Executive Director

Simon Peter Kwadwo Attah-Cato is a professional educational administrator of the Ghanaian and British/Cambridge educational curricula in Ghana, sub-Saharan Africa. Simon joined AngloGold Ashanti Ghana as the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of AGA Schools, Ghana, from 1st March, 2018. He currently supervises about 3,300 Students and up to 250 teaching and administrative staff in the two campuses of the AngloGold Ashanti Schools (AGA Schools) in Obuasi. He has over 24 years of professional teaching and school management, as well as curriculum development experience.

Simon is a product of the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast (M.Phil 2013, B.Sc-2006), University of Education, Winneba, Ghana (M.Ed in Educational Administration and Management- 2009), Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (MBA-2011) in Human Resource Development-2011. Simon completed a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Honors degree from Kings University College, Accra in May, 2022.

He is a member of the Principals’ Forum of British Curriculum Schools in Ghana, Association of Directors/Proprietors of the Association of International Certification Schools in Ghana (ASICS-GH) and he has mentored over 450 professional graduate teachers in Ghana. Simon Peter is a Lead Trainer of Cambridge/British Curriculum Schools during annual school conferences at the British Council, Accra. He previously successfully managed five well renowned Cambridge International and British Council Associate Schools in Accra between August, 2009 to February, 2018. The Schools are Galaxy International School, North Legon Little Campus, Trinity Lutheran School, Angels Specialist School and Royal Streams International School. Simon believes in teamwork, transformational leadership and the need to blend CPDs to service delivery.

Simon Peter has previously provided CPDs to Staff of the following ASICS Schools:

1. Galaxy International School (Primary Division), Accra.

2. North Legon Little Campus, North Legon, Accra.

3. Laurenda International School, Tamale.

4. Angels Specialist School International, Tema.

5. AngloGold Ashanti Schools, Ghana.

Under the tenure of Simon Peter Kwadwo Attah-Cato, the AGA Schools’ enrolment has increased from 1,050 Students in 2018 to about 3,300 Students in 2023. Under the same period, the AGA Schools have won two Presidential Awards in the national BECE exams.