Mfantsipim School

Mfantsipim School
Address
Map
Aboom Wells Road



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101

Ghana
Coordinates5°07′08″N 1°15′04″W / 5.119°N 1.251°W / 5.119; -1.251
Information
School typePublic secondary/high school mission
MottoDwen Hwɛ Kan
(Think and Look Ahead)
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
DenominationMethodist
Established3 April 1876; 148 years ago (1876-04-03)
Sister schoolWesley Girls High School
School districtCape Coast
HeadmasterRev. Ebenezer K. Aidoo
ChaplainRev. Samuel
Staff147 teachers
GenderBoys
Age16 to 20
Enrollment2500+
Average class size55
LanguageEnglish
Houses8
Colour(s)Crimson   and black  
Song"For all the Saints" (MHB 832)
NicknameKwabotwe
Rivals
YearbookBotaepa
AffiliationMethodist Church, Ghana
AlumniMfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA)
School anthem"Dwen Hwɛ Kan"

Mfantsipim is an all-boys boarding secondary school in Cape Coast, Ghana,[1][2] established by the Methodist Church in 1876 to foster intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth on the then Gold Coast. Its founding name was Wesleyan High School and the first headmaster was James Picot, a French scholar, who was only 18 years old on his appointment.

Mfantsipim is nicknamed "The School" because it gave birth to other prominent schools such as Prempeh College.[3]

  1. ^ "Mfantsipim Senior Secondary School" Archived 28 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Ghana Schools.
  2. ^ "Tears at Mfantsipim school amidst tight security". Ghanaweb. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Mfantsipim School" Archived 28 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Ghana Nation, 13 March 2017.