Labone Senior High School | |
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Type | Public High School |
Motto | "Primus Semper Aurora" (Always First At Dawn) |
Established | 1949 |
School district | Ladadekotopon Municipal Assembly |
Principal | Mrs. Efua Acheampong |
Head of school | Madam Cynthia Obuo Nti |
Staff | 176 teaching |
Grades | Senior High Years 1 - 3 |
Enrollment | Mixed |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Navy blue and white |
Affiliation | Labone Old Students' Association( LOSA)or (Old Bones) |
Information | +233 24 485 3753 +233 30 277 6740 |
Address | P. O. Box 079 Osu Ghana |
Website | www |
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.[1] It is noted for its success in the National Science and Maths Quiz, athletics, music and cultural activities.[2]
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.[citation needed]
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]
The crest was designed by Nii Amon Kotei,[citation needed] a senior citizen and national award winner who also designed the national coat of arms.[3]
The crest is a shield divided into four quarters by fishing rope running horizontally and vertically.
Each quarter carries an appropriate motive: