuhene has a very good rapport with old students and actually saw to the inauguration of old Swesconian Association in 1975.
Mr. S.A. Ofosuhene was transferred in 1979 from the school and Mr. Akoto took over. Due to ill-health, Mr. Akoto left few months after holding the fort and Mr. Sam Parry acted as a headmaster for some time, to be later transferred to Apam Secondary School.

Mr. E. Ansah-Out took over from him and has since kept a high level of discipline in the school. He enjoys excellent relations with old students.
We salute the founding fathers. We salute the pioneer staff including non-teaching staff like Mr. T.A Coleman, the first bursar and secretary to the board of governors Miss Leonora Otto first matron, Mr. Amoah then messenger, uncle kwamena, first driver among a host of others