Ghana National College

Gender – Mixed
Housing status – Day & Boarding
Year of Establishment – 1948

 

VISION

To be a place of education of the highest possible quality, which will assist individuals in the formation of a culture that will endure and is worthy of the African tradition, in order to make a meaningful contribution to the development of the nation.

MISSION

To realise the College’s vision by making appropriate use of the existing human and material resources in order to establish an environment that is conducive to teaching, learning, and the development of moral character; this will allow the College to fulfil its mission.

Overview

Ghana National College was founded on 20^th July 1948, staffed by dismissed teachers from St Augustine’s College and Mfantsipim School. 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

 

SCHOOL STATISTICS

• No. of Students (SHS 1): 914
• No. of Students (SHS 2): 1305
• No. of Students (SHS 3): 930

SCHOOL FACILITIES

• 60 Classrooms
• 3 Science Labs
• Library
• 2 ICT Labs

ACHIEVEMENTS

• First in the National History Contest 2016.

Notable alumni

In 2014 the college created a Hall of Fame to honour alumni. The first inductees were Francis Allotey, Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Jophus Anamuah-Mensah, Anthony Annan-Prah, David Taylor, Lee Tandoh-Ocran and Kobby A. Koomson.Other notable alumni include:

• Nana Aba Anamoah, media personality, news anchor and broadcaster
• Kwesi Armah, formerly Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
• General Emmanuel Alexander Erskine, 1st UNIFIL Commander
• Gladys Asmah – Former minister of Fisheries
• Anthony Annan – Ghanaian international footballer / Schalke 04
• Frank Abor Essel-Cobbah – Member of parliament during the Second Republic
• Damoah – Ghanaian author
• Ernest Debrah – Ghanaian politician, former minister for Food and Agriculture
• Kwame Gyewu-Kyem – Member of parliament of the first parliament of the Fourth Republic
• Diana Hamilton – Ghanaian musician
• Winston Mensah-Wood – Former Chief of Defence Staff, and Chief of the Army Staff
• Charlotte Osei – lawyer and former chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana
• Abeiku Santana – radio and TV personality
• Asiedu Walker – Ghanaian politician
• Nana Owusu-Nkwantabisa – Academia
• Rahim Banda – actor and Free SHS Ambassador