Achimota School

Achimota School

boarding school, public institution, high school

Year dem found am	1924
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	English
Found by	Gordon Guggisberg
Country	Ghana
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	Greater Accra Region, Okaikwei North Municipal District
Coordinate location	5°37′38″N 0°12′49″W
Demma headquarters location	Achimota
Operator	Ghana Education Service
Street address	P.O. Box AH 11 Achimota Accra, Greater Accra Ghana
Dema official website	https://www.achimota.edu.gh/

Achimota School (/ɑːtʃimoʊtɑː/ ah-ch-ee-m-oh-t-ah), wey na formerly be Prince of Wales College and School at Achimota, later Achimota College, now ein nickname be Motown,^[1][2] be sam co-educational boarding school wey dey Achimota in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana. Ebe Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey den Rev. Alec Garden Fraser wey form de school for 1924 insyd. Sir Frederick Guggisberg wey na he be de Governor give de British Gold Coast colony open am formally for 1927 insyd. Na Achimota, wey dem model for British public school system, be de first mixed-gender school wey dem establish for Gold Coast.

De school educate chaw Ghanaian leaders, wey dey include Kwame Nkrumah, Edward Akufo-Addo, Jerry John Rawlings, den John Evans Atta Mills, na all be former Heads of State of Ghana. Kofi Abrefa Busia, former Ghanaian head of government den prime minister, teach den study for Achimota.^[3][4] Sanso dey include for ein lists of African heads of state be Zimbabwe ein second presido Robert Mugabe^[5][6] den Sir Dawda Jawara, first head of state for The Gambia. Dem dey know alumnus/alumna of Achimota as "Akora".

1. ↑ "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.
2. ↑ "Throwback Thursday: Which is the best 'jama' school? Motown or Presec?". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
3. ↑ Roberts, Pamela (2013). Black Oxford: The Untold Stories Oxford University's Black Scholars. Signal Books Limited. p. 66.
4. ↑ 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.
5. ↑ "Robert Mugabe: The Early Years". Global Black History. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
6. ↑ 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.