Adisadel College, popularly known as “ADISCO,” is one of Ghana’s greatest, most popular, and most influential all-male Anglican boarding schools with so many bragging rights and is branded as “the only college in Ghana” with countless achievements to its name.
Adisadel College was ranked 10th out of the top 100 high schools in Africa by the Africa Almanac in 2014, based on the quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet, and news visibility.
With over 20,000 old boys worldwide, Adisadel College’s Old Santaclausians make up a sizable portion of the world’s workforce, and by the inspirational and energizing words from the college’s ode, “give nothing but your best and never think of rest,” which are planted in their hearts, minds, and souls, most have greatly excelled, with several of them in the 1% upper class.
Classified below are some of the countless exceptional alumni of the prestigious Adisadel College.
Academia
- William Emmanuel Abraham, Ghanaian philosopher, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of California, and the first African to be elected a Fellow of All Souls College
- Ebenezer Laing, Ghanaian botanist
- Joshua Owusu-Sekyere, Agricultural Engineer, Rector of Perez University College
- John S. Pobee, Theologian, Emeritus Professor of Theology, and Former Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Ghana
- Kwasi Wiredu, philosopher
- Thomas Mensah (engineer), pioneer in fibre optic technology, and lead engineer in first laser guided weapons for US Department of Defense guided missile program
Arts and entertainment
- Kofi Antubam, Ghanaian artist
- Terry Bonchaka, Hip life artist
- Ian Jazzi, Actor and musician
- M3NSA, Musician
- Koo Nimo-born Kwabena Boa-Amponsem, aka Daniel Amponsah, a Ghanaian folklorist and recording artist
- Frank Kobina Parkes, poet
- Shatta RakonMusician
- Captain James Hackman Tachie-Menson, First black African ship’s captain & first African south of the Sahara to man a ship across the Atlantic Ocean; musician and composer of “Where is Our God?”, “Leonora”, “New Born Prince of Peace” and preferred Ghanaian tune to “Hark, Hark, my Soul”.
- George Brigars Williams, former Ghanaian actor.
Business
- Prince Kofi Amoabeng, Businessman and co-founder of defunct UT Bank
- Nana Appiah Mensah(aka NAM1), a businessman and Chief Executive Officer of MenzGold Dealership
- Sam E. JonahKBE, Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital; previously President of AngloGold Ashanti
- Paatii Ofosu-Amaah, Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the World Bank Group, 2003 to 2007. Special Advisor to the President of the African Development Bank, 2008 to 2015.
- Ernest Bediako Sampong, Pharmacist and businessman; CEO of Ernest Chemist Limited; Multiple award winner including multiple CEO of the year awards, Ghana’s Order of the Volta Award, and the CIMG Marketing Man of The Year
- Nii Quaynor, Network Computer Systems
Clergy
- Robert Okine, former Archbishop of West Africa
Government
- Thomas Kwame Aboagye– Politician, Deputy minister in the second republic
- Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghanafrom 1993 to 2015.
- Kennedy Agyapong– Member of Parliament
- BrigadierAkwasi Afrifa, head of state of Ghana and leader of the military government in 1969
- Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, former Minister for Educationin the Kufuor government
- John Peter Amewu, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources
- Akenten Appiah-Menka– Politician, Deputy minister in the second republic
- James Appietu-Ankrah, Member of parliament for the Lower West Akimconstituency (2005–2009)
- George Aryee, Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation(1991–1992)
- Edward Asafu-Adjaye, diplomat
- Frank Bernasko, former minister of state in the NRC and SMC regime, founder and leader of the erstwhile Action Congress Party.
- Freddie Blay– lawyer, Former Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana and Chairman of the New Patriotic Party
- Alex Blankson, Member of parliament for the AkrofuomConstituency (2021–)
- Kojo Botsio, minister of state in the first republic
- Kweku Budu-Acquah, diplomat
- Nana Ato Dadzie, Former Ghanaian Chief of Staff, and a United Nations consultant on peacebuilding and political transitions
- J. Da Rocha, first chairman of the New Patriotic Party
- Joseph Ampah Kojo Essel, member of parliament for the Dompim constituency (1965 – 1966)
- Robert K. A. Gardiner, diplomat
- Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, Minister of state in the first republic, founder and leader of the National Alliance of Liberals
- Jacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph, a judgeand also the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana during the Third Republic
- Joseph Essilfie Hagan, Minister of state in the first republic of Cape Coast.
- A. Jantuah, Minister of state in the first republic and in the PNDC regime
- Kofi Koranteng, Politician and businessman; Independent Presidential Candidate
- Alan John Kyerematen, Ghanaian politician and former diplomat
- Joseph Yaw Manu, Politician, Deputy minister in the second republic
- Andrew Egyapa Mercer, MP
- James Mercer, Former diplomat
- Edward Nathaniel Moore, former attorney general of Ghana (SMC regime).
- Kwamena Minta Nyarku, Member of parliament for the Cape Coast Northconstituency (2021–)
- Samuel Kobina Casely Osei-Baidoo, Member of parliament for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abremduring the second republic
- Edward Osei-Kwaku, deputy Minister for Presidential Affairs, and Minister of Youth and Sports
- Fritz Kwabena Poku, diplomat[1]
- Samuel Ernest Quarm, Diplomat
- Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan, Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, Former Central Regional Minister and Deputy Minister of Finance, and Trade and Industry
- Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes, Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
- Kojo Yankah, former minister of state.
Law
- Chief Justice George Kingsley Acquah,[2]
- Chief Justice Philip Edward Archer
- J. Chinery-Hesse, parliamentary draftsman, Solicitor-General and Acting Attorney General (1979)
- Godfred Yeboah Dame, current Attorney General of the Republic of Ghana
- Edward Nathaniel Moore, former Attorney General of the Republic of Ghana
- Justice Charles Hayfron-Benjamin, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana(1993 – 1999)
- Justice Robert John Hayfron-Benjamin, Chief Justice of Botswana(1977 – 1981)
- K. P. Kludze, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana(2003 – 2004)
- Koi Larbi, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana(1970 – 1972)[3]
- Henry K. Prempeh, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana(1971 – 1972)
- Frederick Poku Sarkodee, one of the three High Court judges that were murdered on June 30, 1982.
- Chief Justice Edward Kwame Wiredu
Monarchs
- Azzu Mate Kole II, 4th monarch or king, Konor of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area
- Opoku Ware II, 15th Emperor-Kingof the Ashanti people and Ashanti
Public service
- Patrick Kwateng Acheampong, former Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service(IGP).
- Louis Casely-Hayford, Engineer, former Chief Executive Officerof the Volta River Authority
- William Frank Kobina Coleman, Engineer, Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation(1960–1970)
- R. T. Madjitey, first Ghanaian commissioner of police and a former politician
Science and technology
- Ave Kludze, a Rocket Scientist, Senior NASA Engineer and first African to fly (command and control) a spacecraft in orbit including the ERBS and TRMM spacecraft for NASA.
- Thomas Mensah– scientist whose single-handed work was most important in making fibreoptic technology commercial.
Sports
- Samuel Appiah, footballer
- Ibrahim Ayew, footballer
- Baffour Gyan, retired footballer
And many others well acknowledged…