University of Ghana Basic School Honours Miss Audrey Esi Swatson

Swatson hails from Saltpond, a town and the capital of the Mfantsiman Municipal District in the Central Region of South Ghana. She had her basic education at the University Basic School, Legon

Having completed Senior High School at the age of 18, she got admission at Mach1 Aviation Academy in Johannesburg (South Africa) to pursue her dream of becoming a pilot.

Maame Esi had her first solo flight with Mach1 Aviation Academy on 4 April 2016 when she was 19. She now holds a commercial pilot license to the standards of the South African Civil Aviation Authority. She has flown a total of 210 hours for the duration of being in school till she obtained her commercial license.

Swatson has set up an aviation company called Excel Aviation Company. As of 2019, she was the first officer with Passion Air in Ghana, operating the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft.

On 19th January, 2019 She was specially honoured by the School Management to serve as a motivation to the students to also learn hard and achieve greater heights