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Dabokpa Technical Institute

Hard Work and Perseverance

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About Dabokpa Technical Institute

Dabokpa Technical Institute is a public technical institute in Tamale South, Northern Region, under the Ghana TVET Service. It is mixed, with day students and boarders.

Our history

The school began as a girls' boarding middle school in the early 1960s, became a home science centre for schools in the north, then a technical and vocational institute in the 1980s, and a fully fledged technical institute in 1998.

Vision and mission

To be a centre of excellence in technical education, preparing a highly skilled workforce for Ghana and beyond, and to prepare our students for employment through technology and practical training.

Our values

  • Teamwork

  • Hard work

  • Perseverance

  • Respect for all

  • Accountability

  • Transparency

From the head

Hard Work and Perseverance.

The crest of Dabokpa Technical Institute, Tamale: a purple shield with the motto Hard Work and Perseverance.Dabokpa Technical InstituteThe school's motto

Dabokpa Technical Institute in numbers

A technical institute since
1998
As of 10 Jun 2024
Students
2,476
As of 25 Jul 2021
Teaching staff
111
As of 25 Jul 2021
Programmes
17
As of 25 Jul 2021

Recognised for our work

Made in our workshops

  • A yellow electric tricycle built by students, parked in the automobile workshop.
    An electric tricycle.
  • The bodywork of a three-wheeled vehicle under construction in the workshop.
    Tricycle bodywork in progress.
  • A welded vehicle frame with an engine mounted, in the workshop.
    A welded frame with its engine.
  • Students in workshop overalls working on a vehicle frame.
    Students at work on a frame.
  • A wooden desk with a fold-out compartment, made in the school's workshops.
    A desk with a fold-out compartment.
  • A finished wooden desk and stool made by students.
    A desk and stool.
  • Three students assembling a red and white model aircraft on the floor.
    A model aircraft.

Our leaders

  • Mariama Mahama

    Principal

  • Adam Baba Iddrisu

    Vice principal