Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School

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Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School
Location
Map
Saltpond

Central Region

Mfantsiman
,
Ghana

Ghana
Coordinates5°44′40″N 0°44′04″W / 5.7443342°N 0.7344985°W / 5.7443342; -0.7344985Coordinates: 5°44′40″N 0°44′04″W / 5.7443342°N 0.7344985°W / 5.7443342; -0.7344985
Information
Former nameSaltpond Girls' Secondary School Mfantsiman Girls' Secondary School
School typeAll Girls School
MottoObra Nye Woarbo
Established1960 (1960)
FounderKwame Nkrumah
School districtMfantsiman
OversightMinistry of Education
HeadmistressPhyllis Arthur Simpson
GenderGirls
Classes offeredHome Economics, General Science, General Arts, Visual Arts, Business Accounting, Agricultural Science
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.mfantsiman.org

Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School[1] is an all girls second cycle institution in Saltpond in the Central Region of Ghana. The school was founded in 1960 by Kwame Nkrumah,[2] originally under the name Saltpond Girls' Secondary School.[3][4] The school is also known as 'Syte'.[5]

History

The school was built in 1960 by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. It was claimed the school selected 70 girls from the Common Entrance Examination who became the first batch of the school.[5]

Features

The motto of the school is 'Obra Nye Woarbo' in Twi meaning 'Life is what you make it'. The colors of the school is mauve and white. The badge of the school has an eagle, straw basket, claw of an eagle and a woman seating on an elephant.[5]

Notable staff

Notable alumni

Politics, government, and public policy

Law

Journalism

Arts and entertainment

Banking

  • Esi Hammond, Head of Communications of BoG[5]

Education

  • Professor Ivy Adwowa Efiefi Ekem, Dean of the School of Medical Sciences at UCC.
  • Professor Aba Bentil Andam[5]

Business

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "#NSMQ2021: Mfantsiman Girls SHS dumped for the third time in a row at regional championships - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. ^ Abyna-Ansaa Adjei (2007). Ghana at 50. National Planning Committee, Ghana at 50. p. 114. ISBN 978-9988-0-9707-3.
  3. ^ "Mfantsiman Girls appeal for support to combat bedbugs|Class FM Online". m.classfmonline.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  4. ^ Webmaster. "Mfantsiman Girls' Secondary School - WELCOME TO OUR SCHOOL". www.mfantsiman.org. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Hall of Fame: These 19 popular figures are old girls of Mfantsiman". GhanaWeb. 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  6. ^ "Caroline Sampson — Making In-Roads To Stardom". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  7. ^ Online, Peace FM. "PHOTO: Nadia Buari At Mfantsiman Girls School (Then & Now)". Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  8. ^ "Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Education". www.ghanaschoolsinfo.org. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  9. ^ "Winner Of 23rd Annual National Senior High School Debate". www.citinewsroom.com. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-10.

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