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

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

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.

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

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