Jump to content

St. Augustine's College (Cape Coast)

From Wikipedia
St. Augustine's College
secondary school, high school
Year dem found am1930 Edit
Motto textOmnia Vincit Labor, Perseverance conquers All Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydCentral Region, Cape Coast Metropolitan District Edit
Ein locationCape Coast Edit
Coordinate location5°6′13″N 1°16′48″W Edit
Owner beCatholic Church Edit
Colorgreen, white Edit
OperatorGhana Education Service, Ministry of Education of Ghana Edit
Postal codeP.O.Box 98 Edit
Phone number+233-4232129 Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.auguscocapecoast.edu.gh/ Edit
Map

St. Augustine’s College be all-male boarding academic institution insyd Cape Coast, Ghana.[1] As de first catholic school wey dem establish insyd Ghana, dem start de school at Amissano, a village wey dey near Elmina, insyd 1930. De Roman Catholic institution establish say dem go serve as a training college den seminary. Dem name de school after St. Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430 AD). De motto for de college be Omnia Vincit Labor, wey dey mean "Perseverance conquers All". De school get a total of 12 houses.[2]

History

[edit | edit source]

On 6 August 1933, de Roman Catholic Church den de Bishop of Cape Coast Vicariate Monsignor W. T. Porter[3][4] see say dem dey need a separate Roman Catholic school wey dem see say Cape Coast go be de most suitable location.[5] Na dem lay a commemorative foundation stone de late 1935 for de present site. Fr. Maurice B. Kelly, de Dean of de Training College at Amissano[6] wey now St. Teresa’s Seminary, Amisano, cam turn de first Head Dean anaa Headmaster.[7]

Culture

[edit | edit source]

St. Augustine's College, wey dem popularly know am as "AUGUSCO",[8] dey call ein old students "APSUnians".[9][10]

Due to de historical association den dema common catholic antecedents, dem geta tendency for Holy Child High School, Ghana old students (HOPSA) den St. Augustine’s old students (APSUnians) wey dem dey marry. De church believe say marriage between old students of de two schools go perpetuate de Catholic traditions.[11][12][13][14]

Student body

[edit | edit source]

De students be among de highest performing insyd de WAEC exams.[15]

St. Augustine's College be two time winners for de National Science and Mathematics Quiz. Winners insyd 2007 den 2019. Insyd de 2007 edition of de National Science and Mathematics Quiz de college win, den two out of de school ein three contestants wey rep Ghana.[16] Team three win de West African Science and Mathematics Quizzes.[17]

Participation insyd inter schools competitions

[edit | edit source]

De college win de finals of de 2019 edition of de Ghana National Science and Maths Quiz. Na dis be de second time de college emerge winners of de competition, after dem win am for de first time insyd 2007. Insyd 2007, St. Augustine's College san win de first den only edition of de West African Science and Math Quiz competition.

Insyd 2019, de College win ein second National Science and Maths trophy, exactly twelve years after dem win ein maiden one. To date, de College get de record of ebe de only school wich win de title each time e get to de grand finale.

De College sanso win de 2016 edition of de Sprite Ball Championship.[18]

Notable alumni

[edit | edit source]
  • P. A. K. Aboagye, Ghanaian poet, essayist, novelist, den historian.
  • J. H. Owusu Acheampong, Ghanaian politician den member of parliament insyd de fourth republic
  • Paul Acquah, former governor of de Bank of Ghana.
  • A. K. Adu, a former diplomat
  • William Kwabena Aduhene, Ghanaian politician, member of parliament insyd de first republic
  • Kwaku Afriyie, Ghanaian politician
  • Junior Agogo, former international soccer player
  • Kwame Poku Agyekum, Ghanaian politician, member of parliament insyd de second republic
  • Kwesi Ahwoi, a Ghanaian politician
  • William Owuraku Aidoo, Ghanaian politician den member of parliament insyd de fourth republic
  • Kabral Blay Amihere, a Ghanaian journalist
  • Odeefuo Boa Amponsem III, 18th traditional ruler of Denkyira (Denkyirahene)
  • Kenneth Andam, retired Ghanaian sprinter
  • Samuel Kobina Annim, Government Statistician den former Associate Professor of Economics.
  • Anane Antwi-Kusi, Ghanaian politician, den member of parliament insyd de second republic.
  • Nana Asaase a literary coach den writer.
  • Nathaniel Attoh, a radio journalist, master of ceremonies den ring announcer.
  • Sammi Awuku, a Ghanaian politician den member of de New Patriotic Party.
  • Kofi Baako, a politician den minister insyd de Nkrumah government
  • Joseph Kingsley Baffour-Senkyire, Ghanaian academic, politician den diplomat; member of parliament insyd de first republic den formerly Ghana ein ambassador to de United States of America
  • Joseph Kenneth Bandoh, physician; presido of de West African College of Physicians (1993-1994)
  • John Bilson, medical doctor den politician
  • Ben Brako, dey lead Ghanaian Highlife Star;
  • Kwesi Botchwey, Minister for Finance and Economic Planning (1982-1995)
  • Albert Don-Chebe, Director General of de Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (2013-2016)
  • Amu Djoleto, a Ghanaian novelist.
  • John Bogolo Erzuah, a former diplomat den a politician; minister insyd de Nkrumah government
  • Michael Essien, international football star;[19]
  • Kwame Gyawu-Kyem, Ghanaian politician den member of parliament insyd de fourth republic
  • George Hagan (politician), a Ghanaian politician
  • Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah, a politician insyd de first den third republic
  • Joseph Kodzo, a politician insyd de first republic
  • George Kingsley Koomson, Justice of de Supreme Court of Ghana
  • Bashiru Kwaw-Swanzy, a former attorney general of de first republic
  • Nana Amaniampong Marfo, member of parliament insyd de fourth republic
  • Fred McBagonluri, engineer, inventor, novelist den academic
  • Paa Kwesi Nduom, former minister of Ghana, former member of parliament den entrepreneur;[20]
  • Paul Kwame Nkegbe, soldier, politician, den Minister of state insyd de Supreme Military Council (SMC) government
  • Victoria Nyarko, Ghanaian politician, member of parliament insyd de first republic
  • Tawia Modibo Ocran, a Ghanaian jurist; former supreme court judge of Ghana.
  • Jonathan Tetteh Ofei, a politician den former member of parliament during de second republic
  • Mark Okraku-Mantey, Ghanaian music producer den politician, Deputy Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts.[21]
  • Michael Kwasi Osei, Ghanaian politician, den member of parliament insyd de second republic.
  • Michael Edem Akafia, Ghanaian lawyer, mining executive den presido of Ghana Chamber of Mines[22]
  • Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, diplomat, former minister of state, entrepreneur den member of parliament;[14]
  • Ellis Owusu-Dabo, a Ghanaian academic den Pro Vice-Chancellor of de Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
  • Patrick Kwame Kusi Quaidoo, a politician den minister insyd de Nkrumah government
  • Arnold Quainoo, a retired Ghanaian military officer wey serve as de Chief of de Defence Staff (Ghana) of de Ghana Armed Forces.
  • Francis Selormey, a Ghanaian novelist.
  • Victor Selormey, a politician den former deputy minister of Finance and Economic Planning
  • Emile Short, a Ghanaian judge den academic den de first Commissioner on Human Rights and Administrative Justice insyd Ghana.
  • Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe, former Vice Chancellor of de University of Ghana;[23]
  • Ebo Taylor, a Ghanaian guitarist, composer, arranger, bandleader, den producer.[24]
  • Herbert Winful, engineering professor
  • Nathaniel Boso, academic, corporate, den international marketing strategist
  • Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Ghanaian politician den business man

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ↑ "St. Augustine's College".
  2. ↑ "Home".
  3. ↑ "Archbishop William Thomas Porter [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  4. ↑ "Bishop William Thomas Porter (5th Vicar 1933-1960)". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  5. ↑ "History of Augusco".
  6. ↑ "History – St. Teresa's Minor Seminary". sites.google.com.
  7. ↑ "APSU President eulogises St Augustine of Hippo".
  8. ↑ "Home". augusco.org.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2015-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Account Suspended". apsuworld.org.
  11. ↑ "Modern Ghana".
  12. ↑ "St. Augustines Launches 85th Anniversary Celebration - the Ghanaian Times". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  13. ↑ "V/R: Five More Grabbed Over Stolen Rifles, Invasion Of Police Stations". ATL FM NewsRoom.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Owusu Agyemang calls for renewed commitment from St. Augustine's Alumni |".
  15. ↑ "MoE|News". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  16. ↑ "Home".
  17. ↑ "St. Augustine's College wins C/R Business Quiz". 2014-07-30.
  18. ↑ "NSMQ 2019: AUGUSCO upstages PRESEC and PETer's to win title". www.graphic.com.gh. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  19. ↑ "PHOTO: See Michael Essien During his Days as Student of St. Augustine's College | Sports". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  20. ↑ "Life Story of Dr. Paa Kwasi Nduom".
  21. ↑ "Ghana DJ Awards to honor Mark Okraku Mantey with Lifetime Achievement Award". Muse Africa. 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  22. ↑ "Michael Akafia appointed new President of Chamber of Mines - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com (in American English). 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  23. ↑ "Prof. Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe | www.wise-qatar.org". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  24. ↑ "His name is Ebo Taylor". 2012-09-19.
[edit | edit source]
Dem retrieve am from "https://gpe.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Augustine%27s_College_(Cape_Coast)&oldid=50150"