Tag Archives: ACHIMOTA

Chairman of the Achimota Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Dr. Andre Kwasi-Kumah, has justified the selective application of rules to some students at the school in the midst of the controversy over the rejection of three students because of their dreadlocks. In backing the decision of the school, Dr. Andre Kwasi-Kumah …

  “Our public schools have always tolerated religious rights. Achimota allowed Major Boakye Gyan to practice his “ancestral worshipping religion”, says Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare a.k.a Kwaku Azar. Major Boakye Gyan, a former student of Achimota, was a former military officer and a member of those who spearheaded the June …

Achimota School has rejected a directive by the Ghana Education Service to admit two Rastafarian students. Headmistress of the school after a crunch meeting on Monday with the Regional Director of Education and the GES stated that the school will not compromise on its school rules and will only admit …

Old Students of Achimota School have raised issues with the directive issued to the school authority by the Ghana Education Service (GES). They said even though the GES has the right to issue such directives, the matter involving the students with dreadlocks should be left at the hands of the …

The Ghana Education Service(GES) has directed the headmistress of Achimota School to admit the two teenage students whose admissions were withdrawn because of their dreadlocks. This comes after an intensive and sustained online campaign barely 48 hours in protest against the decision of the Achimota school authorities. A former Member …

Tyrone Iras Marhguy, the Rastafarian student who has been denied admission to the Achimota School has expressed shock at the school’s disregard for his academics prowess and instead are focus on his dreadlocks. To him, his dream has always been to be a student of the Achimota School where a …

A beleaguered father has called out one of Ghana’s elite secondary schools, Achimota over what he describes as ‘gross human right violation’ after the institution allegedly refused his ward admission. Raswad Menkrabea while sharing his ordeal on Facebook alleged that authorities of Achimota School rejected his dreadlocked son with claims …

Mercy Nana Ama Akomprah of Achimota Senior High School fame has scored all As in the 2020 West African Senior Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The brilliant Science student obtained As in all eight subjects. As a student of science, she scored A in almighty Physics, Biology and Chemistry. Mercy Akomprah is …

Over 40 kiosks, some cars and a bar have been burnt to ashes at a slum under the Achimota overhead bridge. Residents at the slum located between Eden Securities and Makey Pub woke up to the Tuesday morning and are counting their losses. Eyewitnesses say the fire started from one …