Abuakwa State College
| Abuakwa State College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Eastern Region-Kibi Ghana | |
| Coordinates | 6°10′32″N 0°32′39″W / 6.175626°N 0.544099°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Yaanom! Susubiribi!! |
| Established | 1936 |
| Founder | 3 Methodist elders |
| Status | Active |
| School district | Abuakwa South Municipal |
| Oversight | Ministry of Education |
| Head of school | MR. Eric Adjei Sarpong Hanson |
| Gender | Coed |
| Age | 15 to 19 |
| Classes offered | Business, general arts, general science, agriculture science, visual arts, home economics |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Abuakwa State College |
| Houses | 6 (Paa Willie, Akyem Asafo, Apea Menkah, J.B Danquah, C.J Banaman, E.K Ofori) |
| Colour(s) | Yellow and green |
| Song | Susubiribi |
| Nickname | ABUSCO |
| Publication | Yaanom Susubiribi |
| Alumni | Old Abuscodians Association |
Abuakwa State College is a co-ed second cycle institution in Kibi in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[1][2]
History[edit]
The school was established in 1936 by three elders of the Methodist Church at Asafo-Akyem as a preparatory institution to prepare Ghanaian students who wanted to sit the then Junior Cambridge Examination.[2] It was relocated to Kyebi in 1937 by Nana Sir Ofori Atta I who laid the foundation stone on 11 October 1937 thus becoming the founder and father of the school, Abuakwa State College was born to enable more students especially those from Akyem Abuakwa to enroll in the school.[3][4]
Headmasters[edit]
| Header text | Header text |
|---|---|
| Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta | 1944-1947 |
| William Ofori-Atta | 1947-1951 |
| S A Allotey | 1972 -1978 |
| A N Tetteh (ag) | 1978 (Nov) - 1978(Dec) |
| D K Asiedu | 1979 - 1982 |
| D W Donkor(ag) | 1982(April) -1982(Aug) |
| S A Birikorang | 1982 - 1983 |
| D M Ankomah | 1983 - 1990 |
| A O Botwe | 1990 - 1993 |
| E A Preko | 1993 - 1995 |
| K Antwi-Dako | 1995 - 2001 |
| Frederick Opoku | 2002 - |
Notable Persons Associated with Abuakwa State College[edit]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Gibson Dokyi Ampaw, minister in the second republic
- Rose Akua Ampofo, First Ghanaian woman to be ordained as a Presbyterian Minister
- Martin Appiah-Danquah, Ghanaian politician
- Akenten Appiah-Menka, politician and businessman
- Ahmed Arthur, politician
- Kwesi Amoako Atta, current roads & highways minister
- John Odaate-Barnor, former Chief of Defense Staff
- Asare Konadu, Writer
- Jacob Kwakye-Maafo, physician
- Mzbel, Ghanaian musician
- Bob Pixel, Photographer
- Boahene Yeboah-Afari, minister of state in the Nkrumah government
- Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, politician
Notable staff[edit]
- Ken Attafuah
- Kojo Botsio
- Ebenezer Moses Debrah
- Samuel Odoi-Sykes
- Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta
- William Ofori-Atta
References[edit]
- ^ "Abuakwa State". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b "new-classroom-block-for-abuakwa-state-college". Graphic Ghana. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Abuakwa-State-College". Wikimedia. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "abusco-launches-80th-anniversary". myjoyonline. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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