Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School
Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School (YAGSHS) is a public high school for girls in Tanoso in the Atwima Mponua District in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
| Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 6.6966°N 1.6999°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Love and Service |
| Denomination | Methodist, Presbyterian |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Founder | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Status | active |
| Sister school | Prempeh College |
| Oversight | Ministry of Education |
| Headmistress | Esuande Rabin Famiyeh[1] |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Number of students | 1014 |
| Classes offered | Business, Home Economics, General Science, Agric Science, General Arts, Visual Arts |
| Language | English |
| Houses | 10 |
| Colour(s) | Skyblue and white |
| Alumni | YAOGA |
| Website | www |
History
Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High was established in 1951 by Ghana's first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. The school was founded in 1960 with funds from the Ghana Education Trust. Yaa Asantewaa is named after the Queen mother of Ejisu Yaa Asantewaa who led a war against the British Colonialists.[2]
Alliance
Yaa Asantewaa Senior High maintains an ongoing alliance with their boys' school, Prempeh College called Amanadehye.
Notable alumnae
- Serwaa Amihere, broadcast journalist and news presenter
- Ellen Boakye, cardiologist for children
- Efya, singer and songwriter
- Nana Akosua Konadu, broadcaster, CEO and founder of Enak Consult
- Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong, media personality
References
- "List of Headmistresses". Yaghs. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- "Brief History". Yaghs. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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