Opoku Ware School: History, Programmes And More
This article is about Opoku Ware School, one of the well-known SHS in Ghana. In this write-up, we share with you very useful information including history, programmes offered in the school, and many more.
Opoku Ware School: History, Programmes And More
Introduction
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. The sister school of Opoku Ware School is St. Louis Senior High School.
School Website
https://opokuwareschool.edu.gh/
History Of Opoku Ware School
Until the school was built, there was no government secondary school in the Ashanti Region, and youths had to travel south across the Pra River in order to attend secondary schools. This meant that members of the Catholic Church who wished to have their children educated in accordance with Catholic traditions had to send them to St. Augustine’s College or Holy Child College, both in Cape Coast.
At a meeting held on January 31, 1951, a decision was taken to build a Roman Catholic Mission secondary school. The government was to provide all the funds for the building of the school. The school was meant for 360 students with a possible expansion to the Sixth Form. It was to be developed according to a ten-year development plan, and the final cost was estimated at £250,000. An expatriate construction firm, Fry, Drew and Company, was awarded the contract to build classrooms, dormitories, laboratories, and administration block and staff bungalows.
Opoku Ware School: History, Programmes and More: How Many Houses Are in Aburi Girls Senior High School?
- ST. ANDREW HOUSE.
- ST. JAMES HOUSE.
- ST. JOHN HOUSE.
- ST. LUKE HOUSE.
- ST. MARK HOUSE.
- ST. MATTHEW HOUSE.
- ST. PAUL HOUSE.
- ST. PETER HOUSE
Programmes offered at Aburi Girls Senior High School
Below are academic programmes offered in the school
- Business
- Visual Arts
- General Science
- General Arts
Opoku Ware School Achievements
The school has won the Science quiz twice and has been runners-up four times. It has also been runners-up in the 1995 Brilliant Science and Mathematics Quiz Competition, and champion in 1997. It placed second nationally the first and about the only time the SSSCE results league were published.
OWASS has won more trophies than any of its counterparts in the region; the school at one point won the hockey trophy for 11 consecutive years. OWASS has won more trophies than any school in the region when it comes to inter-collegiate events (Superzonals) held annually. The school has 9 out of the 13 Superzonals.
Opoku Ware School Alumni
- Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, former deputy NDC Minister of State
- Kwamena Ahwoi, former NDC Minister of State
- Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for food and Agriculture
- Stephen Amoah, Member of Parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency
- James Kwesi Appiah, former head coach of the Ghana Black Stars
- George Boakye, former Chief of Air Staff
- 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
- George Gyan-Baffour, Minister for Planning and Member of Parliament(Wenchi)
- Ohene Karikari, former national athlete and Africa’s number-one sprinter during his time
- John Kumah, Deputy Minister of Finance.
- Jacob Kwakye-Maafo, physician, surgeon and CEO of West End Clinic, Kumasi
- Christian Nsiah, Olympic athlete and Business Economics professor at Black Hills State University
- Paul Victor Obeng, mechanical engineer, Politician and former chairman of KNUST council
- Anthony Akoto Osei, former Finance Minister and current MP for Old Tafo
- Ernest Owusu-Poku, former Inspector General of Police, Ghana
- Nana Akuoko Sarpong, the traditional ruler of Agogo state, former politician
- Nana Otuo Siriboe, Chairman of the Council of State. The Omanhene of the Juaben traditional area.
- Yaw Tog, Musician, rapper
- Jacob Osei Yeboah, a politician
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Opoku Ware School Address
79 Mankessim – Kumasi Rd, Kumasi
Is Opoku Ware School Category A school?
Yes, it is a category A school
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