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Public high school in Ghana
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Accra High School
Location
P O Box 155. North Ridge, Accra
Ghana
Information
TypeHigh School (Day & Boarding)
MottoRedimentes Opportunitatem
Established1923
FounderRev. James Thomas Roberts
StatusActive
Grades9
GenderMixed (Boys & Girls)
Color(s)   
NicknameAhisco
AlumniAhiscosa

Accra High School is a Senior High school located in Accra, Ghana in West Africa. It initially started as a Boys School.

History

Accra High School was founded by the late Rev. James Thomas Roberts on 17 August 1923. The school, was located at beach avenue in Aayalolo, a suburb of Accra, Ghana. The school celebrated its first anniversary in August 1924 with a church service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Accra and the sermon was delivered by the Anglican Bishop of Accra, the late Dr. John Aglionby. Thus, there was a tie between the school and the Church of England. In 1924, the school entered its first candidates for the college of preceptors as well as for the Cambridge University, the royal society of Arts and Pitman's Shorthand Examinations in the United Kingdom. In 1926, most of the pupils sat and passed the junior Cambridge Examination. In that year, Mr. Frank Roberts, the eldest son of Rev. Roberts, joined the staff after graduating in Bachelor of Arts from the United Kingdom. He worked hard to enhance the Academic and Disciplinary standard of the school in Accra. In 1927, the late J.O. Ansah Johnson became the first student to pass the Cambridge School Certificate Examination.

Clubs

  • Interact
  • Amnesty International
  • Adinkra Drama Club
  • Readers, Writers and Debaters Club
  • Ghana Methodist Students Union(GHAMSU)
  • National Union of Presbyterian Students(NUPS-G)
  • Pentecost Students Association(PENSA)
  • School Choir
  • Regimental band
  • Cadet

See also

References

  1. "Accra High School North Ridge Accra 155 - Yellow Pages Ghana".
  2. "Accra High School: 90 Years and still going". 2013-10-25.
  3. ^ "Accra High School: 90 Years and still going". Modern Ghana. modernghana.com. 2013-10-25. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. "Accra High Secondary School tops tourism quiz". Modern Ghana. modernghana.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  5. "Accra High School". ghanaschoolsnet.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  6. "Top 10 Senior High Schools In Accra". omgghana.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  7. "Interact Club of Accra High School donates educational items to Kanda Estate "1 and 4 Primary school"". Retrieved 2015-07-11.
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