Adisadel College Explained

Adisadel College
Location:Adisadel Village
Streetaddress:P. O. Box 83
Region:Central Region
State:Central Region
Postcode:P.O. Box 83, 00233 Cape Coast
Country:Ghana
Coordinates:5.1206°N -1.2649°W
Religion:Christianity
Denomination:Anglican
Head Label:Headmaster
Head:Samuel Agudogo
Faculty:4
Staff:98 teachers
Avg Class Size:46
Gender:Boys
Lower Age:14
Upper Age:18
Houses:10
Schooltype:All Boys School
Enrolment:c. 1500
Language:English
Campus:2; Leopoldville & Katanga
Slogan:Play Up Santaclausians
Song:Adisadel On the Hill
Motto:"Vel Primus Vel Cum Primis" (Either the first or with the first)
Rival:Mfantsipim School
Patron:St. Nicholas
Nickname:ADISCO
School Colours:Black and White
Mascot:Zebra
Newspaper:Owl
Alumni:Adisadel Old Boys Association (AOBA)
Homepage:http://www.adisadelcollege.net

Adisadel College, popularly known as "Adisco", is an Anglican boys' boarding school in Cape Coast, Ghana.[1] It was established by Rt. Rev. Nathaniel T Hamlyn in 1910.[2] Adisadel College is one of the oldest secondary schools in Ghana,[3] and was ranked 10th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based on quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile,[4] internet and news visibility.[5] Recently, they were ranked among the best senior high schools in Ghana[6] per WAEC standards[7] and is the best senior high schools in Cape Coast[8] according to the YEN in 2024.

History

Adisadel was established in 1910 in a building at Topp Yard, near Christ Church School, which is within the vicinity of Cape Coast Castle. The school began with 29 boys and by 1935, it had expanded to accommodate about 200 pupils. The school buildings were extended in 1950 by Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew.[9] Student enrolment stood at 545, at the time of the school's Golden Jubilee in 1960. By the time the school celebrated its centenary anniversary in 2010, Adisadel could boast about 1500 boarding students and 93 teachers.

The school's original founder was the Rt. Rev. Nathaniel Temple Hamlyn, a missionary who was then Anglican Bishop of Accra between 1908 and 1910. Hamlyn's ambition was to establish a grammar school to educate the sons of Anglicans in the colony, and also create an educational institution which will serve as a training ground for the clergy.

Adisadel College is the second-oldest secondary school in Ghana after Mfantsipim School, an arch rival which was established by the Methodist Church in 1876. Adisco is also one of the most famous high schools in sub-Saharan Africa.[10]

Uniform

The school uniform comprises black-and-white striped shirt and black shorts, directly reflecting the primary colours of the college. The distinctive outfit has earned Adisco students the nickname of "zebra boys". Prior to the introduction of this style of uniform in the 1990s, students of the old Form One to Form Five stream wore blue shirts and brown khaki shorts, while those in Sixth Form wore white shirts and brown shorts. Adisadel College was the first secondary school in the history of Ghana to design special cloaks for its prefects – red for the head prefect, blue for the other prefects, and green for the assistants – and the tradition persists till this day.

Headmasters

NameFromTo
G. B. Brown BA19101910
B. P. Haines MA19101910
G. B. Brown BA19101912
Hugh Hare MA(Oxon)19131914
R. Fisher MA(Cantab)19141918
W. Hutton Mensah19181924
S. R. S. Nicholas MA DTh(Durham)19241929
A. J. Knight MA LLB(Cantab)19291937
R. D. Hudson MA(Oxon)19381940
W. G. Harward MA(Oxon)19471952
A. R. H. Dee MA(Sydney)19541955
L. W. Fry MA BSc(Oxon)19561958
T. J. Drury MA(Cantab)19591963
R. T. Orleans-Pobee BA(Lond) MEd(Springfield)19631974
E. A. Jonah BA(Legon)19741982
R. K. Ayitey BA(Ed.)19821991
J. F. K. Appiah-Cobbold BA PGC. 19911995
J. E. C. Kitson BA PGCE)19952004
H. K. K. Graham BSc(Hons) PGCE20052014
William Kusi Yeboah 20142019
Francis Kwame Agbedanu20192020
Samuel Agudogo2021Present
[11] [12] [13]

Publications

Publication: Reminiscences Of Adisadel College 1970-1975 Editors: Dr Paul Mensah; Dr Kwesi Bentum Date: 2017 Publisher: Buck Press Ltd, Accra, Ghana.

Notable alumni

Edward Nathaniel Moore, Godfred Yeboah Dame

Recent awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Floods in Cape Coast: Fire Service rescues trapped pupils . 2022-05-26 . Graphic Online . en-gb.
  2. Web site: Mutuku . Ryan . 2021-01-21 . Top 10 Senior High Schools in the Central Region of Ghana in 2024 . 2024-05-11 . Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. . en.
  3. Web site: Top 10 Oldest Senior High Schools in Ghana - Myshsrank . 2023-08-12 . myshsrank.com . en.
  4. Web site: Adisadel College . 2024-05-11 . GhanaHighSchools.com . en-GB.
  5. Web site: top20highschools . 1 October 2003 . Africa Almanac . Africa Almanac . https://web.archive.org/web/20070114052056/http://www.africaalmanac.com/top20highschools.html#11 . 14 January 2007 . dead . 24 July 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..
  6. Web site: Kumi Robert . 12 March 2023 . Top 50 Senior High Schools In Ghana 2023. Success Africa . 2023-08-12 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Mwendwa . Venic . 2023-05-16 . 100 best senior high schools in Ghana (WAEC standard) 2023 . 2023-07-31 . Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. . en.
  8. Web site: Mutuku . Ryan . 2021-01-21 . Top 10 Senior High Schools in the Central Region of Ghana in 2024 . 2024-05-11 . Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. . en.
  9. Web site: Fry and Drew: From the Archives. https://web.archive.org/web/20140310235031/http://transnationalarchitecturegroup.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/fry-and-drew-from-the-archives/. dead. Jessica. Holl. 4 February 2013. 10 March 2014.
  10. Web site: Adisadel Historical Sketch . adisadelonline . 2008-02-19 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080703153735/http://www.adisadelonline.com/history1.htm . 2008-07-03 .
  11. Web site: Adisadel College Past Headmasters. adisadelcollege.net.
  12. Web site: Adisadel headmaster takes home four vehicles as retirement package; PTA fumes. myjoyonline. 23 January 2014.
  13. Web site: Adisadel College Headmaster relieved of position. Severious Kale-Dery. graphic.com.gh. 1 March 2019.
  14. Web site: Owl on the web . adisadelonline . 15 October 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170129174512/http://adisadelonline.com/theowl.htm . 29 January 2017 .
  15. Web site: Adisadel College wins 2016 National Science and Maths Quiz. Jasmine . Arku. 29 June 2016. 2021-10-28. Graphic Online. en-gb.
  16. Web site: CIIS Hockey Fiesta: Edinaman dethrones K Gee while ADISCO makes it four. . GhanaWeb . en . 18 June 2019.
  17. Web site: (Photos) Adisadel College wins National Robotics Championship - Supadupanews .