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Opoku Ware School, often referred to as OWASS, is a public Catholic senior high school for boys, located in Santasi, a suburb of Kumasi, which is the capital of the Ashanti region of Ghana.^[1]^[2]

Notable alumni

Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, former deputy NDC Minister of State^[3]
Kwamena Ahwoi, former NDC Minister of State
Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for food and Agriculture
Stephen Amoah, Member of Parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency
James Kwesi Appiah^[4] (O 123) former head coach of the Ghana Black Stars
George Boakye, former Chief of Air Staff
Stephen Alan Brobbey, retired jurist; former Chief Justice of the Gambia and justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
Shadrack Osei Frimpong, founder of Cocoa360
George Gyan-Baffour, Minister for Planning and Member of Parliament(Wenchi)
Ohene Karikari, former national athlete and Africa's number one sprinter during his time
John Kumah, Deputy Minister of Finance.
Jacob Kwakye-Maafo, physician, surgeon and CEO of West End Clinic, Kumasi
Christian Nsiah, Olympic athlete and Business Economics professor at Black Hills State University
Paul Victor Obeng, mechanical engineer, Politician and former chairman of KNUST council
Anthony Akoto Osei, former Finance Minister and current MP for Old Tafo
Ernest Owusu-Poku, former Inspector General of Police, Ghana
Nana Akuoko Sarpong, traditional ruler of Agogo state, former politician
Nana Otuo Siriboe, Chairman of the Council of State. The Omanhene of the Juaben traditional area.
Amadu Sulley, Deputy Electoral Commissioner
Yaw Tog, Musician, rapper^[5]
Jacob Osei Yeboah, politician

^ "Opoku Ware is the best school in the world – Kwesi Appiah". Pulse Ghana. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "Akufo-Addo Pays Surprise Visit To Opoku Ware School". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "Lordina Foundation". www.lordinafoundation.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Opoku Ware SHS honours Kwesi Appiah". www.ghanaweb.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "'No more go and learn': Yaw Tog delighted as he completes SHS on Thursday". GhanaWeb. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[[Category:High Schools in Ghana]