Ghanata Senior High School is a boarding public senior high school located in
Dodowa
Dodowa is a town located in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, it is the district capital of Dangme West district, now Shai Osudoku District.
The city is 39 km from the capital city, Accra. The notable tourist site found there is the Dodowa ...
in the
Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Region has the smallest area of Ghana's 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres. This is 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the second most populated region, befor ...
of
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
.
Founded by Rev. E. Osabutey Aguedze in 1936, initially in
Adidome
Adidome is a small town and is the capital of Central Tongu district, a district in the Volta Region of Ghana. According to the Ghana Statistical Service 2010 Population and Housing Census, the population of Adidome was 7,587.
Geography
The Volta ...
as
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
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* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
People's College in the Volta region of Ghana.
The school later moved to its present location in Dodowa where it established its permanent campus. The motto of the school is "Carpe Diem", which means "Seize the Day".
Notable alumni
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Nana Toa Akwatia II
Nana Toa Akwatia II (born 3 May 1924) was a Ghanaian politician who was a member of the first parliament of the second Republic of Ghana. He represented the Densuagya constituency under the membership of the Progress Party (''PP'').
Early li ...
, Ghanaian politician
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Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu, Ghanaian Supreme Court Judge
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Pascaline Edwards, actress
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Godwin Kotey, Ghanaian actor
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Millison Narh, Ghanaian banker
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Kwadwo Baah Agyemang
Kwadwo Baah Agyemang (born January 24, 1975) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2016, Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Asante-Akim North (Ghana parliame ...
, Ghanaian politician
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Jaja Wachuku
Jaja Anucha Wachuku (1 January 1918 – 7 November 1996), a Royal family, Royal Prince of Ngwaland, "descendant of 20 generations of African Eze, chiefs in the Igbo country of Eastern Nigeria," was a Pan-Africanist, and a Nigerian politician, ...
, Nigerian
statesman
A statesman or stateswoman typically is a politician who has had a long and respected political career at the national or international level.
Statesman or Statesmen may also refer to:
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* ''The Statesman'' (Oregon), a n ...
, lawyer, politician, diplomat and humanitarian.
* Victor Kpakpo Addo known as Azigiza Jnr, Ghanaian Reverend, former DJ and Rapper
* Hayford Adjorlolo popularly know as Rolly Panda , Afrobeat artis
References
Education in the Eastern Region (Ghana)
Educational institutions established in 1936
1930s establishments in Gold Coast (British colony)
1936 establishments in the British Empire
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