Abuakwa State College
Abuakwa State College | |
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Location | |
Eastern Region-Kibi Ghana | |
Coordinates | 6°10′32″N 0°32′39″W / 6.175626°N 0.544099°WCoordinates: 6°10′32″N 0°32′39″W / 6.175626°N 0.544099°W |
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Type | Public high school |
Established | 1936 |
Founder | 3 Methodist elders |
Status | Active |
School district | Kibi District |
Oversight | Ministry of Education |
Gender | Coed |
Age | 15 to 19 |
Classes offered | Business, general arts, general science, agriculture science, visual arts, home economics |
Language | English |
Houses | 6 (Akyeam Asafo, Apea Menkah, Paa Willie, J.B Danquah, C.J Banaman, E.K Ofori) |
Colour(s) | Yellow and green |
Nickname | ABUSCO |
Abuakwa State College is a co-ed second cycle institution in Kibi in Eastern Region of Ghana.[1][2]
History[]
The school was established in 1936 by three elders of the Methodist Church at Asafo-Akyem as a preparatory institution to prepare Ghanaian students who wanted to sit the then Junior Cambridge Examination.[2] It was relocated to Kibi in 1967 to enable all more students especially those from Abuakwa to enroll in the school.[3][4]
Headmasters[]
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Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta | 1944-1947 |
William Ofori-Atta | 1947-1951 |
S A Allotey | 1972 -1978 |
A N Tetteh (ag) | 1978 (Nov) - 1978(Dec) |
D K Asiedu | 1979 - 1982 |
D W Donkor(ag) | 1982(April) -1982(Aug) |
S A Birikorang | 1982 - 1983 |
D M Ankomah | 1983 - 1990 |
A O Botwe | 1990 - 1993 |
E A Preko | 1993 - 1995 |
K Antwi-Dako | 1995 - 2001 |
Frederick Opoku | 2002 - |
Notable Persons Associated with Abuakwa State College[]
Notable alumni[]
- Kwesi Amoako Atta - current roads & highways minister
- Gibson Dokyi Ampaw- minister in the second republic
- Akenten Appiah-Menka- politician and businessman.
- John Odaate – Barnor-former Chief of Defense Staff
- Asare Konadu- Writer
- Jacob Kwakye-Maafo- physician
- Mzbel- Ghanaian musician
- Boahene Yeboah-Afari - minister of state in the Nkrumah government
- Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah
Notable staff[]
- Ken Attafuah
- Kojo Botsio
- Samuel Odoi-Sykes
- Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta
- William Ofori-Atta
References[]
- ^ "Abuakwa State". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b "new-classroom-block-for-abuakwa-state-college". Graphic Ghana. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Abuakwa-State-College". Wikimedia. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "abusco-launches-80th-anniversary". myjoyonline. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
Categories:
- Ghanaian school stubs
- Educational institutions established in 1936
- Public schools in Ghana
- 1936 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony)
- High schools in Ghana
- Education in the Eastern Region (Ghana)
- Schools in Ghana