non-denominational
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day
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and
boarding
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** Boarding house
**Boarding school
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boys' school
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. It is located at Bubuashie near
Kaneshie
Kaneshie is a suburb in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The name was derived from a word in the Ga-Adangbe , that is "Kane Shie Shie", meaning "under the lamp" referring to its beginnings as a nig ...
in the
Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Region has the smallest area of Ghana's 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres. This is 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the second most populated region, befor ...
. The school was established as a private secondary educational institution in 1931 and gained the status of a Government-Assisted School in 1950. It was the first private academy to be established in the
Gold Coast
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* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
general science
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Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...
,
general arts
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In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED O ...
,
agricultural science
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and
visual arts
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, leading to the award of a
West African Senior School Certificate
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.....
The academy's founders provided tuition to students who wanted a secondary-grade education but who did not have financial support to enable them do so.. The first principal and co-founder, Kofi Konuah periodically travelled to some of the major towns in each region of the country to organize
entrance examinations
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for students, so as to offer the brilliant but needy among them the opportunity of education in the Accra Academy. The academy no longer offers special admission to brilliant but needy students but, as per a 2005 general directive from the
Ghana Education Service
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is a government agency under the Ministry of Education responsible for implementing government policies that ensure that Ghanaians of school-going age irrespective of their ethnicity, gender, disability, religiou ...
, admits its students through a school selection placement system.
Accra Academy was ranked 8th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility. Amongst its unique achievements include; being the first senior high school to have produced successive
Chief Justices of Ghana
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boa ...
, and the only school at the moment to have produced successive Ghanaian speakers of parliament. It is also the first school to have produced a head of state and a deputy head of state in the same government in Ghana.
History
The academy was founded by Messrs.
Kofi George Konuah
Dr. Kofi George Konuah (19 August 1904 – 6 June 1996) was a Ghanaian educationist, public servant and elder statesman who served as Chairman of the Public Services Commission of Ghana from 1962 to 1969.
Early life
Konuah was born on 19 Augus ...
, Samuel Neils Awuletey, Gottfried Narku Alema and James Akwei Halm-Addo on July 20, 1931, at Mantse Agbonaa, a suburb of James Town in Accra..
Start in Ellen House
The academy's founders operated the school from a two-story house that provided classrooms for the students. The facility was named Ellen House after its leaser, Ellen Buckle. The academy began work with a student enrolment of 19, distributed into Forms 1 through to 3. The founders of the academy together with M. F. Dei-Anang and Samuel Sonkor Sackey comprised the initial teaching staff of the school. Sackey worked as a teacher and Bursar and Awuletey taught shorthand and Book-keeping. Lutterodt set up the science department and Alema taught agricultural science.
Government-Assisted School status
In December 1932, the academy presented its first batch of ten students for the Junior Cambridge School Certificate Examination, seven out of whom passed the examination. In 1939, the academy presented 45 students for the Senior Cambridge School Certificate Examination, out of whom 42 students passed, with 10 students obtaining exemption from the London Matriculation Examination.Frederick Hadaway Hilliard, ''A Short History of Education in British West Africa'' New York/London: Thomas Nelson, 1957, p. 96.
In 1947, a recommendation was made to the director of education to grant the academy the status of a Government Assisted School.Hilliard (1957), p. 108. The recommendation was approved and the academy begun operating as a Government Assisted school from 1 January 1950.
Relocating to Bubuashie
The academy operated as a day-school for some time after its inception till it began accommodating students in Claremont House, a single-storey building adjoining Ellen House. Accommodation was limited and therefore was only offered to students in special circumstances. Due to a steady increase in the number of applicants applying for enrolment in the academy, the academy's administrators began preparations to relocate the academy to a larger and permanent site. The initial site that was acquired to relocate the school was situated at
Kokomlemle
Kokomlemle is a town in the Accra Metropolitan District, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana and noted for the location of Joy FM and Accra Technical Training Center (ATTC), among other institutions.
Kokomlemle is recognized as the ...
; however, this site had to be abandoned as a result of a prolonged litigation concerning the ownership of the land. A second site, which was located at Korle Gonno, was also given up because of its remote location.
The search for a new school site ended in 1956 when Halm-Addo succeeded in lobbying the
Convention People's Party
The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a Socialism, socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. The CPP was formed in June 1949 after Nkrumah broke away from the United Gold Coast Conven ...
government to relocate and expand the academy as part of its accelerated development plan. Owing to his efforts, the academy was offered a 37-acre plot of land at Bubuashie, off the Winneba Road.
J. Monta & Sons was awarded the contract to develop the new school site in October 1959, however actual work on the site began in December of the same year and by July 1961, J. Monta & Sons presented the newly developed school site to the school administrators for the celebration of the academy's thirtieth anniversary. In September of the same year, both staff and students relocated from Ellen House to the present site at Bubuashie.
A ceremony to officially recognize the academy's relocation to Bubuashie was held in February 1962 and A. J. Dowuona-Hammond, then Minister of Education and coincidentally a past student of the school, declared the new school site opened. The academy acquired the nickname Little Legon shortly after the new school site was commissioned, when some students from the Western Region who had gained admission into the
University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities.
The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...
, reported at the academy instead of the University of Ghana, apparently confused by the close similarity between the infrastructure of both educational institutions. A dormitory block to serve as a residential facility for students was completed later in 1966.
Becoming a fully-fledged SSS
In 1981, the academy celebrated its golden jubilee with the status of a fully fledged senior secondary school with a student enrolment of 900 and a teaching staff of 52. In 1990, the
Provisional National Defense Council
The Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, in a coup ...
permitted the academy to operate as a semi-autonomous educational institution, together with 10 other secondary schools upon acknowledgement by the
Secretary of Education
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senior high school
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for boys, the academy offers admission to boys only. Gaining entry into the academy is competitive, and open to students who have completed
Junior high school
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. Prior to writing their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), final year Junior High School students, register for senior high school through a computerized school selection and placement system (CSSPS) which was introduced by the Ghana Education service in 2005..
Unlike in the previous grading system in which a
candidate
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* to be elected to an office — in this case a candidate selection procedure occurs.
* t ...
's overall academic performance in the Basic Education Certificate Examination was obtained by computing the aggregate on the candidate's best six subject scores, the raw scores obtained by a candidate in the Basic Education Certificate Examination determines the candidates overall academic performance in the exam under the computerized school selection and placement system. Because the computerized school selection and placement system uses a deferred-acceptance algorithm which ensures that Junior high school applicants are admitted strictly based on academic merit, administrators of the academy use raw scores obtained in the Basic Education Certificate Examination to admit applicants from Junior High School.
Curriculum
The programmes run in the academy are:
general arts
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In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED O ...
,
general science
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, agriculture, business and visual arts. As part of their computerized school selection and placement system registration, final year junior high school applicants select four elective courses. Unlike elective courses, core courses are offered to all students, irrespective of their programme of study.. The academy's core courses are: English language,
core
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mathematics
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physical education
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, however, students are only examined both internally and externally as well, in the first five aforementioned courses.
The academy's
curriculum
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like that of other senior high schools in Ghana, operates in a three-year academic cycle, from form one to form three. The beginning of the first
academic year
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School holiday
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marks the enrolment of the student in the academy, while the ending of the third academic year marks the graduation of the student.
Academic performance
The academy maintains a high academic standard and has over the years been ranked among the best performing senior high schools in Ghana. In 2009, the academy was listed among six other schools in the Greater Accra Region, which had 60% or more of its candidates qualifying for tertiary education. In a survey, the academy was listed among secondary schools in Ghana that contribute 50% or more of its students to universities.
In 2018, 676 students of the school sat the
WASSCE
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. 640 students of this number passed in all 8 courses taken (i.e obtained grades between A1 to C6). This represented a percentage pass of 94.7% and percentage of students of qualified academic enrolment status into a university programme in Ghana. In 2020, 672 students of the school sat the
WASSCE
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is a type of standardized test in West Africa. Students who pass the exam receive a certificate confirming their graduation from secondary education. It is administered by the West Af ...
. 633 students of this number had passes in 6 courses (i.e 4 core courses and 2 elective courses). This represented a percentage pass of 94.2% in relation to passes in 6 courses.
Student life
Facilities
Halls of residence
The academy has eight
halls of residence
A dormitory (originated from the Latin word ''dormitorium'', often abbreviated to dorm) is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university s ...
. The first four of these halls were inaugurated as part of the school's 1967 Annual Speech and Prize Giving Day activities. Among the four, three were later renamed after founding fathers of the school, with the exception of Kofi Konuah, while the fourth is named after Mrs. Ellen Buckle. They are as follows; Alema, Awuletey, Ellen, Halm Addo. The remaining four halls were inaugurated as part of the school's 83rd Founders' Day Celebration in 2014. They are named after the following prominent alumni;
Nana Akuoko Sarpong
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, Rt. Hon. Peter Ala Adjetey, Nana Wereko Ampem II and Nana Awuah Darko Ampem.
Each hall is supervised by a hall-master while a senior hall-master serves as a liaison between all four halls of residence. Hall-prefects assist hall-masters in the performance of their official duties and have a general responsibility to maintain order in their halls.
Hall-masters are not resident in the halls they supervise but rather housed in staff bungalows on the school's premises, on the other hand, hall-prefects reside in the halls in which they exercise jurisdiction. Each hall of residence contains a bedroom, storage room, ironing room, prefects' cubicle and a washroom.
Each academic year, the administrators of the academy organize athletics competitions between the members of the four Halls of Residence as a way of building up rapport among students. These inter-Hall athletic competitions also serve as an avenue for the academy's sports trainers to select students with outstanding sports qualities who can represent the academy in external sports competitions.
Regulations and sanctions
The Accra Academy maintains strict rules on discipline.. A student undertaking a mild
punishment
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is asked to carry out cleaning, scrubbing, sweeping, weeding or disposing of refuse. A student who commits a grievous school offence is made to proceed on an indefinite suspension or is dismissed from the academy, a notable example of which is the dismissal of
Chuckie Taylor
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Associations and clubs
Academy students are involved in
Extracurricular activities
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through their membership in school associations and clubs, some of which include:
* Alzheimer's Foundation of America (Youth wing),
*Cadet Corp,
*Campus Ministry,
*Debaters Club,
*Drama Club,
*Geography Club,
*German Club,
*Ghana United Nations Students and Youth Association (GUNSA).,
*Global Teenager Project (Ghana),
*Head of State Award Scheme,
*HIV/AIDS Kickers Youth club.,.
*Investment Club,
*Junior Achievement Club,
*Pan-African Club,
*Robotics Club,
*Rotaract Club,
*Science Club,
*Scrabble Club,.
*Scripture Union,
*Students Representation Council – S R C,
*Students World Assembly
*The Earth and Wildlife Club.
Sports
As early as 1934, the academy's administrators hired a sports-master to organize the sporting activities of the academy. Students were trained in athletics, soccer, and
hockey
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. The academy won the Aggrey Shield together with seven other trophies in the annual inter-college athletics competition held in 1950, and through which the academy became recognized in Ghanaian inter-college sports, while the words "''Accra Aca, Bleoo''" came to also serve as a
slogan
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for the school..
Annual events
The academy's administrators and alumni association organize annual events for the students and alumni of the school, including a speech and prize-giving day ceremony, a memorial lecture and a Home-coming Reunion. The annual speech and prize-giving day ceremony award the school's best performing students. Occasionally retired as well as active teachers and staff of the academy are awarded for their contributions to the school. The ''Konuah-Halm-Addo-Awuletey-Alema Memorial Lectures'' (formerly ''Accra Academy Foundation Lectures'') was instituted in 1991 by Vincent Freeman, then academy headmaster, as part of the school's 60th anniversary celebrations. Home-coming reunions are usually organised as part of the academy's anniversary celebrations. They are usually characterized by bonding activities that include the singing of popular school songs called ''Jamas'' and the playing of table tennis, football and
snooker
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..
Headmasters
Insignia
Old Boys Association
The association functions as an
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which is opened to any person who has been enrolled in the academy for more than one year.Ala Adjetey et al. (2008).''Constitution of Accra Academy Old Boys Association''. Accra Academy, p. 2.Ala Adjetey et al. (2008). ''Constitution of Accra Academy Old Boys Association''. Accra Academy, p. 1.
The association has a governing body consisting of: a president, secretary, treasurer and a
public relations officer
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elected at an annual general meeting for a fixed tenure of office. They form the executive committee of the association and have the responsibility of planning and executing all programmes or events that are organised by the association. The association is operated from a national secretariat, which doubles as the association's headquarters in Accra. It is located on the premises of the school and is responsible for coordinating the activities of all year groups and regional secretariats of the association. It also serves as a liaison between alumni and the school.
Notable alumni
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File:Asamoah_Gyan_Rennes_081231.jpg, Asamoah Gyan
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
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British Information Services, Great Britain. Central Office of Information. ''Survey of British and Commonwealth Affairs'' Volume 1, Issues 14–26. H.M.S.O, 1967, p. 1134.
* Deputy Head of Government:
John Willie Kofi Harlley
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Daniel Francis Annan
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,. Rt. Hon.
Peter Ala Adjetey
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Peter Ala Adjetey was born on 11 August 1931 at Accra, the capital of Ghana. He obtained his basic education at St. Pa ...
Samuel Azu Crabbe
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Samuel Azu Crabbe was born at ...
,Market Research Company of South Africa. ''Who's Who in East Africa'' Volume 2. Marco Surveys, 1965, p. 24.Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Forschungsinstitut. ''African Biographies'' Volume 2. Verlag Neue Gesellschaft, 1971, p. 52. His Lordship Justice
Fred Kwasi Apaloo
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,. His Lordship Justice
Edward Kwame Wiredu
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),.
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Supreme Court Judges
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Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade
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George Lamptey
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Early life and education
Lamptey is a native of Jamestown, Accra. He was born in Accra on 3 June 1932 to Maa Kowa and Akwete Aku.
He had his seconda ...
,. Justice
Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse
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Justice
Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu
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Asiedu was born on 9 April 1966 in Accra. Asiedu attended Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Primary School in Koforidua, ...
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Attorney-General
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Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade
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, Justice
Gustav Koranteng-Addow
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Madam
Betty Mould-Iddrisu
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Nana Akuoko Sarpong
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,
Osagyefo Kuntunkununku II
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Ministers of State
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Ohene Djan
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Harry Sawyerr
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Nathan Quao
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,
Paul Boateng
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,. Mrs.
Betty Mould-Iddrisu
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ACASMA is the joint association of the old boys and girls of Accra Academy and the St. Mary's Senior Secondary School, now St. Mary's Senior High School..
There was a nationwide teachers strike in the 1970s and some Accra Academy students who were capable of learning the school curricula on their own offered lessons free of charge to their colleagues in Accra Academy and St. Mary's Senior Secondary School. The goodwill demonstrated by these students from the Accra Academy won the admiration of staff and students of the St. Mary's Senior Secondary School and resulted in the formation of the alliance to foster stronger ties between both secondary educational institutions.
ACASMA enjoys prominence at the
tertiary level
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. Some tertiary institutions in which the group has been formed and has an active membership include the
University of Ghana
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The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...
, the
University of Cape Coast
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, and the
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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. Members of ACASMA at tertiary institutions continue their association even after schooling. However, it becomes more organized under year groups and resident cities rather than tertiary institution attended.
Lodge Accra Academy
The Accra Academy Lodge is a
Masonic lodge
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managed by alumni who are
Freemason
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
s in the Grand Lodge of Ghana or the
Grand Lodge of Scotland
The Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland is the governing body of Freemasonry in Scotland. It was founded in 1736. About one third of Scotland's lodges were represented at the foundation meeting of the Grand Lodge.
Histor ...
. The lodge is not part of the school's administration and as such has its own management and premises. Membership in the lodge is open only to alumni. Members occasionally support the school with financial assistance.
See also
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Education in Ghana
Before the arrival of European settlers, who introduced a formal education system addressed to the elites, education in Ghana was mainly informal and based on apprenticeship. Economic activities in pre-colonial Ghana were based on farm produce ...
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List of senior secondary schools in Ghana
This is a list of category b Senior High Schools in Ghana by region.
Ashanti Region
There are more than 180 Senior High Schools in the region.
Bono, Bono East & Ahafo Regions
Central Region
Eastern Region
Greater Accra Region
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