Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School Explained

Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School
Coordinates:	6.6966°N -1.6999°W
Headmistress:	Esuande Rabin Famiyeh^[1]
Classes Offered:	Business, Home Economics, General Science, Agric Science, General Arts, Visual Arts
Lower Age:	14
Upper Age:	18
Houses:	10
Language:	English
Motto:	Love and Service
School Colours:	Blue White
Status:	active
Students:	1014
Alumni:	YAOGA

Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School (YAGSHS) is a public high school for girls in Tanoso in the Atwima Mponua District in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.^{[2] [3]}

History

Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High was established in 1951 by Ghana's first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. The school was founded in 1960 with funds from the Ghana Education Trust. Yaa Asantewaa is named after the Queen mother of Ejisu Yaa Asantewaa who led a war against the British Colonialists.^[4]

Alliance

Yaa Asantewaa Senior High maintains an ongoing alliance with their boys' school, Prempeh College called Amanadehye.

Notable alumnae

• Serwaa Amihere, broadcast journalist and news presenter
• Ellen Boakye, cardiologist for children^[5]
• Efya, singer and songwriter^[6]
• Efe Grace, singer and songwriter
• Nana Akosua Konadu, broadcaster, CEO and founder of Enak Consult
• Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong, media personality^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Headmistresses . Yaghs . 13 April 2015.
2. Web site: 2021-04-07 . Yaa Asantewaa Girls SHS 1960-2000 alumni supports alma mater to enhance ICT education - MyJoyOnline.com . 2022-04-29 . www.myjoyonline.com . en-US.
3. Web site: GNA . Yaa Asantewaa Girls SHS 1960-2000 alumni support alma mater News Ghana . 2022-04-29 . newsghana . en-US.
4. Web site: Brief History . Yaghs . 13 April 2015.
5. Web site: I nearly left Medical School at Level 400 - Dr Ellen Boakye General News 2017-02-28 . 2019-10-13 . www.ghanaweb.com.
6. Web site: February 14, 2014 . One-On-One Interview With Efya . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071740/http://www.modernghana.com/music/25009/3/one-on-one-interview-with-efya.html . March 4, 2016 . March 12, 2014 . Modern Ghana.
7. Web site: 2020-03-14 . Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong To Speak @ Ignite Accra 2020 . 2020-07-25 . DailyGuide Network . en-US.