Opoku Ware School

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Opoku Ware School
Address
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PO Box 849 Kumasi , Ashanti Ghana
Coordinates	6°39′47″N 1°38′42″W / 6.663°N 1.645°W / 6.663; -1.645Coordinates: 6°39′47″N 1°38′42″W / 6.663°N 1.645°W / 6.663; -1.645
Information
Type	Public senior high school
Motto	Latin: Deus Lux Scientiae
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Established	1952; 69 years ago (1952)
Oversight	Catholic Church of Ghana
Grades	Senior High Years 1–3
Gender	Boys
Number of students	3,000[citation needed]
Color(s)	Blue
Mascot	Tortoise
School Anthem	"All Hail Opoku Ware School"
Website	opokuwareschool.edu.gh

Opoku Ware School, often referred to as OWASS, is a public Catholic senior high school for boys, located in Santasi, a suburb of Kumasi, which is the capital of the Ashanti region of Ghana.^[1][2]

Notable alumni[]

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• Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, former deputy NDC Minister of State^[3]
• Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi, former NDC Minister of State,
• Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for food and Agriculture
• Akwasi Appiah^[4] (O 123) former head coach of the Ghana Black Stars.
• George Boakye, former Chief of Air Staff
• Prof. George Gyan-Baffour, Minister for Planning and Member of Parliament(Wenchi)
• Justice Stephen Alan Brobbey, retired jurist; former Chief Justice of the Gambia and justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
• Shadrack Osei Frimpong, founder of Cocoa360
• Ohene Karikari, former national athlete and Africa's number one sprinter during his time
• Dr. Jacob Kwakye-Maafo, physician, surgeon and CEO of West End Clinic, Kumasi
• Prof. Christian Nsiah, Olympic athlete and Business Economics professor at Black Hills State Uni
• Paul Victor Obeng, mechanical engineer, Politician and former chairman of KNUST council
• Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, former Finance Minister and current MP for Old Tafo
• Ernest Owusu-Poku, former Inspector General of Police, Ghana
• Nana Akuoko Sarpong, traditional ruler of Agogo state, former politician
• Jacob Osei Yeboah, politician

References[]

External links[]

• School's Website