Profile Of Mfantsiman Girls’ SHS; Courses, History, Achievements, Alumni

Mfantsiman Girls’ Senior High School(SHS), located in Saltpond in the Central region of Ghana is an all-girls second cycle institution. Let’s take a look at the profile of the school.

DATE FOUNDED

The school was founded in 1960 by Kwame Nkrumah, originally under the name Saltpond Girls’ Secondary School. The school is also known as ‘Syte. The school will be 63 years old now on September 30th.

COURSES OFFERED 

• Home Economics
• General Science
• General Arts
• Visual Arts
• Business
• Agricultural Science

CATEGORY

Category A

MOTTO AND COLOURS

The school’s motto is ‘Obra Nye Woarbo’, meaning ‘Life is what you make it’. The colors of the school is mauve and white

HOUSES

In terms of student accommodations, the girls are allocated to six distinct residences, namely

• Butler House
• Crofie House
• Chinery House
• Engman House
• Scotton House
• Yeboah House

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Finalist Ghana National Science and Maths Quiz 2016
• Winner of 23rd Annual National Senior High School Debate

NOTABLE ALUMNI

• Matilda Amissah-Arthur, former Second lady of Ghana
• Samira Bawumia, Second lady of Ghana
• Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, lawyer, women’s rights activist and politician and minister of Communication
• Gifty Anti, journalist and broadcaster
• Caroline Sampson,radio presenter, TV show host,voice over artist
• Sangmorkie Tetteh
• Ivy Adwowa Efiefi Ekem, Dean of the School of Medical Sciences at UCC.
• Aba Bentil Andam, first Ghanaian female physicist and former president of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Nana Klutse, Climatologist
• Beatrice Lokko, headmistress of the Accra Academy (1996 – 2005)

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HISTORY

Formerly known as Saltpond Girls, this institution was founded with the purpose of providing relevant education at the second-cycle level for girls. The aim was to equip them with essential skills that would enable them to harness their potential and contribute productively to society. This initiative aimed to facilitate poverty alleviation, foster socio-economic growth, and contribute to the overall development of the nation

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