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In 1989, the idea of establishing a school at the Mt. Olivet Methodist Society, Dansoman, started gaining ground. The idea was the brainchild of the late Brother Benjamin Ackom Wilberforce, which was whole-heartedly endorsed by the Leaders Meeting of the Society. It was increasingly felt that formal Christian education for the children of the church would ensure their total intellectual, physical and spiritual development.

In October 1989, therefore, the late Brother E.K. Ansah, a retired educationist, was tasked by the Society to work out modalities for actualizing the school idea. An education committee was therefore, formed to assist him in the task. Sister Cecilia Acquah and Mrs. Janet Osel were recruited to facilitate the preparation and enrolment of new pupils into the school. With the preparatory work done, the School was formally opened in October 1990 with a kindergarten class of 30 pupils and two teachers. Sister Cecilla Acquah, of blessed memory, became the first Head teacher with the late E.K. Ansah, the then Administrative Officer of the Society, ably supporting her. The first step was thus taken in this long journey of a thousand miles.

The basic objective of the church was to establish a school that would provide sound Christian education to alleviate the hardship residents (in the Dansoman area) were facing in getting schools for their wards. The Kindergarten grew quickly into Primary School and in March 1994, the School was officially registered with the Ghana Education service and was classified as Grade ‘A’ school. At age 7, the obvious thing was to start the Junior High School programme. Thus, in April 1997, the GES granted approval for the JHS programme to start. After a very rigorous inspection, the J.H.S. section opened in September 1997. Mt. Olivet Methodist Academy came full circle in August 2000 when its first batch of students graduated.