St. Augustine's College
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St. Augustine’s College is an all-male boarding academic institution in Cape Coast, Ghana.[1] As the first catholic school established in Ghana, the school started at Amissano, a village near Elmina, in 1930.
The Roman Catholic institution was established to serve as a training college and seminary. The school was named after St. Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430 AD).
The motto of the college is Omnia Vincit Labor, meaning "Perseverance conquers All". The school has a total of 12 houses.[2]
St. Augustine's CollegeThe College, Coat of Arms animals of a shield with a white cross on a green field. The lit torch is flanked by a laurel that is represented by yellow olive branches. The grey colour- a combination of white and black – signifies the combined efforts of the society of African Missionary (SAM) Fathers (whites) and African faithful in propagating the gospel.
- AddressWikimedia | © OpenStreetMapP. O. Box 98
Old Elmina Road
Cape Coast
GhanaInformation - TypePublic secondary/high school
- MottoOmnia Vincit Labor
(Perseverance conquers All)Established1930; 95 years agoHeadmasterRev.Fr. Patrick Godfred Appiah (PhD)Number of students2000 - Color(s)Green and white
AthleticsTrack and fieldMascot - HippoNicknameAugusco
- RivalsMfantsipim School
- AffiliationsRoman Catholic
- Alumni:St. Augustine's Past Students Union
- Mines[22]Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, diplomat, former minister of state, entrepreneur and member of parliament;
- [14]Ellis Owusu-Dabo, a Ghanaian academic and Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
- Patrick Kwame Kusi Quaidoo, a politician and minister in the Nkrumah governmentArnold Quainoo, a retired Ghanaian military officer who served as the Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana) of the Ghana Armed Forces.
- [23]Francis Selormey, a Ghanaian novelist.Victor Selormey, a politician and former deputy minister of Finance and Economic Planning
- Emile Short, a Ghanaian judge and academic and the first Commissioner on Human Rights and Administrative Justice in Ghana.
- Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana;[24]Ebo Taylor, a Ghanaian guitarist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and producer.[25]Herbert Winful, engineering professor
- Nathaniel Boso, academic, corporate, and international marketing strategist
- MaxMartin Owusu, UCMAS Legend
- Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Ghanaian politician and business man