Bodwesango Senior High School

Last updated
Bodwesango Senior High School
Location
Bodwesango Senior High School

Information
Type secondary/high school
GradesForms [1-3]

Bodwesango Senior High School is a mixed second cycle institution in Bodwesango in Adansi North District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1] [2] [3] [4] In 2009, the school took part in the Inter-school debate under the topic: "Leaders are born but not made" where they emerged the first runner-up. [5]

History

In 2011, Nana Osarfo Akowuah was the headmaster of the school. [6] In 2021, Most Reverend John Yaw Afoakwah was the Chaplain and tutor at the school. [7]

Related Research Articles

Adansi is the name of an Akan ethnic group inhabiting the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The capital of the Adansi is at Fomena. An Adansihene is still designated. The Adansi has seven paramountcies: the capital, Fomena, New Edubiase, Ayaase, Akrokyere (Akrokerri), Akrofuom, Bodwesango and, Dompoase. The Adansi is devolved into three local government divisions - Adansi South which has a population of 129,325 and an area of 1,380 square kilometres has the capital at New Edubiase; Adansi North has a population of 235,680, and an area 828 square kilometres and has its capital at Fomena; and Obuasi Municipal which has a population of 175,043 and is the second-largest urban settlement in the Ashanti Region and the eight biggest urban settlement in Ghana. Adansi South was once the largest cocoa growing area in the Ashanti Region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashanti Region</span> Region of Ghana

The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 24,389 km2 (9,417 sq mi) or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the most populated region with a population of 4,780,380 according to the 2011 census, accounting for 19.4% of Ghana's total population. The Ashanti Region is known for its major gold bar and cocoa production. The largest city and regional capital is Kumasi.

Daddy Lumba is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter and musician and has about 34 albums to his name. Lumba was born Charles Kwadwo Fosuh in a village called Nsuta Amangoase in the Sekyere Central District, near Mampong in the Ashanti Region. He is widely regarded as the greatest Ghanaian musician of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Upper East Region</span> Region of Ghana

The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana and is the third smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. It occupies a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regional capital is Bolgatanga, sometimes referred to as Bolga. Other major towns in the region include Navrongo, Paga, Bawku and Zebilla.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Opoku Ware School</span> Public senior high school in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana

Opoku Ware School, often referred to as OWASS, is a public Catholic senior high school for boys, located in Santasi, a suburb of Kumasi, which is the capital of the Ashanti region of Ghana.

Konongo is a gold bar mining and manganese mining community located in Ashanti, Ghana. The town serves as the capital of the Asante Akim Central Municipal. As of 2012, Konongo has a settlement population of 41,238 people. Konongo is about 53 kilometres (33 mi) from Kumasi, the Ashanti capital.

Juaben Senior High School, also known as Juaben SHS, formerly Juaben Secondary School, is a co-educational senior high school in Juaben, a town in the Ejisu-Juaben District of the Ashanti Region in Ghana.

Akrokerri is a town and a suburb of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The town is located in the Adansi North District.

Bodwesango is a village in the Adansi North district, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Osei Tutu Senior High School is an all-boys senior high school located in Akropong in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is ranked among the best senior high schools in the Ashanti Region.

Konongo Odumase Senior High School is a coeducational second-cycle institution at Konongo-Odumase in the Asante Akim Central District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matthew Opoku Prempeh</span> Ghanaian politician (born 1968)

Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is a Ghanaian medical doctor and politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and a Member of Parliament for Manhyia South Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He is a former Minister of Education. He is popularly known as NAPO. He is currently the Minister for Energy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Savannah Region</span> Region of Ghana

The Savannah Region is one of the newest regions of Ghana and yet the largest region in the country. The creation of the Region follows presentation of a petition by the Gonja Traditional Council, led by the Yagbonwura Tumtumba Boresa Jakpa I. Upon receiving favourable responses from all stakeholders in the Northern Region, the Brobbey Commission, a referendum was conducted on the 27th December 2018. The result was a resounding yes of 99.7%. The President of the Republic of Ghana signed and presented the Constitutional Instrument (CI) 115 to the Yagbonwura in the Jubilee House, Accra on 12 February 2019. The launch was well attended by sons and daughters of Gonjaland including all current and past Mps, MDCEs and all appointees with Gonjaland descent. Damongo was declared the capital of the new Savannah Region. It is located in the north of the country. The Savannah Region is divided into 7 districts; Bole, Central Gonja, North Gonja, East Gonja, Sawla/Tuna/Kalba, West Gonja, North East Gonja and 7 Constituencies; Bole/Bamboi, Damongo, Daboya/Mankarigu, Salaga North, Salaga South, Sawla/Tuna/Kalba and Yapei/Kusawgu. The capital of Bole district is Bole; East Gonja municipal is Salaga; West Gonja district is Damango; Sawla Tuna Kalba district is Salwa; Central Gonja is Buipe; North Gonja is Daboya; and North East Gonja is Kpalbe

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yaw Annor</span> Ghanaian professional footballer

Yaw Annor is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Egypt Premier League side Ismaily SC. He previously played in Spain for CF Fuenlabrada and Burgos CF. He won the Ghanaian FA Cup in 2016 during his second season with Bechem United and was adjudged the FA Cup best player of the season.

Akrofuom Senior High Technical School is a second cycle institution located in Akrofuom in the Adansi South District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Asare Bediako Senior High School is a mixed second cycle institution in Akrokerri in the Adansi North District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Dompoase Senior High School is a mixed second cycle institution in Dompoase in the Adansi North District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Chiana Senior High School (CHIANASCO) is a mixed second-cycle institution located in Chiana in the Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School is a second-cycle institution in Effiduase Asokore in the Sekyere East District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The school is located on the outskirt of Asokore off Ahensan Road. The school is run by the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service in Ghana. In 2015, the school won the Member of Parliament's Independence Cup and was also the second Best Technical Institute in the Ashanti Region.

References

  1. "Anglogold presents 4,000 books to 9 SHS". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  2. "MSMQ 2019: Kumasi SHS Lead The Way As Ashanti Regional Qualifiers Take Off". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  3. "Bodwesango Senior High | SchoolsInGh.com". schoolsInGh. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  4. "Bodwesango Senior High School" . Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  5. "Otumfuo commended for his role in education". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  6. "Bodwesango SHS appeals for science laboratory". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  7. "Biography of Most Rev. Fr. John Yaw Afoakwah". www.obuasidiocese.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

Coordinates: 6°17′10″N1°25′08″W / 6.286°N 1.419°W / 6.286; -1.419