Mawuli School

Boarding high school in Ho, Volta Region, Ghana

6°35′52″N 0°28′32″E / 6.5977°N 0.4755°E / 6.5977; 0.4755InformationTypeBoarding high schoolMottoHead, Heart and HandReligious affiliation(s)ChristianDenominationEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchEstablishedAugust 1950 (73 years ago) (1950-08)FounderRev. TrostStatusActiveSchool boardBoard of GovernorsSchool districtHo MunicipalOversightGhana Education ServiceHeadteacherRev. S.S AsieniStaff68GradesForms 1–3 (10th – 12th grades)GenderCo-educationalAge range14 to 18 yearsEnrollment1,890^{[citation needed]}Education systemSenior high schoolLanguageEnglishCampus typeResidentialHouses10Colour(s)Green and yellowSloganHaviwoAlumniOld Mawulian Association (OMSU) (members are called OMSU)^[1]Websitemawulian.org

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

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

References

^ "OMSU". Old Mawulian Students Union. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b Ghana News Agency (30 June 2009). "Glory comes back to Mawuli School". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ "Glory comes back to Mawuli School". GhanaWeb. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ Trost, Walter P. (22 April 2000). "Mawuli School History". Mawuli School. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
^ "History | Mawuli School". Retrieved 2021-06-05.
^ "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.
^ "Acting was my altar call – Akofa Edjeani". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
^ "Akua Sena Dansua Profile". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
^ "Farewell Service Held For Ex-Chief Of Defence Staff". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 28 January 2022.