History
St. Joseph's Technical School, (SABTECH) Saboba was founded by
the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD), a religious congregation
of the Roman Catholic Church in May 1967.The founding SVD
Missionaries include Rev. Fr. Charles Erbr, Rev. Fr. Joseph
Connolly and others with the main aim of training artisans to
build and roof people's houses in and around Saboba locality.
In fact,as a result of lack of skilled personnel in the area,
it was their desire to help the local people produce good and
experienced craftsmen for the building industry in the
North-Eastern corridor of the Northern Region and beyond. The
official opening of the school was done by the late Mr. B.A
Yakubu, the then Inspector General of Police in May, 1967.
Academic work started in September, 1967 with eighteen (18)
students to pursue a three years programme in Carpentry and
Joinery (C/J) and Block-laying and Concreting (B/C). Among the
pioneer staff were Rev. Fr. Joseph Connolly, Messrs.Anton
Naglar (an Australian lay missionary and a mason), Oswald
Schauber (a lay missionary from Germany ), Felix Komlatsc (a
carpenter from Southern Ghana), Herman Zanu [a mason from
Southern Ghana ), Amoah, also from, Southern Ghana and Rev.
Bro. John Klein Douwel[SVD), The founding fathers saw the need
for a Technical School in a remote village like Saboba by
then. Parents however encouraged their wards to go to bigger
towns like Yendi and other towns to look for work or continue
schooling. In spite of stiff opposition from parents who
looked down upon Vocational/Technical Schools, the SVD
Missionaries went ahead to put up a trade school in Saboba
which they felt would have a direct impact on the local
populace in the future.
Growth and Development
SABTECH has been transformed from Trades School to a Technical
School of high caliber today. She has moved from awarding her
own Certificate referred to as "End of Training" Certificate to
the award of external City and Guilds of London Examination
Certificates, Ghana Government recognized Technical Examination
Certificate and today, Certificate II conducted by Technical
Examination Unit [TEU] and National Board for Professional and
Technical Examination (NABPTEX)* SABTECH in its transformation
became a government assisted school in 1984 and further gained
boarding status in October, 2002. She is one of the twenty (20)
Technical Institutions that benefited from the Votech Project
that saw the construction of a number of workshops and
subsequent installation of new ultra-modern "state of the art"
equipment in five trade areas namely Carpentry and Joinery
(C/J),Block-laying and Concreting (B/C), Auto Mechanics,
Mechanical Engineering and Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
Our Principals
| Name |
Year |
| Rev. Fr. Joseph Connolly, SVD |
1967 - 1968 |
| Rev. Br. John Klein Douwell, SVD |
1968 - 1978 |
| Rev. Fr. Mike Yachim, SVD |
1978 - 1981 |
| Rev. Br. Edward Asafu Adjei, SVD |
1981 - 1981 |
| Rev. Br. Dennis Williams, SVD |
1981 - 1985 |
| Mr. Linus Tuuli |
1987 - 1999 |
| Mr. Axolu Godfred |
2000 - 2009 |
| Mr. Charles Akatuk (Acting) |
June,2009 - Nov.,2009 |
| Mr. Ziblim Nantogma (Acting) |
Nov.,2009 - Dec.,2009 |
| Mr. Adum George Azivongo |
Dec,2009 - Jan.,2018 |
| Mr. Zachary Yorose |
Jan,2018 - Jul.,2019 |
| Mr. Atingyena Maxwell |
Aug,2019 - To Date |