Aburi Girls Senior High Information
Basic Info
Name:
Aburi Girls Senior High
Category:
A
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School Head:
-
Location:
-
School Type:
Public
Gender:
Girls
Residency:
Day/Boarding
Region:
Eastern
District:
Akwapim South
School code:
0020301
Facilities
Science Laboratories
Library
Administrative Block
Home Economics Kitchen
Boarding Houses
Dining Hall
Programs Offered
General Science
General Arts
Home Economics
Visual Arts
Business
About Aburi Girls Senior High
Aburi Girls' Senior High School, formerly Aburi Girls' Secondary School, also known as ABUGISS, is a Presbyterian senior high boarding school for girls located south of Aburi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The brother school of Aburi Girls is Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School, known as "PRESEC". Aburi Girls Senior High School was formally established as a secondary school for girls in 1946 with only seven students. However, its origin dates as far back as 1852, when the Basel Missionaries opened a school at primary level for girls at their mission station inside the town. The primary school continued until its takeover by the Scottish Mission during the World War I. In the 1920s the training of teachers was begun alongside a kindergarten section and a middle school, also for girls, and in 1946, secondary classes were introduced side by side with the teacher-training course. In 1950 the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast (now Ghana) took over the Management of the school when its partner missions the Basel Mission and the Scottish Mission left. The secondary school was physically separated from the teacher training classes and moved to its present site on its present site on the outskirts of Aburi in 1954. Classes ran from Form 1 to Form 5 until 1958, when a Sixth Form was added. Presently the 3-year Senior High School system is run. In 1972, the Methodist Training College located on the southern side of the school was closing down so Joyce Asibey, the first Ghanaian Headmistress initiated negotiations with the Methodist Church to acquire the college premises for the school. The compound had a dining hall, dormitory and classrooms and so it was used to house form one students. This was done to reduce the incidence of bullying. Due to the increase in numbers in the 1990s, this arrangement was stopped and the old “Metico” building is now bonafide house known as Irene Anderson House just as the entire compound. The school is located on the easternmost part of the ridge forming the Akuapem Mountains, about a mile to the south of Aburi.
School Performance
95%
WASSCE Pass rate / University Qualification
Awards
Best in Mathematics and Science, WASSCE(Between 2011 and 2015)
National Best School and Best Teacher Awards for the Senior High School Division, Eastern Region(2015)
Extracurricular Activities
Sports
Football
Athletics
Basketball
Volleyball
Cultural
Dance Troupe
Art Club
School Choir
Clubs
Debating Club
Science Club
Drama Club
Cadet Corps
Campus
Houses on Campus
Aberdeen House
Irene Anderson House
Sylvia Asempa House
Barradale House
Chapel House
Edinburgh House
Kilsyth House
Royal Park House
Rules & Regulations
Data not yet available
Contact
+233 55 638 4254
N4, Aburi, Eastern Region
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