Accra Girls Senior High School

Accra Girls Senior High School
Address
37 Military Hospital Road, Opposite Choice FM, North Ridge

Greater Accra Region

Accra

Ghana
Coordinates5°35′49″N 0°11′43″W / 5.5969887°N 0.195156°W / 5.5969887; -0.195156
Information
Other nameAGISS
TypeAll girls school
MottoAim High
Established30 September 1960 (1960-09-30)
School districtAccra Metropolitan District[1]
Head of schoolGifty Andoh
GradesForms (1–3)
Campus typeUrban[2]
Color(s)Green   and white  
AthleticsTrack and field
Athletics conference2nd Cycle Schools and Colleges Sports Federation Festival (zonal athletics, super-zonal athletics)

Accra Girls Senior High School is an all female second cycle institution in Accra in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana.[3][4][5] It operates as a non-denominational day and boarding school. 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).[6] Accra Girls Senior High Accra Girls Senior High School hosted a session organized by the Community Education and Youth Development Directorate of the National Commission on Culture, aimed at preparing final-year students for their WAEC examination.[7]

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. The school has distinguished itself over its fifty-seven (57) years of existence by upholding a high standard of discipline, academic excellence, and advancement. "Aim High" is the school's motto. It suggests that students' intellectual goals should never be limited and should never give way to mediocrity or complacency.[8]

Notable alumni

School Code

0010112[11]

Accommodation

Day/Boarding[12]

Gender

Girls[13]

School Category

Category A[14]

References

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  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ GhCampus.com. "Ghana Campus News – Senior High Schools in Ghana". GhCampus. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ghana Telephone Directory : Accra Girls' Secondary School, Accra". GhanaWeb. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Nyabor, Jonas (November 3, 2016). "Accra Girls SHS rated best Senior High School in Greater Accra". Ghana News. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "FINAL YEAR STUDENTS OF ACCRA GIRLS SHS EQUIPPED WITH ARTISTIC SKILLS AHEAD OF WAEC EXAMINATIONS". Bobby The Blogger News. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "Accra Girls Senior High | SchoolsInGh.com". schoolsInGh. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  9. ^ Alabi, Jasmine (February 2, 2018). "Moesha Boduong Biography: Her Background, Career, and Lifestyle". Yen – Ghana news. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Cynthia Morrison – Changed lives of Ghana's conjoined twins". Graphic Online. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
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  12. ^ "Accra Girls Senior High | SchoolsInGh.com". schoolsInGh. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  13. ^ "Accra Girls Senior High | SchoolsInGh.com". schoolsInGh. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
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