"The King also gave permission for the colours of Ashanti to be used. The actual crest was designed by myself and my wife and the original motto was suggested by the Asantehene: it was ‘Omanpa Fapem Ne Obra Pa’ meaning a good nation is the result of good people. ."

- Rev. Sidney N. Pearson, (1916-2003)

The motto of the College is: Suban ne Nimdee (Knowledge and Integrity). The original motto of the College was: "Oman Pa Fapem Ne Obra Pa" meaning "Good citizens make a good nation." This motto was found to be rather mouthful, and was amended to the shorter version: Suban ne Nimdee during the 1963 academic year.

The King also gave the school its colour: the official colour of the Great Asante Kingdom - green, gold and black. However, only green and gold became associated with Prempeh College. The black has never really been a part of the system. The College's crest is purely green and gold. All school items are designed in green and gold. Prempeh's famous green and gold truck is called the Bone Shaker. A fifteen-minute ride in this tro-tro vehicle will weaken even the Sampsons among us. Paracetamol and aspirin are prescribed to the students upon their return from school trips in this truck.

A Golden Jubilee Birthday cake in the form of thegreat crest.

The yellow in the crest represents the gold in the Asante Kingdom and the green reflects the rich natural resources found in the area. On the innaugural day of the School, The King told Mr. Pearson that he had a special "sunsum" (soul) for the School and it is a STOOL - a replica of the Asante Golden Stool. True to his promise, His Majesty The King delivered a Silver Stool to the Golden School the following morning, 8AM sharp! The soul of the whole College rests with the Silver Stool awarded the School by the Father - Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Prempeh II. It is believed that some royal ancestral spirits watch over the School and her alumni via some unexplainable guarding mechanism through Nana Prempeh's Stool.

King Prempeh's Stool has embodied the spirit and soul of Prempeh College since that day. It occupies the upper left quadrant of the College's crest and it is a symbol of power. Read more about the Stool here.