Achimota Senior High was formerly Prince of Wales College and School and later Achimota College is a co-educational boarding school located at Achimota of Accra in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The school was founded in 1924 by Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey and the Rev. Alec Garden Fraser. It was formally opened in 1927 by Sir Frederick Guggisberg, then Governor of the British Gold Coast colony. Achimota, modelled on the British public school system, was the first mixed-gender school to be established on the Gold Coast.”
The academic curriculum is divided into three years as approved by the Ghana Education Service. The school crest explains the school’s motto-black and white keys of the piano put together: ‘Ut Omnes Unum Saint,’ meaning “that all may be one”, as was designed by Dr. Kwagyri Aggrey – His idea was that the black and white race can live together in harmony; also boys and girls can be educated together to bring about harmony.
Mission
To educate the total being of boys and girls not just in academics but to make the best use of the minds and bodies, and have respect for all that is true and of lasting value in the old African culture, beliefs and ways of life.
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Vision
To be the best school both locally and internationally by training the Head, the Hand and the Heart holistically.
Features
- School Code is 0010110
- Motto: Ut Omnes Unum Sint (That They All May Be One)
- Founded in 1927
- Open Hours is Mon-Fri from 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Accommodation: Day/Boarding
- Gender: Mixed
- Category : A
- Type: Public SHS
Box Address is P. O. BOX AH 11
Phone Number(s)
- Agriculture
- Home Economics
- Visual Arts
- General Arts
- General Science
- School Clubs and Societies
- Sports Activities
Last Updated on June 1, 2025 by Samuel Kwame Boadu
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