Labone Senior High School | |
Motto: | "Primus Semper Aurora" (Always First At Dawn) |
Location: | Labone, Ghana |
Type: | Public High School |
Established: | 1949 |
District: | Ladadekotopon Municipal Assembly |
Principal: | Mrs. Efua Acheampong |
Staff: | 176 teaching |
Grades: | Senior High Years 1 - 3 |
Information: | +233 24 485 3753 +233 30 277 6740 |
Affiliation: | Labone Old Students' Association(LOSA)or (Old Bones) |
Head Of School: | Madam Cynthia Obuo Nti |
Enrollment: | Mixed |
Colors: | Navy blue and white |
Campus Type: | Suburban |
Free Label: | Address |
Free Text: | P. O. Box 079 Osu Ghana |
Free Label2: | Slogan: Wuo Gbee La Gbee |
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.
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.
The crest was designed by Nii Amon Kotei, 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: