Mawuli School Explained

Mawuli School
Location:	P. O. Box MA45
Coordinates:	6.5977°N 0.4755°W
Schoolboard:	Board of Governors
Founder:	Rev. Trost
Headteacher:	Mr. Benjamin Yawo Dei
Staff:	68
Gender:	Co-educational
Houses:	10
Type:	Public Boarding School
System:	Senior high school
Enrollment:	1,890
Age Range:	14 to 18 years
Grades:	Forms 1–3 (10th – 12th grades)
Language:	English
Campus Type:	Residential
Slogan:	Haviwo
Motto:	Head, Heart and Hand
School Colours:	Green and yellow
Status:	Active
Alumni:	Old Mawulian Association (OMSU) (members are called OMSU)^[1]

Mawuli School is a co-educational, boarding senior high school located in Ho in the Ho Municipal district in the Volta Region of Ghana.^{[2] [3]}

History

The school was founded in 1950 by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.^[4] It was the first senior high school to be established in the Trans-Volta Togoland.The name Mawuli, which is a popular Ewe name in Volta Region means "There is a God". The name Mawuli and the motto "Head Heart Hand", was given by students.^[5]

Programmes offered

• Business
• General arts
• General science
• Home economics
• Technical skills (Auto Mechanics and Electricals)
• Visual arts
• Graphics
• Ceramics
• General Agriculture

Notable alumni

• Selase Agbenyefia – Ghanaian helicopter pilot^[6]
• Nelson Agbesi – Volta Regional Minister (1979–1980), Minister for Agriculture (1980–1981)
• Samuel Koku Anyidoho – Deputy General-Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (2014–2018)
• Akofa Edjeani Asiedu – Ghanaian actress^[7]
• Oscar Korbla Mawuli Awuku – Ghanaian body artist, painter, and sculptor
• Akua Sena Dansua^[8] – Ghanaian journalist and politician
• Leila Djansi – Ghanaian filmmaker
• Harry Dumashie - Chief of the Defence Staff, Chief of Air Staff and member of the Provisional National Defence Council^[9]
• Smile Dzisi – rector and interim vice-chancellor of the Koforidua Technical University
• Ernest Gaewu – Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
• Bernice Heloo – MP Hohoe North and former deputy Minister for Environment Science, Technology and Innovations
• Jerry Kuma – vice-chancellor of the University of Mines and Technology
  • Efo Kodjo Mawugbe – Ghanaian award-winning playwright and former director of the National Theatre of Ghana Elizabeth Akua Ohene – Ghanaian journalist

See also

• Education in Ghana
• List of senior high schools in Ghana

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: OMSU. Old Mawulian Students Union. 11 February 2015.
2. Web site: Ghana News Agency. 30 June 2009. Glory comes back to Mawuli School. 4 March 2021. Modern Ghana. en.
3. Web site: 30 August 2009 . Glory comes back to Mawuli School . 4 March 2021 . GhanaWeb..
4. Web site: Trost, Walter P. . 22 April 2000 . Mawuli School History. Mawuli School. 9 June 2016.
5. Web site: History Mawuli School. 2021-06-05.
6. News: 2015-12-29. 7 Things You Don't Know About Selase Yayra Agbenyefia, The Female Pilot That Saved President Mahama's Life. en-US. How Ghana. 2018-02-13.
7. Web site: Acting was my altar call – Akofa Edjeani. 2021-03-04. Graphic Online. en-gb.
8. Web site: Akua Sena Dansua Profile . 9 June 2016 . Ghanaweb..
9. Web site: Farewell Service Held For Ex-Chief Of Defence Staff . Modern Ghana . 28 January 2022 . en.