Mawuli School

Mawuli School
Location
P. O. Box MA45 Ho , Volta Region Ghana
Coordinates	6.5977°N 0.4755°E / 6.5977; 0.4755
Information
Type	Public Boarding School
Motto	Head, Heart and Hand
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Denomination	Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Established	August 1950 (74 years ago) (1950-08)
Founder	Rev. Trost
Status	Active
School board	Board of Governors
School district	Ho Municipal
Oversight	Ghana Education Service
Headteacher	Mr. Benjamin Yawo Dei
Staff	68
Grades	Forms 1–3 (10th – 12th grades)
Gender	Co-educational
Age range	14 to 18 years
Enrollment	1,890^[citation needed]
Education system	Senior high school
Language	English
Campus type	Residential
Houses	10
Colour(s)	Green and yellow
Slogan	Haviwo
Alumni	Old Mawulian Association (OMSU) (members are called OMSU)[1]
Website	mawulischool.edu.gh

Mawuli School is a co-educational, boarding senior high school located in Ho in the Ho Municipal district in the Volta Region of Ghana.[2][3]

History

The school was founded in 1950 by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.[4] It was the first senior high school to be established in the Trans-Volta Togoland.[2] The name Mawuli, which is a popular Ewe name in Volta Region means "There is a God". The name Mawuli and the motto "Head Heart Hand", was given by students.[5]

Programmes offered

• Business
• General arts
• General science
• Home economics
• Technical skills (Auto Mechanics and Electricals)
• Visual arts
• Graphics
• Ceramics
• General Agriculture

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Mawuli School alumni

• Selase Agbenyefia – Ghanaian helicopter pilot[6]
• Nelson Agbesi – Volta Regional Minister (1979–1980), Minister for Agriculture (1980–1981)
• Samuel Koku Anyidoho – Deputy General-Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (2014–2018)
• Akofa Edjeani Asiedu – Ghanaian actress[7]
• Oscar Korbla Mawuli Awuku – Ghanaian body artist, painter, and sculptor
• Akua Sena Dansua[8] – Ghanaian journalist and politician
• Leila Djansi – Ghanaian filmmaker
• Harry Dumashie - Chief of the Defence Staff, Chief of Air Staff and member of the Provisional National Defence Council[9]
• Smile Dzisi – rector and interim vice-chancellor of the Koforidua Technical University
• Ernest Gaewu – Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
• Bernice Heloo – MP Hohoe North and former deputy Minister for Environment Science, Technology and Innovations
• Jerry Kuma – vice-chancellor of the University of Mines and Technology
• Efo Kodjo Mawugbe – Ghanaian award-winning playwright and former director of the National Theatre of Ghana
• Elizabeth Akua Ohene – Ghanaian journalist

Gallery of School

Main Entrance

Administration Block

Lincoln House

See also

• Education in Ghana
• List of senior high schools in Ghana

References

1. "OMSU". Old Mawulian Students Union. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
2. Ghana News Agency (30 June 2009). "Glory comes back to Mawuli School". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
3. "Glory comes back to Mawuli School". GhanaWeb. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
4. Trost, Walter P. (22 April 2000). "Mawuli School History". Mawuli School. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
5. "History | Mawuli School". Retrieved 2021-06-05.
6. "7 Things You Don't Know About Selase Yayra Agbenyefia, The Female Pilot That Saved President Mahama's Life". How Ghana. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
7. "Acting was my altar call – Akofa Edjeani". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
8. "Akua Sena Dansua Profile". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
9. "Farewell Service Held For Ex-Chief Of Defence Staff". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

External links

• Official website