Labone Senior High School

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]

Labone Senior High School
Location
Labone, Ghana 5.564925°N 0.171051°W / 5.564925; -0.171051
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	"Primus Semper Aurora" (Always First At Dawn)
Established	1949
School district	Ladadekotopon Municipal Assembly
Principal	Mrs. Efua Acheampong
Head of school	Madam Cynthia Obuo Nti
Staff	176 teaching
Grades	Senior High Years 1 - 3
Enrollment	Mixed
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy blue and white
Affiliation	Labone Old Students' Association( LOSA)or (Old Bones)
Information	[phone] [phone]
Address	P. O. Box 079 Osu Ghana
Website	www.laboneshs.net

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.^{[citation needed]}

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]}

Crest

The crest was designed by Nii Amon Kotei,^{[citation needed]} 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:

• Top right-hand quarter: The early appearance of the Sun in the East: This signals "Make hay while the sun shines".
• Top left-hand quarter: A crossed pen and torch light on an open book: this depicts "the pen is mightier than the sword".
• The bottom right-hand quarter: A crossed pick axe and cutlass: This depicts "dignity in labour".
• The bottom left-hand quarter: The oil palm tree is a plant that suggests usefulness and productivity.

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 -)
• Erica Akosua Adobea Larbi