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Early Life and Education
Dr Rosina Acheampong started her elementary education in Pepease on the Kwahu Plateau and entered Wesley Girls' High School in 1954. She became the Senior Prefect in form five and maintained the position through to upper sixth form. Her batch of class mates being pioneers in the sixth form course in Wesley Girls High School laid the solid foundation of academic excellence which has become the hallmark of the school. She then furthered to University of Ghana-Legon (BA French, 1961-1965), University of Bordeaux, France (Proficiency in French Language, 1963-1964), University of Cape Coast, Ghana (Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), 1976-1977), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Washington DC(Certificate in Financial Management, 1997-1998)

Career
She commenced her teaching career in 1965 which spanned a period of 34 years.She taught French language and literature in schools that catered for either single sex or co-ed students in various parts of Ghana (St Monica’s Secondary School, Prempeh College, Wesley Girls High School, Tamale Secondary school and University Practice Secondary School). She served as head of the French departments in all the schools above and as Assistant Headmistress in Tamale Secondary School, University Practice Secondary School and Wesley Girls High School. In 1981 after three years as the Assistant Head Mistress of Wesley Girls High School, she took over the reigns as Head Mistress and became the first old girl, non-missionary Ghanaian Headmistress of the school. She was succeeded in 1997 by Mrs. Nancy Thompson, another old girl of the school. She increased the intake from 800 to about 1200 and expanded the infrastructure whilst maintaining the high academic standards. After sixteen years as Headmistress of WGHS she was promoted to Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) becoming the first woman to hold this position, she also acted as Director General.