Annual Residential Congress
Up to seven days of executive reports, financial statements, strategy, and the election of incoming leadership.
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.
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.
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.
Serving as the collective voice of students before education authorities, school management, and government bodies.
Building capacity in student leaders through training, mentorship, and inter-school collaboration programs.
Strengthening bonds between member schools through shared initiatives, events, and a common constitution.
The constitution defines the structure, powers, and operations of the ARSRC. Browse a summary below or download the full document.
LG By-Laws, WDS By-Laws & Prefects Manual
Amended 2015/2016 · Published 2021
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A regional council uniting 146 senior high schools across Ashanti's four zones — among them these institutions, drawn from past ARSRC programmes and competitions.
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 APECThe 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 upMember 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.
A week-long showcase of culture, talent, and creativity — durbars, fashion, cuisine, and performances that let every zone put its identity on full display.
Educational excursions to museums, industries, and tertiary institutions across Ghana — broadening horizons and connecting classroom learning to the world beyond it.
Up to seven days of executive reports, financial statements, strategy, and the election of incoming leadership.
Regional debate and quiz competitions — "I speak, I write, therefore I am" — sharpening the Council's next orators.
Honouring outgoing executives for their service and formally welcoming incoming leadership.
A platform for confidence, service, talent, and student representation across the Ashanti Region.
Follow @ashsrcIdeas, voices, and field notes from the students shaping the Ashanti Region — collected in one living editorial shelf.
ARSRC Stories brings student perspectives, campus culture, leadership lessons, and the moments between events into focus — one story at a time.
Explore the story shelfScroll through stories, photo essays, and perspectives from across the council.
A practical field guide to listening, showing up, and turning shared concerns into collective action.
A visual journey through the schools, people, and small rituals that make the network feel like home.
Why the strongest rooms are built by students who ask better questions — and make space for honest answers.
Short reflections from students carrying the work forward in their schools, communities, and future careers.
Announcements, meeting minutes, and upcoming council activities.
Official documents and forms for member schools and students.
Have a question, suggestion, or proposal? Reach out to the ARSRC leadership.
Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
ashantiregionalsrc@gmail.com
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