Labone Senior High School

Labone Senior High School
Labone, Ghana 5°33′54″N0°10′16″W / 5.564925°N 0.171051°W / 5.564925; -0.171051
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	Latin: Primus Semper Aurora (Always First At Dawn)
Established	1949; 76 years ago
School district	La Dade Kotopon Municipal Assembly
Principal	Mrs. Efua Acheampong
Head of school	Madam Cynthia Obuo Nti
Staff	176 teachers
Grades	Forms 1–3 (10th – 12th grades)
Gender	Co-educational
Campus type	Suburban
Colors	Navy blue   and White
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

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]

In 2025, a fire destroyed dormitories at the school. ^{[7] [8]}

School Heads

• 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

• 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

1. "Labone Old Students Association embarks on health walk". Graphic Online. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
2. "TEDxLabone". ted.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
3. "Labone Senior High School". Ghana Schools Online. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
4. Serra, Gerardo; Gerits, Frank (November 2019). "he Politics of Socialist Education in Ghana: The Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Insitute, 1961–6". The Journal of African History. 60 (3): 407–428. doi:10.1017/s002185371900032x. ISSN   0021-8537.
5. 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.
6. Arthur, Raymond (20 August 2024). "Labone SHS launches 75th anniversary". Graphic Online. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
7. Ghartey, Raphael (16 March 2025). "Fire guts 3 female dormitories of Labone Senior High School". 3News. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
8. "Gov't donates relief items to Labone Senior High School". GhanaWeb. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.