Wesley Girls' High School (WGHS) is an educational institution for girls in Cape Coast in the Central region of Ghana.[1] It was founded in 1836 by Harriet Wrigley, the wife of a Methodist minister.[2] The school is named after the founder of Methodism, John Wesley.
Wesley Girls' High School was ranked 68th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumnae, school profile, internet and news visibility.[3]
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^Abyna-Ansaa Adjei (2007). Ghana at 50. National Planning Committee, Ghana at 50. p. 95. ISBN978-9988-0-9707-3.
^. Africa Almanac. 1 October 2003. Archived from the original on 14 January 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2016. The research leading up to the publication of the 100 Best High Schools in Africa began with the launching of the website in December 2000.
^Frank Darkwah (30 December 2016). "Wesley Girls, Opoku Ware wins Sprite Ball Championship". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^"NPP Candidate Sure Of Winning Lower Manya Krobo Seat". Peace FM Online. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
^"President Akufo-Addo Swears In 4 Ambassadors, 1 High Commissioner". Presidency of Ghana. Communications Bureau. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
^"Governor Dakin announces new judicial appointments". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
^Online, Peace FM. "Mahama Picks Joyce Bawa Mogtari As His Special Aide". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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Wesley Girls High School WGHS is an educational institution for girls in Cape Coast in the Central region of Ghana 1 It was founded in 1836 by Harriet Wrigley the wife of a Methodist minister 2 The school is named after the founder of Methodism John Wesley Wesley Girls High SchoolLocationCape Coast GhanaInformationTypePublic Secondary High SchoolMottoLive Pure Speak True Right Wrong Follow the KingEstablished1836 187 years ago 1836 Head of schoolMrs Jeannette Ruby SiamehStaff68Number of students1700Color s Green and yellow AffiliationWesleyan Methodist ChurchAddressP O Box 61 Cape Coast GhanaTelephone 233 3321 32218HousesBellamy Ellis Waldron Wrigley Wardbrew Compton Abban Garnett Acheampong Thompson DjokotoWebsitewesleygirls edu gh Contents 1 History 2 Achievements 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory editWesley Girls High School was ranked 68th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003 based upon quality of education student engagement strength and activities of alumnae school profile internet and news visibility 3 Achievements editWon the Sprite Ball Championship in 2008 and 2016 4 Notable alumni editRosina Acheampong educationist first female deputy director general of the GES first Ghanaian headmistress of Wesley Girls High School Jemila Abdulai blogger writer and digital marketer Barbara Frances Ackah Yensu active justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana 2022 Rosamond Asiamah Nkansah 1st police woman in Ghana Betty Acquah feminist painter Adina musician Sophia Ophilia Adjeibea Adinyira justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana 2006 2019 Dedo Difie Agyarko Kusi Ghana Ambassador to South Korea 2017 2021 5 6 Agnes Aggrey Orleans Ghanaian diplomat Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings member of parliament for Klottey Korle Constituency Mabel Agyemang Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands 7 first female Chief Justice of The Gambia 2013 2014 Ama Ata Aidoo award winning author academic former Minister of Education Sophia Akuffo 13th Chief Justice of Ghana Patience Akyianu banker managing director of Barclays Bank Ghana Akosua Addai Amoo Sports journalist Grace Amponsah Ababio a retired diplomat Abena Osei Asare member of parliament for Atiwa East Gladys Asmah former Minister of Fisheries Becca musician Sylvia Boye former Chief Executive and first female Registrar of West Africa Examinations Council Mary Chinery Hesse former civil servant and first female director of International Labor Organization United Nations Melody Millicent Danquah first female pilot in Africa Mercy Yvonne Debrah Karikari first female to be Secretary to the Cabinet Rita Akosua Dickson Vice Chancellor of KNUST Florence Dolphyne first female Professor and first female Pro vice Chancellor University of Ghana Legon Efua Dorkenoo activist Brigitte Dzogbenuku Presidential candidate 2020 amp Vice Presidential candidate 2016 for the Progressive People s Party Constance Edjeani Afenu first female brigadier general of the Ghana Armed Forces Deputy Military Adviser to Ghana s permanent Mission in New York Mary Grant Ghana s first female council of state member first alumna to be a medical doctor Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse chief executive officer of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Avril Lovelace Johnson active Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana 2019 Jennifer Koranteng model and fashion designer Eva Lokko engineer and former managing director of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Alima Mahama lawyer and former Minister for the affairs of women and children in Ghana Takyiwa Manuh Ghanaian academic and author Joy Henrietta Mensa Bonsu a law professor and active Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana 2020 Akosua Menu deputy CEO of National Youth Authority Joyce Bawah Mogtari Lawyer and Former Deputy Minister of Transport 8 Emma Morrison television personality and media professional Victoria Nyarko Ghanaian politician member of parliament in the first republic Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang first female Vice Chancellor of a state University in Ghana Peace Ayisi Otchere first female director of the African Development Bank Rose Constance Owusu former justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana 2008 2014 Deborah Owusu Bonsu musician television presenter and model Martha Akyaa Pobee Diplomat Permanent Member to the United Nations Lucy Quist first Ghanaian woman to become the CEO of a multinational telecommunications company in Ghana Mabel Simpson fashion designer Hanna Tetteh former Minister for Trade and Industry and former Minister for Foreign Affairs Gertrude Torkornoo 15th Chief Justice of Ghana Yvonne Tsikata international economist and first Ghanaian woman to become vice president at the World Bank Julia Osei Tutu wife of Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II Georgina Theodora Wood former police prosecution officer first female Chief Justice of Ghana Nana Oye Mansa Yeboaa first female deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana and former Ghanaian diplomat Vida Yeboah minister of state in the Rawlings government former Headmistress of Mfanstiman Girls Secondary SchoolReferences edit We ve made progress in Wesley Girls school impasse Peace Council Graphic Online Retrieved 2021 05 20 Abyna Ansaa Adjei 2007 Ghana at 50 National Planning Committee Ghana at 50 p 95 ISBN 978 9988 0 9707 3 top20highschools Africa Almanac 1 October 2003 Archived from the original on 14 January 2007 Retrieved 19 June 2016 The research leading up to the publication of the 100 Best High Schools in Africa began with the launching of the website in December 2000 Frank Darkwah 30 December 2016 Wesley Girls Opoku Ware wins Sprite Ball Championship Ghana Sports Online Retrieved 17 May 2018 NPP Candidate Sure Of Winning Lower Manya Krobo Seat Peace FM Online 9 November 2012 Retrieved 4 December 2021 President Akufo Addo Swears In 4 Ambassadors 1 High Commissioner Presidency of Ghana Communications Bureau 2 August 2017 Retrieved 4 December 2021 Governor Dakin announces new judicial appointments GOV UK Retrieved 2021 01 09 Online Peace FM Mahama Picks Joyce Bawa Mogtari As His Special Aide Peacefmonline com Ghana news Retrieved 2021 03 01 External links edithttp www wesleygirlshighalumni org home inthenews html http www fiankoma org ftp wesley schoolsite http www IDCE world org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wesley Girls 27 Senior High School amp oldid 1177281483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
