Profile Of Wesley Girls’ SHS; Courses, Achievements, History, Alumni
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Wesley Girls’ Senior High School(SHS) is an educational institution for girls in Cape Coast. It happens to be the most beautiful senior high school in Ghana.
FOUNDER
The school was founded in 1836 by Harriet Wrigley, the wife of a Methodist minister. The school is named after the founder of Methodism, John Wesley. The school is currently 187 years old
MOTTO
Live Pure, Speak True, Right Wrong , Follow the King
COURSES
- Business
- Home Economics
- General Arts
- Visual Arts
- General Science
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ADDRESS
Box Address: P. O. Box 61, Cape Coast
Telephone: +233332132218; +233332135067
Email; [email protected]
ACHIEVEMENT
- Won the Sprite Ball Championship in 2008 and 2016.
The school has produced the most overall best WASSCE candidates in West Africa. Such awards include
- In 2011, Sakyi Ann Abena Antwiwaa won the award for the school
- In 2012, Pah-Kordieh Yvette won this award
- In 2013, Mannoh Ivy Ama, also won this award.
- In 2015, Quaye Jessica Ayel, also became the best WASSCE student
- In 2018, Wilhermina Opoku from the school was crowned the best WASSCE candidate.
- In 2019, Melisa Abena Okyerewaa Amoah, also grabbed this award.
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ALUMNI
- Rosamond Asiamah Nkansah, 1st police woman in Ghana
- Betty Acquah, feminist painter
- Adina, musician
- Sophia Ophilia Adjeibea Adinyira, justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2006 – 2019)
- Dedo Difie Agyarko-Kusi, Ghana Ambassador to South Korea (2017–2021)
- Agnes Aggrey-Orleans, Ghanaian diplomat
- Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, member of parliament for Klottey Korle Constituency
- Mabel Agyemang, Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands, first female Chief Justice of The Gambia (2013-2014)
- Ama Ata Aidoo, award-winning author, academic, former Minister of Education
- Sophia Akuffo, 13th Chief Justice of Ghana
- Patience Akyianu, banker; managing director of Barclays Bank Ghana
- Akosua Addai Amoo, Sports journalist
- Grace Amponsah-Ababio, a retired diplomat
- Abena Osei Asare, member of parliament for Atiwa East
- Gladys Asmah, former Minister of Fisheries
- Becca, musician
- Sylvia Boye, former Chief Executive and first female Registrar of West Africa Examinations Council
HISTORY
The school was founded in 1836, and named after the founder of Methodism, John Wesley. The school started as a primary school with the aim of offering girls training in reading and writing, sewing and housekeeping, and spiritual development