Kumasi Academy

Public high school in Kumasi, Ghana

6°42′30″N 1°34′16″W / 6.7084°N 1.5710°W / 6.7084; -1.5710InformationOther nameKUMACAFormer namesSadler Baptist College (1956-1960)School typePublic high schoolDenominationBaptistEstablished1957AuthorityGhana Education ServiceSchool code050105GenderMixedAge range14–19LanguageEnglishHousesPrempeh, Sadler, Boakye Dankwa (Bodank), Yaa Achiaa, Akua Nyarko, Jubilee, Nana Boakye Ansah Debrah (NABOAD)Color(s)Blue and goldSportsFootball, basketball, handball, volleyball, track and fieldNicknameAkuniniWebsitehttp://kumasiacademy.com/

Kumasi Academy also known as KUMACA is a public, senior high school located in Asokore-Mampong, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Asokore-Mampong is the capital of the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the central business district of Kumasi off the Kumasi Airport-Aboabo Road.

History

The Academy was founded in 1956 by the Ghana Baptist Convention as Sadler Baptist College.^[1] In 1960, the seminary was moved from Asokore-Mampong to Abuakwa, leaving the secondary school at its present location, Asokore-Mampong. Poe was later succeeded by Madam Nadine Lovan, another white missionary, as the head of the Sadler Baptist School. The school has since become one of the most popular schools in Ghana because of the Baptist missionaries' strict adherence to discipline.^[2]

Later, the then government wanted to have a say in the administration and running of the school. The Baptist Mission was not the type that would take kindly to that policy and was not prepared to acquiesce in this interference since it believed in the complete separation between religion and government. In these circumstances, the Mission found it more expedient to leave the scene and handed over the school to the government on two conditions, viz, that the name "Sadler Baptist" be changed and that the teaching of religion in the school should be in the hands of the Baptist Mission. The government accepted this offer and "Sadler Baptist Secondary School" was eventually phased out.^[3]

On Saturday, 9 July 2022, the ultramodern Akunini Science Laboratory was commissioned in the school to enhance STEM education. It is a legacy project that was fully funded by the alumni association known as Akunini Global.^[4]

Curriculum

Kumasi Academy is one of the top senior high schools in Ghana, noted for its excellent performances in both internal and external examinations.^[5] In view of this, it is also noted for the nurturing and producing purely academicians who occupy very important positions in Ghana and abroad.^[6]

Notable alumni

Ernest Adu-Gyamfi – Executive President, Ghana Baptist Convention and chairman, Christian Council of Ghana^[7]
Kwame Bawuah-Edusei – Physician, entrepreneur and former diplomat^[7]
Dan Botwe MP – Okere Constituency^[7]
Peter Mac Manu – Former Chairman, NPP^[7]
Alan John Kyerematen – Minister of Trade & Industry^[7]
Solomon Osei-Akoto – Deputy minister in the Second Republic^[7]
Gordon Prempeh – Former footballer of Kumasi Asante Kotoko^[7]
Black Sherif and Arhin Francis,Papa Wasty – Musician, rapper^[8]
Kwame Achampong-Kyei – Founder Glico Group^[7]
Amerley Ollennu Awua-Asamoa – Ghana's former Ambassador to Denmark^[7]
Welbeck Ampadu – Senior Director/ Producer, Multimedia Group Limited^[7]

References

^ Amadu Kamil Sanah, Ghana Baptist Convention is rebranding for Christ, ghanaweb.com, Ghana, July 7, 2014
^ "Profile of Kumasi Academy". Ghana Nation. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ "History: Kumasi Academy". kumaca.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ ""You have built a 21st century STEM laboratory" - Education minister lauds Kumaca past students".
^ "Tourism Destination". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ "Kumasi Academy (KUMACA)". Frimpong Archimedes. 18 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Kumasi Academy To Celebrate 60-Years Of Holistic Baptist Education". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
^ Papa Wasty-6340 "Black Sherif and Francis Arhin( Papa Wasty , Biography". Ghana Web. Retrieved 20 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)