Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School

Public high school in Kumasi, Ghana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.[2][3]

Coordinates6.6966°N 1.6999°W / 6.6966; -1.6999
TypePublic high school
MottoLove and Service
DenominationMethodist, Presbyterian
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Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School
Location
Ashanti Region

Kumasi

Ghana
Coordinates6.6966°N 1.6999°W / 6.6966; -1.6999
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoLove and Service
DenominationMethodist, Presbyterian
Founded1960; 66 years ago (1960)
FounderKwame Nkrumah
Statusactive
Kumasi Wesley Girls SHS
OversightMinistry of Education
HeadmistressMrs. Felicia Asamoah Danquah[1]
GenderGirls
Age14 to 18
Enrollment4087
Classes offered
General Science, Business, Home Economics, Agric Science, General Arts, Visual Arts
LanguageEnglish
Houses11
Colours  Blue
  White
AlumniAdehyeɛ
Websitewww.yagshs.edu.gh
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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.[4]

Alliance

Yaa Asantewaa Senior High maintains an ongoing alliance with their boys' school, Prempeh College called Amanadehye.

Notable alumnae

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