University of Ghana Primary School Legon

University of Ghana Primary School Legon
University of Ghana Primary School Legon
Address
	Noguchie Link; Legon; Greater Accra Region; Ghana
Coordinates	05°38′34″N 00°11′17″W / 5.64278°N 0.18806°W
Information
Former names	The Demonstration School; University Primary School
Motto	Honesty, Integrity, Diligence
Established	1955; 69 years ago
Locale	University of Ghana Legon campus
Headmaster	Alfred Codjoe Allotey
Staff	96
Teaching staff	71
Gender	Coeducational
Age	3 to 14
Enrollment	2,221 (2020)
Campus type	suburban
Song	Lord Thy Word Abideth
Sports	Football, Athletics
Communities served	University of Ghana
Website	ubsma.ug.edu.gh

The University of Ghana Primary School, now called the University Basic School, is a primary school located on the campus of the University of Ghana in Legon, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It was established at a temporary location in Achimota in 1955 to educate the children of university faculty and staff.^[1]

Academics and houses

The school is organised into four houses; Primary (P), Secondary (S) and University (U).^{[citation needed]} Students in the lower school from age 6-12 have all their lessons in their house groups, however in the Upper School (JSS) students have lessons with other form groups.^{[citation needed]}

There is a broad curriculum at all levels in the school. Students in the lower school study about ten subjects including a local language and French and students in upper school can expect to study at least twelve subjects including a local language and French.^{[citation needed]}

Student body

As of 2020^[update], the school had a student population of 2,221 pupils.^[1]

Traditions

The school is in Ghanaian terms a relatively old school and as a result has many traditions such as Friday morning spelling bees and math quizzes for pupils in the lower school. At the end of every academic year, students with the strongest results are awarded prizes at a ceremony held in the school's great hall.^[2] Also, there is an annual intersectional athletics and sports festival which has brought out many sports and athletics giants in Ghana.^{[citation needed]}

Academic success

The school is non-selective, however, the majority of students achieve strong results and are offered places at secondary schools including the Achimota School, Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School (Presec), Holy Child High School, Ghana, Wesley Girls' Senior High School, St. Augustine's College and Mfantsipim Senior High School.^{[citation needed]}

Headmasters

Mrs. M. E. G. Black 1955-1960
Janet Eavis 1961-1965
K. O. Budu-Seidu 1970-1982
E. Y. Attua-Afari 1983-1997
Mrs. Esi Mensah -Bonsu 1997-2006
Cecilia Morrison 2006-2013
Alfred Codjoe Allotey
Mrs Christine Amah (current head)

Alumni

Senyuiedzorm Awusi Adadevoh - photojournalist
Bernard Avle - journalist and public speaker
Kofi Barnes - judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Kwaku Bediako - fashion designer
Kwabena Boahen - professor of Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University^[3]
Cynthia Lamptey - Deputy Special Prosecutor of Ghana
M.anifest - musician
Michael McClelland - Professor of Microbiology and Genetics at the University of California, Irvine
Audrey Esi Swatson - youngest Ghanaian commercial pilot^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "UBS, Legon | About-History". apps.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
^ "not found". www.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "Kwabena Boahen PROFESSOR OF BIOENGINEERING, OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND, BY COURTESY, OF COMPUTER SCIENCE". stanford.edu. Stanford University. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "University Basic School celebrates alumna, Audrey Esi Swatson". myjoyonline.com. MyJoyOnline. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ Darko, Priscilla Abena (18 January 2019). "[Photos] UG Basic School honors Ghana's youngest female pilot, Audrey Swatson". universnewsroom.com. Legon: Radio Univers 105.7 FM. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

External links and sources

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[history-1] "UBS, Legon | About-History". apps.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

[2] "not found". www.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

[stanford-3] "Kwabena Boahen PROFESSOR OF BIOENGINEERING, OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND, BY COURTESY, OF COMPUTER SCIENCE". stanford.edu. Stanford University. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[joyswatson-4] "University Basic School celebrates alumna, Audrey Esi Swatson". myjoyonline.com. MyJoyOnline. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[swatson-5] Darko, Priscilla Abena (18 January 2019). "[Photos] UG Basic School honors Ghana's youngest female pilot, Audrey Swatson". universnewsroom.com. Legon: Radio Univers 105.7 FM. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

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