Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School

Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School (YAGSHS) is a public high school for girls in Tanoso in the Atwima Mponua District in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.^[2][3]

Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School
Location
Ashanti Region Kumasi Ghana
Coordinates	6.6966°N 1.6999°W / 6.6966; -1.6999
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Love and Service
Denomination	Methodist, Presbyterian
Founded	1960; 65 years ago (1960)
Founder	Kwame Nkrumah
Status	active
Oversight	Ministry of Education
Headmistress	Mrs. Felicia Asamoah Danquah[1]
Gender	Girls
Age	14 to 18
Number of students	4087
Classes offered	General Science, Business, Home Economics, Agric Science, General Arts, Visual Arts
Language	English
Houses	11
Colour(s)	Blue   White
Alumni	Adehyeɛ
Website	www.yagshs.edu.gh

History

Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High was established in 1951 by Ghana's first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. The school was founded in 1960 with funds from the Ghana Education Trust. Yaa Asantewaa is named after the Queen mother of Ejisu Yaa Asantewaa who led a war against the British Colonialists.^[4]

Alliance

Yaa Asantewaa Senior High maintains an ongoing alliance with their boys' school, Prempeh College called Amanadehye.

Notable alumnae

• Serwaa Amihere, broadcast journalist and news presenter^{[citation needed]}
• Ellen Boakye, cardiologist for children^[5]
• Efya, singer and songwriter^[6]
• Efe Grace, singer and songwriter
• Nana Akosua Konadu, broadcaster, CEO and founder of Enak Consult
• Nana Yaa Serwaa Sarpong, media personality^[7]