Labone Senior High School
| Labone Senior High School | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | Latin: Primus Semper Aurora (Always First At Dawn) |
| Established | 1949; 77 years ago |
School district | La Dade Kotopon Municipal Assembly |
Head of school | Ms Rejoice Akua Acolor |
| Staff | 176 teachers |
| Grades | Forms 1–3 (10th – 12th grades) |
| Gender | Co-educational |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Navy blue and White |
| Slogan | Wuo Gbee La Gbee |
| Nickname | Labonites |
| Affiliation | Labone Old Students Association (LOSA) (Old Bones)[1] |
| Address | P. O. Box 079 Osu Ghana |
| Website | LABONE |
Labone Senior High School (popularly known as L-A Bone) is a public senior high school located in Labone in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[2] It is noted for its success in the National Science and Maths Quiz, athletics, music and cultural activities.[3]
History
[edit]In 1949, six leaders of Ghana saw the need to establish an educational institution for young people staying around Osu and La. A private school was established in the Ako Adjei Area.
At independence, the first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, realized that to accelerate the country's development, educational facilities must be widespread.[4]
The Ghana Educational Trust was instituted and was charged with the construction of school buildings throughout the country, including Labone. The school was relocated to the present site.[citation needed][5]
In 2024, the school celebrated its 75th anniversary.[6]
School heads
[edit]- S. Gyasi Nimako (1961)
- R. Lomo Jones.1961 (196)
- E. A Lamptey.1968 (1982)
- Bossman Owusu Ayim1982 (1990)
- D. H. K. Ofosu (1990)
- Peter Owusu Donkor (1990 - 1995)
- Cecilia Aggrey (Mensah (1995 - 2003)
- Joyce Ossei (Agyekum (2003 - 2013)
- Mary Amankwah (2013 - 2014)
- Kate Bannerman (2014 - 2017)
- Cynthia Obuo Nti (2017 - 2022)
- Rejoice Akua Akorlor (2022 -)
Notable alumni
[edit] | This list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (May 2025) |
- Ursula Owusu, member of parliament and minister for communications
- Nii Okaidja Adamafio, member of parliament and interior minister
- Sherry Ayittey, former minister for fisheries and aquaculture
- Samuel Koku Anyidoho, former deputy general-secretary of the National Democratic Congress
- Augustine Tawiah, member of parliament for Bia West Constituency
- Togbe Afede XIV, agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, president of Asogli Traditional Area and former president of the National House of Chiefs
- Berifi Afari Apenteng, former director general of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
- Martha Ankomah, Ghanaian film actress and entrepreneur
- Hajia4Reall, Ghanaian socialite, model, musician, business woman
- Adjetey Anang, Ghanaian actor
- Afia Pokua, Ghanaian media personality
- Jemima Nartemle Nartey, vice-chair of the World Scout Committee
- Emmanuel Akwetey, Ghanaian political and governance analyst
- Pearl Amoah, Ghanaian model
- Emmanuel Wayo, hip-hop artist
References
[edit]- ↑ "Labone Old Students Association embarks on health walk". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ↑ "TEDxLabone". ted.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ "Labone Senior High School". Ghana Schools Online. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ↑ Serra, Gerardo; Gerits, Frank (November 2019). "he Politics of Socialist Education in Ghana: The Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute, 1961–6". The Journal of African History. 60 (3): 407–428. doi:10.1017/s002185371900032x. ISSN 0021-8537.
- ↑ Mohammed Kwaku Baidoo (2021-05-11). "Career Opportunity for Ghanaian Youth: An Evaluation of Jewellery Subject under Visual Art Programme in Senior High Schools in Ghana". Social Education Research: 168–184. doi:10.37256/ser.222021767. ISSN 2717-5731.
- ↑ Arthur, Raymond (20 August 2024). "Labone SHS launches 75th anniversary". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ Ghartey, Raphael (16 March 2025). "Fire guts 3 female dormitories of Labone Senior High School". 3News. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "Gov't donates relief items to Labone Senior High School". GhanaWeb. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.