Presby Boys Senior High, Legon (PRESEC)


School Code: 0010111
Motto: IN LUMINE TUO LUMINE TOU VIDEBIMUS LUMEN
Founded: 1938
Slogan: Ↄdadeԑ
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Open Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Accommodation: Day and Boarding
Gender: Boys
Category: A
Type: Public shs
Denomination: Presbyterian

Presbyterian Boys, Legon is a prestigious all-male academic institution established by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana on 1st February, 1938 at Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The school started with 16 students who were selected through special entrance examination and 4 teachers. The school moved to its current location, Legon in 1968. The first Headmaster of the school Rev. E. A. W. Engmann, a 35-year-old man, offered himself to make the dream of the Presbyterian Church to establish a Secondary School started by Rev. N.T. Clerk, the Church’s first Synod Clerk, a reality. An alumnus of the school is referred to as ƆdadeÉ› (the baobab tree). The baobab tree is a Ghanaian symbol of knowledge, resourcefulness and strength.

Mission

To equip students for excellence in academic, morIt provides a safe and secure environment, quality instruction, personal guidance, and challenging learning opportunities for all students. The school exists to equip students for a fuller life to which Christian education based on the Presbyterian traditions opens the door.al and skill development.

Vision

PRESEC, Legon is dedicated to being the number one institution for young males in the country and Africa, an institution of excellence where students achieve their potential in scholarship, character development, civic responsibility, creative expression and Career/ Post-Secondary Preparation.

Presby Boys Senior High, Legon Anthem

Happy are we! Studious are we!
Students of Presbyterian Secondary School
Onward we march, we trudge 'along
To happy victory, to victory, to victory


Our motto is a solid bulwark propping us along
IN LUMINE TUO LUMINE
TOU VIDEBIMUS LUMEN


In Thy light, Thy light, We shall see light
In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen
For Christian training we get
A sure solid foundation to take our places
In the future of our country and church


O come along and join us
O come along and join us
Happy! Studious! Are we!

Awards and Achievements

Year Title of Award Position
1995 NATIONAL SCIENCE & MATHS QUIZ 1st
1999 WAEC EXCELLENCE AWARD ( Took four awards out of seven)
2002 NATIONAL CONSTITUTION QUIZ 1st
2003 NATIONAL SCIENCE & MATHS QUIZ 1st
2003 WAEC EXCELLENCE AWARD (A student won the overall best performance)
2006 NATIONAL SCIENCE & MATHS QUIZ 1st
2008 ICT QUIZ CONTEST 1st
2008 NATIONAL SCIENCE & MATHS QUIZ 1st
2009 NATIONAL SCIENCE & MATHS QUIZ 1st
2010 INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE CONTEST ( 35 countries ) 3rd
2010 ZONAL HANDBALL & HOCKEY COMPETITION 1st
2010 INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION 1st
2011 VRA SCHOOLS DEBATE COMPETITION 1st
2011 NATIONAL MINI OLYMPIC GAMES (Swimming) 1st
2011 RISE ROBOTICS COMPETITION 2nd
2011 SUPER ZONAL ( Handball, Table Tennis, Basketball ) 1st
2011 ASAMOAH GYAN SPORTS FOUNDATION 1st
2011 WORLD DRUG DAY ( National Debate ) 1st
2011 COCA COLA MUSIC COMPETITION 1st
2011 NATIONAL FINANCE QUIZ COMPETITION 2nd
2011 SAGE COMPETITION 2nd
2011 UG QUIZ COMPETITION 1st
2011 (LECIAD) HISTORY COMPETITION 1st
2011 SANKOFA DRAMA COMPETITION 3rd
2011 SPRITE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 1st
2012 SUPER ZONAL ( Handball, Table Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Hockey ) 1st
2012 DRAMA COMPETITION 1st
2012 INVITATIONAL VOLLEY BALL TOURNAMENT 3rd
2012 55TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY PARADE 1st
2013 UN DAY CELEBRATION QUIZ 1st
2013 WAEC EXCELLENCE AWARD (A student won the overall best performance)

Location

Legon in greater accra Region