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Check Out The Only 6 Category ‘A’ Schools In The Ashanti Region

The Ashanti region has over 134 senior high schools. Out of this number, only 6 are Category ‘A’ Schools. The Ashanti region is part of the regions with most category ‘A’ Schools in Ghana.

Let’s take a look at some details about the six category ‘A’ Schools in the region.

1. T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School

T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School is a category ‘A’ SHS in the region. It is a co-educational second-cycle public educational institution in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

2. Opoku Ware School

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Opoku Ware School, often referred to as OWASS, is an all-boys high school in Santasi, a suburb of Kumasi, which is the capital of the Ashanti region of Ghana.

It was established in 1952, as one of the five Catholic schools in Ghana that year. The school was named after Asante King Opoku Ware I. It is also a category ‘A’ SHS in the region.

3. Kumasi High School

Kumasi High School often referred to as KUHIS, is a boys’ senior high school in the Ashanti region of Ghana. It was established in 1962, by S. K. Amoah. The students are known collectively as Mmerantee. It is located in Gyinyase near Ahinsan Estate. The motto of the school is Truth conquers. It falls part of the six category ‘A’ schools in the region.

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4. Prempeh College

Prempeh College is a public secondary school for boys located in Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. The school is often referred as the best SHS in the Ashanti region.

5. St. Louis Senior High School 

St. Louis Senior High School is an all-female school located at Oduom, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.

St. Louis Senior High School was opened in 1952, with an initial group of 12 girls.

6. Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ Senior High School 
Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ Senior High School is an all-female Senior High School that was established in 1951 by Ghana’s first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. The school was founded in 1960 with funds from the Ghana Education Trust.

Yaa Asantewaa is named after the Queen mother of Ejisu Yaa Asantewaa who led a war against the British Colonialists. The school is the only girls school on the list.

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Rexford Dede Baah-Nyarkoh

Rexford Dede Baah-Nyarkoh, popularly known as Rexbank, is a freelance blogger in Ghana, covering all trending, entertainment, politics and lifestyle news in Ghana and beyond.

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