Accra Girls Senior High School
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| Accra Girls Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
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37 Military Hospital Road, Opposite Choice FM, North Ridge Ghana 5°35′49″N 0°11′43″W / 5.5969887°N 0.195156°W | |
| Information | |
| Other name | AGISS |
| Type | All girls school |
| Motto | Aim High |
| Established | 30 September 1960 |
School district | Accra Metropolitan District[1] |
Head of school | Gifty Andoh |
| Grades | Forms (1–3) |
Campus type | Urban[2] |
| Colors | Green and white |
| Athletics | Track and field |
Athletics conference | 2nd Cycle Schools and Colleges Sports Federation Festival (zonal athletics, super-zonal athletics) |
| Website | accragirlsshs |
Accra Girls Senior High School is an all female[3] second cycle institution in Accra in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana.[4][5][6] It operates as a non-denominational day and boarding school.[7][3] It runs courses in business, general science, general arts, home economics and visual arts, leading to the award of a West African Senior High School Certificate (WASSCE).[8]
In 1960, Accra Girls Senior High was founded as a Ghana Education Trust institution. Under the direction of expatriate Blanch Gibson, the school officially opened on September 30, 1960.[9] "Aim High" is the school's motto.[3] The school's code is 0010112 and category is A.[3]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Hannah Afriyie, Ghanaian athlete
- Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, Ghanaian politician
- Alice Annum, Ghanaian athlete
- Moesha Buduong, Ghanaian television personality, actress, and model[10]
- Dzigbordi Dosoo, Ghanaian businesswoman
- Dr. Rose Mensah-Kutin, Ghanaian gender advocate and journalist
- Cynthia Mamle Morrison, Ghanaian politician[11]
- Tina Gifty Naa Ayele Mensah, Ghanaian politician
- Evelyn Amarteifio - Ghanaian women's organiser
- Josephine Oppong-Yeboah - Ghanaian broadcast journalist, gender advocate and news anchor at Metro TV Ghana
References
[edit]- ↑ "Senior High School-Greater Accra Region". ghanaschoolsonline.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Ghana-Global Environment Facility" (PDF). thegef.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011."Govt pumps Gh¢ 2 Million into Darkuman Storm Drain". ama.gov.gh. Retrieved June 13, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- 1 2 3 4 "Accra Girls Senior High | SchoolsInGh.com". schoolsInGh. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Ghana Campus News – Senior High Schools in Ghana". GhCampus. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Ghana Telephone Directory : Accra Girls' Secondary School, Accra". GhanaWeb. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ↑ Nyabor, Jonas (November 3, 2016). "Accra Girls SHS rated best Senior High School in Greater Accra". Ghana News. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Events – Accra Girls Senior High School". Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ↑ "THE WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (WASSCE)". The West African Examinations Council. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Accra Girls Senior High School. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ↑ Alabi, Jasmine (February 2, 2018). "Moesha Boduong Biography: Her Background, Career, and Lifestyle". Yen – Ghana news. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Cynthia Morrison – Changed lives of Ghana's conjoined twins". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved December 4, 2020.