Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, The Rev. Alexander Garden Fraser, Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey
Status
Active
School board
Board of Governors
School district
Okaikwei North Municipal District
Oversight
Ghana Education Service
Chairperson
Osei Kwame Agyeman, Chairperson of the Board of Governors
Headteacher
Ebenezer Graham Acquaah
Staff
130 teachers,[1] 137 other staff
Grades
Forms 1–3 (Grades 10–12)
Gender
Co-ed (Boys/Girls)
Age range
14 to 18 years
Enrollment
ca. 1500
Education system
Senior High School
Language
English
Campus
Achimota School
Campus size
1,300 acres (525 hectares)
Campus type
Residential garden-style setting
Houses
17
Colour(s)
Black and White
Song
"From Gambaga to Accra"
Nickname
Motown
Publication
The Achimotan
Endowment
Achimota School Endowment Trust
Budget
Approx. $1 million annually
Revenue
40% government revenue; 40% boarding, maintenance and other fees; 20% other income, endowments, grants and donations
Alumni
AKORA is an Achimotan alumnus with membership in the Old Achimotan Association (OAA)
School hymn
"Grey city of the outlaw’s hill"
Website
Achimota School
Achimota School
Ground information
End names
n/a n/a
International information
First T20I
21 March 2024: Namibia v Uganda
Last T20I
23 March 2024: Kenya v Uganda
First WT20I
7 March 2024: Rwanda v Zimbabwe
Last WT20I
13 March 2024: Nigeria v Uganda
As of 23 March 2024 Source: Cricinfo
Achimota School
Ground information
International information
First T20I
17 March 2024: Nigeria v Tanzania
Last T20I
20 March 2024: Namibia v Tanzania
First WT20I
7 March 2024: Nigeria v Tanzania
Last WT20I
10 March 2024: Rwanda v Uganda
As of 23 March 2024 Source: Cricinfo
Achimota School (/ɑːtʃimoʊtɑː/ ah-ch-ee-m-oh-t-ah), formerly Prince of Wales College and School at Achimota, later Achimota College, now nicknamed Motown,[2][3] is a co-educational public boarding high school located at Achimota in Accra, Greater Accra, 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 school has educated many Ghanaian leaders, including Kwame Nkrumah, Edward Akufo-Addo, Jerry John Rawlings, and John Evans Atta Mills all of whom are former Heads of State of Ghana. Kofi Abrefa Busia, a former Ghanaian head of government and prime minister, taught and studied at Achimota.[4][5] Also included in its list of African heads of state are Zimbabwe's second president Robert Mugabe[6][7] and Sir Dawda Jawara, first head of state of The Gambia. An alumnus/alumna of Achimota is known as an "Akora".
The motto of the school is Ut Omnes Unum Sint meaning "That they all may be one", a reference to the founders' expressed philosophy that starting in the context of school life, black and white, male and female, everyone should integrate and combine synergistically for the good of all. The stylised piano-key design of the Achimota School crest was described by Aggrey at the time: "You can play a tune of sorts on the black keys only; and you can play a tune of sorts on the white keys only; but for perfect harmony, you must use both the black and the white keys."[8]
^"Achimota School rejects GES directive to admit Rastafarians". GhanaWeb. 22 March 2021.
^"Achimota School: 15 Successful Ghanaians Who Attended The Legendary College". BuzzGhana. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^"Throwback Thursday: Which is the best 'jama' school? Motown or Presec?". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^Roberts, Pamela (2013). Black Oxford: The Untold Stories of Oxford University's Black Scholars. Signal Books Limited. p. 66.
^Busia Foundation, Inaugural Ceremony (1998). In Commemoration of Busia: Proceedings of the Inaugural Ceremony of the Busia Foundation Held at the British Council Hall, July 18, 1998. The Foundation,1998. p. 16.
^"Robert Mugabe: The Early Years". Global Black History. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
^Effah, K. "7 big names in Ghana who went to Achimota School". Yen.com.gh. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
^Achimota School Capital Campaign, 24 July 2011, Ac2010.org. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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