Presbyterian Senior High School, Osu

The Presbyterian Secondary School, Osu[1] was made in 1956 in one of the Old Basel Missionary Buildings at the foot of Kuku Hill of Osu.

Presbyterian Senior High School, Osu
Address
P.O. Box M173, Accra
Osu - Accra, Ghana
Greater Accra Region
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, 23321, Ghana
Coordinates 5°33′18″N 0°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
Enrollment c. 500
Language English
Campus Osu
Houses 4
School 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 Ghana
Website

Motives

The motives of establishing the school are:

  1. To offer Presbyterian Day Secondary education to children in Osu
  2. To have a Secondary School at Osu in compensation for lack of a boarding school at Osu.

Head Teachers

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

Notable alumni

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

References

  1. "Osu-PRESEC becomes first Accra team to clinch Sprite Ball since 2009". GhanaWeb. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2022-03-18.