Wesley Girls' High School (WGHS) is an educational institution for girls in

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in the Central region of

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. It was founded in 1836 by Harriet Wrigley, the wife of a

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minister. The school is named after the founder of

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History

Wesley Girls' High School was ranked 68th out of the top 100 best high schools in

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by ''Africa Almanac'' in 2003, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumnae, school profile, internet and news visibility.

Controversy

In December 2024, the school was sued by Shafic Osman, a private legal practitioner for allegedly denying Muslim students the right to practice their faith in the school.

Notable alumni

* Rosina Acheampong, educationist, first

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deputy director general of the GES, first Ghanaian headmistress of Wesley Girls High School *

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, blogger, writer and digital marketer *

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, justice of the

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, 1st

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woman in Ghana * Betty Acquah, feminist painter *

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, justice of the

(2006 – 2019) *

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, Ghana Ambassador to

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(2017–2021) *

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, Ghanaian diplomat *

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, member of parliament for

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Constituency *

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, Chief Justice of the

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, first female

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(2013–2014) *

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, award-winning author, academic, former

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, 13th

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, banker; formerly managing director of

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Ghana and currently CEO *

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, sports journalist * Grace Amponsah-Ababio, retired diplomat *

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, member of parliament for Atiwa East * Gladys Asmah, former Minister of Fisheries *

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, musician * Sylvia Boye, former Chief Executive and first female Registrar of West Africa Examinations Council *

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, former civil servant and first female director of

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* Melody Millicent Danquah, first female pilot in Africa *

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, first female to be Secretary to the Cabinet * Rita Akosua Dickson, Vice Chancellor of

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, first female Professor and first female Pro-vice Chancellor,

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, activist *

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, Presidential candidate (2020) & Vice Presidential candidate (2016) for the Progressive People's Party * Constance Edjeani-Afenu, first female brigadier general of the

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, Deputy Military Adviser to Ghana's

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in New York * Mary Grant, Ghana's first female council of state member; first alumna to be a medical doctor *

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, chief executive officer of the

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, Justice of the

* Jennifer Koranteng, model and

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* Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, business leader and

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's Financial Strategic Partnership Lead for Africa *

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, engineer and former managing director of the

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* Alima Mahama, lawyer and former Minister for the affairs of women and children in Ghana * Takyiwa Manuh, Ghanaian academic and author *

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, a law professor and Justice of the

* Akosua Manu, deputy CEO of National Youth Authority * Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Lawyer and Former Deputy Minister of Transport * Emma Morrison, television personality and media professional * Victoria Nyarko, Ghanaian politician, member of parliament in the first republic *

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, first female Vice-Chancellor of a state University in Ghana, First female Vice-President of Ghana * Rose Constance Owusu, former justice of the

(2008 – 2014) *

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, musician, television presenter and model * Martha Akyaa Pobee, Diplomat, Permanent Member to the United Nations, *

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, first Ghanaian woman to become the CEO of a multinational telecommunications company in

* Mabel Simpson,

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, former Minister for Trade and Industry and former

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, 15th

* Yvonne Tsikata, international economist and first Ghanaian woman to become vice president at the World Bank * Julia Osei Tutu, wife of

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, former police prosecution officer, first female

* Nana Oye Mansa Yeboaa, first female deputy Governor of the

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, and former Ghanaian diplomat * Vida Yeboah, minister of state in the

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, former Headmistress of Mfanstiman Girls' Secondary School

School Code

0030107

School Courses

* Home Economics * Business * General Science * Visual Arts * General Arts

School Facilities

* Science Lab * Sick Bay Clinic * Assembly Hall * Dinning Hall * Library * English Lab

References

External links

* http://www.wesleygirlshighalumni.org/home/inthenews.html * http://www.fiankoma.org/ftp/wesley_schoolsite/ * http://www.IDCE-world.org {{Coord missing, Ghana High schools in Ghana Cape Coast Girls' schools in Ghana Educational institutions established in 1836 Boarding schools in Ghana Public schools in Ghana 1836 establishments in the British Empire Education in the Central Region (Ghana) Methodist schools in Ghana