Established in 1949 by the Asantehene, Sir Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II, Prempeh College is a prestigious all-male boarding institution located in a suburb of Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region.
Initially founded to serve the educational needs of the Kumasi Metropolis and the Ashanti area, it holds the distinction of being the region's first secondary school exclusively for boys. Among its peers, Prempeh College is recognized as a top-tier Grade A school, alongside notable institutions such as Mfantsipim School, Wesley Girls' High School, and Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School.
Drawing inspiration from England's Eton College, Prempeh College has a rich history of academic excellence, including winning the National Science and Maths Quiz in its inaugural year of 1994 and again in 1996. The school further demonstrated its academic prowess by securing the title in the 2015 National Science and Maths Quiz, triumphing over Adisadel College and University Practice SHS, thus becoming three-time champions—a feat that made them the second school in Ghana to permanently retain the trophy. Additionally, Prempeh College has achieved victory in the National Robotics Inspired Science Education competition.
Dr. Joseph William deGraft Johnson Riverson, who serves as the executive director of Donor Relations and the Coordinator of the Trachoma Program at World Vision US, has dedicated his life to humanitarian efforts. Prof. E. Tsiri Agbenyega is the dean of the School of Medical Sciences at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Dr. Jacob Jordan Lamptey, a psychiatrist, runs the Valley View Clinic, established in 1987, which is unique in Ghana for its focus on psychiatry, a field with few practitioners in the country. Dr. Kweku Ghartey, a retinal surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, has been recognized as one of "America's 100 Best Doctors" by U.S. News & World Report.
Prempeh College's notable alumni also include Dr. Kwabena Dufuor, former governor of the Bank of Ghana; J. A. Kufuor, former President of Ghana; Yeboah-Amoah, CEO of The Ghana Stock Exchange; Prof. S. K. Adjepong, former vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Coast and principal of the Methodist University College; Martin Sannah Kwakwa, journalist and editor at the Australian Associated Press; Jim Kusi, the engineer responsible for the reconstruction of the New York City subway system; Appiah Kusi Adomako of Carnegie Mellon University; Kofi Bonner, vice-president and chief administrative officer of the Cleveland Browns; Derek Appiah, British Telecom Project Manager; Dr. Richard Amoako Baah, novelist and inventor with a U.S. patent for the fuel filter-dryer; Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi, the first non-European General Secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches; Dr. Francis Achampong, chancellor at Penn State Fayette and author; Professor Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana; John Sarpong, Chairman and CEO of Africast Global Media; Rev. Dr. Robert Aboagye-Mensah, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Ghana; Nana Susubiribi Krobea Asante, president of the Ghana Academy of Arts & Sciences; Prof. Stephen Adei, President of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana, and Director-General of GIMPA; Nana Ampomah Dadey of Unicorn Ghana; Kwaku Sintim-Misa, stage dramatist; Edward Boateng, CNN/Turner International's regional director for Europe; Kwabena Sarpong-Anane, former Deputy Director-General of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation; Kwaku Anane Sarpong, Pharmacist and Postgraduate student at Ankara University, Turkey; Dr. K. S. Amankwah, Physician at Mackenzie Health, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
Distinguished Prempeh College alumni include
John Agyekum Kufuor, former president of the Republic of Ghana;
Owusu-Ansah Koffi;
Dr. Kwabena Dufuor;
Dr. William Amankwa Danquah;
Fritz Baffour, television producer and media consultant;
Prof. Ameyaw Asabere, Vice Chancellor of the University of Education Winneba;
Dr. Ato Essuman, Former Council of State for Central Region;
and Kow Essuman, a young lawyer practicing in England and Wales, New York, and Ghana.
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The list of headmasters of Prempeh College is as follows:
| NO | NAME | FROM | TO |
|----|------------------|------|------|
| 1 | Rev. S. N. Pearson | 1949 | 1953 |
| 2 | Mr. T. C. Sims | 1954 | 1958 |
| 3 | Rev. A. D. Lewis | 1958 | 1960 |
| 4 | Mr. Arthur Clark | 1961 | 1963 |
| 5 | Mr. T. A. Osae | 1963 | 1976 |
| 6 | Mr. M. K. Atiemo | 1977 | 1984 |
| 7 | Mr. Reuben T. Sackey | 1985 | 1995 |
| 8 | Mr. E. A. Sekyere | 1998 | 2001 |
| 9 | Mr. A. Owusu-Achiaw | 2002 | 2009 |
| 10 | Mr. E. K. Yeboah | 2009 | 2015 |
| 11 | - | - | - |
| 12 | Mr. G. Aaron | 2019 | 2023 |
| 13 | Rev. Louis Asare | 2023 | Present |
