Every mixed school in Ghana, when given the platform, wants to boast with their achievements and records in the West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) and also performance on National Science and Math Quiz (NSMQ).
Top Mixed Schools In Ghana
Below
are the top mixed schools in Ghana;
Achimota Senior High school
Achimota
School is nicknamed Motown.
It
is a co-educational boarding school located at Achimota in Accra.
The
school was founded in 1924 by Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, Dr. James Emman
Kwegyir Aggrey, and the Rev. Alec Garden Fraser.
It
was formally opened in 1927 by Sir Frederick Guggisberg, then Governor of the
British Gold Coast colony.
Achimota,
modeled on the British public school system, was the first mixed-gender school
to be established on the Gold Coast.
The
school has educated many Ghanaian leaders, including Kwame Nkrumah, Edward
Akufo-Addo, Jerry John Rawlings, and John Evans Atta Mills all of whom are
former Heads of State of Ghana.
Former
Prime Minister of Ghana, Kofi Abrefa Busia also taught at Achimota as a
student/teacher and then staff.
Also
included in its list of African heads of state are Zimbabwe’s second president
Robert Mugabe and Sir Dawda Jawara, the first head of state of The Gambia.
An
alumnus/alumna of Achimota is known as an “Akora”.
Ghana Senior High School
Ghana
Senior High School is popularly known as GHANASS, located in Koforidua in the
Eastern region.
It
was preceded by the establishment of two colleges that ultimately combined into
what is currently known as ‘The Beacon of the East’.
In
1943, Fred Addae and Francis Adjei Tetebo established a school with an initial
population of 16 boys called Phoenix College in a private temporary building.
By
1950, an increase in student population necessitated the movement of the school
into a new location that currently houses the Technical Institute, Koforidua.
The
location change brought in its wake a change in the school’s name from Phoenix
College to Christ College.
The
location of the premises had to change again after some time to respond to the
increasing student population.
When
Ghana gained independence in 1957, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on a visit to
Koforidua requested a name change of the school from Christ College to Ghana
Secondary School.
Koforidua Senior High School
The
school is located at Koforidua in the Eastern Region.
The
school slogan is “Mmarima Mma”.
The
school was established in the year 1967 by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. It was the second
secondary technical school after Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) in
Takoradi.
The
school began as an all-boys school. Girls were later admitted for the first
time in 1991, but only made up 5% of the student population in 2001.
To
date the population of girls has not improved, therefore many people including
student think it should be made a permanent all-boys school.
Mawuli Senior High school
Mawuli
School is a co-educational, boarding senior high school located in Ho in the
Volta Region.
The
school was founded in 1950 by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
It
was the first senior high school to be established in the Trans-Volta Togoland
. The school has churned out notable Ghanaians who are helping in the
development of Ghana.
The
school can boast of Selase Agbenyefia, a Ghanaian helicopter pilot, Akofa
Edjeani Asiedu, Ghanaian actress, Akua Dansua, Ghanaian journalist and
politician, Leila Djansi – Ghanaian filmmaker, Bernice Heloo – MP Hohoe North
and former deputy Minister for Environment Science, Technology and Innovations,
Jerry Kuma – vice-chancellor of the University of Mines and Technology, Efo
Kodjo Mawugbe – Ghanaian and award-winning playwright and former director of
the National Theatre of Ghana and Elizabeth Akua Ohene – Ghanaian journalist.
Ghana National College
Ghana
National College is a senior high school in Cape Coast in the Central region.
It was founded on 20 July 1948, staffed by dismissed teachers from St
Augustine’s College and Mfantsipim School.
The
college was founded by the first Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah using his own
funds, for eight students who had been expelled by the British colonial
administration from St Augustine’s College.
The
expulsion resulted from a protest march, held in solidarity with Nkrumah, who
was then imprisoned.
In
the year 2014, the College created a Hall of Fame to honor alumni. The first
inductees were Francis Allotey, Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Jophus Anamuah-Mensah,
Anthony Annan-Prah, David Taylor, Lee Tandoh-Ocran, and Kobby A. Koomson.
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