Ghana National College | |
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P. O. Box 161 , Menyamawu Hills Ghana | |
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School type | Government funded, Public Secondary/High School |
Motto | Pro Patria |
Established | 20 July 1948 |
Founder | Kwame Nkrumah |
Status | Active |
School board | Board of Governors |
Category | A+ |
Authorizer | Ministry of Education (Ghana) |
Headmaster | Mr Appiah Isaac |
Faculty | 5 |
Grades | Form 1 (15th grade) – Form 3 (25th grade) |
Gender | Co-ed (Boys/Girls) |
Age | 15to 18 |
Enrollment | 1300 |
Language | English |
Campus | Suburban |
Houses | 4 Male, 8 Female |
Color(s) | Maroon, green and cream |
Mascot | Nana |
Nickname | Nashnal |
Accreditation | Ghana Education Service |
National ranking | Top 20 |
Yearbook | Nananom magazine |
Affiliation | None |
Alumni | Ghana National Past Students Association (NANANOM) |
School anthem | The Joys of Ghanacoll |
Website | www |
Ghana National College is a senior high school in Cape Coast, Ghana. [1]
Ghana National College was founded on 20 July 1948, staffed by dismissed teachers from St Augustine's College and Mfantsipim School. [2] The college was founded by the first Ghanaian President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah using his own funds, for eight students who had been expelled by the British colonial administration from St Augustine's College. The expulsion resulted from a protest march, held in solidarity with Nkrumah, who was then imprisoned. [3] [4]
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