Wesley Girls' High School
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Wesley Girls’ High School is a secondary school in Cape Coast, Ghana. It is descended from a primary school established in 1836, which later developed into a combined primary and secondary school. In 1954 the school was divided and the current Wesley Girl's High School was born at a separate site in Kakumdo, a site it still occupies.
Prominent alumnae include playwright Ama Ata Aidoo [1]
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Wesley Girls' High School is a secondary school in Cape Coast, Ghana. It is descended from a primary school established in 1836, which later developed into a combined primary and secondaryschool. In 1954 the school was divided and the current Wesley Girls' High School was born at a separate site at Kakumbo, a site it still occupies.
Prominent alumnae include playwright Anna Ata Aidoo.
In the early 1960s, WGHS was a boarding school run by British co-headmistresses, Miss Garnett and Miss Bowman. Staffing was multiracial, teachers originating from Ghana, the UK, Ireland, Canada, America, Ceylon... probably other countries too. The UK's Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) had an involvemtn; sending volunteers to help boost staffing, as did the US Peace Corps.
At that time, the school day began around 7.00 am and ended at 2.30 pm. Assembly came first; there was a break for breakfast at 9.00 am. The school uniform was a green tunic with yellow piping - no sleeves of course - and sandals. On Founder's Day (Speech Day), pupils were expected to wear traditional dress.
Wesley Girls' High School regularly features in the top 100 list of the most successful secondary schools in Africa.
