Adisadel College
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P. O. Box 83 Adisadel Village Central Region Cape Coast Ghana 
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| Coordinates | 5°06′32″N 1°15′17″E / 5.1089702°N 1.2547088°E |
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| School type | Public High School All Boys School |
| Motto | vel primus vel cum primis |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1910 |
| Founder | Rev Nathaniel Temple Hamlyn |
| Headmaster | William Kusi Yeboah |
| Staff | 112 teachers |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 14 to 20 |
| Enrollment | c. 3000 |
| Average class size | 50 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | 2: Leopoldville & Katanga |
| Houses | 10 |
| School colour(s) |
Black and White |
| Slogan | Play Up Santaclausians!! |
| Song | Adisadel On the Hill! |
| Mascot | Zebra Boys |
| Nickname | Adisco |
| Rival | Mfantsipim School |
| Newspaper | Owl |
| Affiliation | Anglican Church, Ghana |
| Telephone | 042 32 543 / +233 42 32543 |
| Fax | 042 32 382 / +233 42 32382 |
| Website | http://www.adisadelcollege.net |
Adisadel College is an Anglican school for boys in Cape Coast, Ghana, modelled on the English public school.
It was ranked 10th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility.
Adisadel was established in 1910 in a building at Topp Yard, near Christ Church and Cape Coast Castle. It began with 29 boys, but in 1935 it had about 200. The school buildings were extended in 1950 by Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew. At the time of the Golden Jubilee in 1960, enrolment had gone up to 545. When the school celebrated its centenary in 2010 there were over 1500 boys (all boarders) and 93 teachers.
The school's Founder was Temple Hamlyn, Anglican Bishop of Accra. His purpose was to provide a grammar school for sons of Anglican parents, in particular a training ground for Church personnel.
The School is the second-oldest secondary school in Ghana, and claims to be one of the most famous institutions of learning in sub-Saharan Africa. The first secondary school to be established in Ghana was Mfantsipim School, also in Cape Coast, which was founded by the Methodist Church in 1876. It currently has 10 - (12)houses, the most recent being Thomas Jonah House, built in 1997.
Adisadel College was the first secondary school in the history of Ghana to have its prefects don special cloaks, red for the head prefects, blue for the other prefects and green for the assistants.
The college is the current champion of the National Maths and Science Quiz after winning the 2016 edition of the competition.
The uniform of the school is black and white shirt on black shorts. It is commonly referred to as "zebra" due to its resemblance to the skin of the zebra.
The school currently has eleven houses: Hamlyn, Quaque, Elliott, Canterbury, Knight, Aglionby, Ebiradze, Jubilee, Thomas Jonah,New House 2 and Le Maire. The school has two parts: one lies on a hill and one below and these are linked by a staircase (Katanga Stairs) made up of 83 steps. The school on the hill is called Leopoldville and is commonly called by the students as The Upper School. It accommodates five houses: Hamlyn, Elliott, New House 2, Canterbury and Knight. And also the White house where the Head Prefect and the Chapel Prefect reside. It is also where the school's dining hall, assembly hall known as Canterbury Hall, the chapel, classroom blocks, the headmaster's residence and the administration buildings stand. The lower part of the school is called Katanga or Lower School by students. This is where the other six remaining houses are. The sports stadium which includes a soccer field is situated there alongside two other soccer fields.
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