Adisadel College

Anglican boys’ boarding school in Cape Coast, Ghana

Adisadel College, popularly known as "Adisco", is an Anglican boys' boarding school in Cape Coast, Ghana. It was established by Rt. Rev. Nathaniel T Hamlyn in 1910. Adisadel College is one of the oldest secondary schools in Ghana, and was ranked 10th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based on quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility. Recently, they were ranked among the best senior high schools in Ghana per WAEC standards and is the best senior high schools in Cape Coast according to the YEN in 2024.

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5°06′32″N 1°15′17″E

INFORMATION

School type	Missionary funding, Public High School All Boys School +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Motto	Vel Primus Vel Cum Primis (Either the first or with the first) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Religious affiliation	Christianity +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Denomination	Anglican +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Patron saint	St. Nicholas +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Established	1910 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Founder	Nathaniel Temple Hamlyn +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Language	English +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Campus	2: Leopoldville & Katanga +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Houses	10 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
School color	Black and White +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Slogan	Play Up Santaclausians!! +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Song	Adisadel On the Hill! +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Mascot	Zebra +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Nickname	ADISCO +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Rival	Mfantsipim School +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Newspaper	Owl +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Affiliation	Anglican Church, Ghana +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Alumni	AOBA +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Website	http://www.adisadelcollege.net +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

STAFF

Headmaster	Francis Agbedenu (Alaska) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Staff	98 teachers +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Faculty	4 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

STUDENTS

Gender	Boys +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Age range	14 to 20 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Enrollment	c. 1500 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Average class size	46 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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