Presbyterian Senior High School, Osu

Presbyterian Senior High School, Osu
Address
P.O. Box M173, Accra Osu - Accra, Ghana Greater Accra Region Accra , Ghana , Greater Accra Region , 23321 Ghana
Coordinates	5°33′18″N0°11′06″W / 5.5549°N 0.1849°W / 5.5549; -0.1849
Information
School type	Government funded, Day
Motto	Virtute Omnia Inferiora
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Denomination	Presbyterian
Established	1956
School district	Osu District
Oversight	Ghana Education Service
Staff	93 teachers
Grades	Forms' (1–3)
Gender	Mixed
Age range	14-18
Enrollment	c. 500
Average class size	50
Language	English
Campus	Osu
Houses	4
Colour(s)	white   and blue
Athletics	Track and Field
Sports	Hockey, Soccer, Basketball
Nickname	OPRE
Affiliation	Presbyterian Church of Ghana
Alumni	Osu Presec Old Students Association (OPOSA)
Address	P.O. Box M173,Accra, Ghana
Website	www.presecosu.com

The Presbyterian Secondary School, Osu also known as Osu PRESEC ^[1] is a public secondary school in Accra.

History

The school was established in 1956 in one of the Old Basel Missionary buildings at the foot of Kuku Hill of Osu. The school was established to offer presbyterian day secondary education to children in Osu whose parents could not afford the boarding fees at at Presbyterian Boys Senior Secondary school and to have a secondary school at Osu, in compensation for lack of a boarding school. The church and some^{[ who? ]} individual educators teamed up to establish the school, with Cleland Armah as the first Headmaster.

In 1963, the school was absorbed into the public system under a new headmaster, Mr. McCarthy. He renovated the Old Basel Mission building into a school building accommodating two streams of classrooms, a library, an administration office and science laboratories. The church offered the present site, known as the "New Site". At the moment^{[ when? ]}, the school has a bock with eighteen classrooms and a three storey science block accommodating the staff. Currently^{[ when? ]}, the school has benefited from the GETFund ^[2] and new classroom blocks are being put up to accommodate the students.

Courses Offered

1. Business ^[3]
2. Home economics ^[3]
3. Visual Art ^[3]
4. General Art ^[3]
5. General Science ^[3]

Head Teachers

Name	Position	Tenure In Office
Barbara Buerkie Puplampu	Headmistress	2014 - 2019
Diana Dennis Oye Welbeck	Headmistress	2011 - 2014

Achievements

2018 Sprite Ball Champions

The Presbyterian High School-Osu won over Mfantsipim School to win the Sprite Ball Championship for the first time, after beating Mfantsipim 25-22.

Point guard Joel Kobayere was named the most valuable player of the tournament. Presec-Osu won the championship in their second appearance at the tournament. ^[4]

Notable alumni

• Uncle Ebo Whyte - Theatre Arts Producer
• Nai Prince (9Cliche) - Musician
• Nii Kpakpo Curtis - Voice-over comedian
• Rudolf Ofori - Mechanical Engineer (BetterMechs Ghana)
• Dr. Edmund Nkrumah - NIBS

See also

• PeaceJam Ghana

References

1. "Osu-PRESEC becomes first Accra team to clinch Sprite Ball since 2009". GhanaWeb. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
2. "GETFund Scholarship Programme". GETFund Scholarship Programme. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
3. Arhin, Desmond (2022-07-04). "Courses Offered at Presby Senior High, Osu - Presby SHS Latest Courses - MEC" . Retrieved 2023-09-04.
4. "Presec-Osu are champions!!!". 6 January 2018.