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Labone Senior High School (popularly known as L-A Bone) is a public senior high school located in
Labone Labone is a district of Accra, Ghana bounded to the south by Labadi Road. Cantonments Road serves as the district's western boundary, while Labadi Crescent is the eastern boundary. The Ring road separates Labone from the southern district of Os ...
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 ...
of
Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. It is well noted for its participation in National Science and Maths Quiz, athletics, music and cultural activities.


Brief history

In 1949, six leaders of Ghana saw the need to establish an educational institution to cater for the educational needs of the young people staying around Osu and La and its environs. A private school was therefore established at Ako Adjei Area. At independence, the first president of Ghana,
Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah (born 21 September 190927 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An in ...
, realized that to achieve his ideals with respect to the rapid development of the country, educational facilities should be widespread and brought to the doorstep of each
Ghanaian Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...
child. The Ghana Educational Trust was therefore instituted during the 1st republic and was charged with the construction of school buildings throughout the country, including Labone. The school was then relocated at the present site (opposite the Labone S.D.A Church).And well famous school in Ghana.By Ameyaw Solomon Chancellor


The crest of Labone senior high school - composition, meaning and symbolism

The crest was designed by Nii Amon Kotei a senior citizen and national award winner who also designed the Ghana coat of arms. The crest of the school is a shield divided into four quarters with strong fishing rope running horizontally and vertically. Each of the four quarters carries an appropriate motive # Top right-hand corner: The early appearance of the SUN in the East: This depicts "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 left-hand quarter: A crossed pick axe and cutlass: This depicts "Dignity in labour" # The bottom left hand quarter: The oil palm tree is a wonder plant which symbolizes usefulness and productivity (Labone Senior High School students should therefore be productive and useful in all aspects of life, wherever they find themselves
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Courses offered

The school offers: * Business * Home economics * Visual arts * Science * General arts * Music


Facilities

The school has facilities such as: * Science Lab * Computer lab * Library * Home economics unit * Football Field * Volleyball basketball courts * Baseball field * Visual arts unit * Music Lab * Naval cadet * Physical education unit


Chronology of heads of Labone senior high school

(SINCE IT BECAME A GOVERNMENT ASSISTED SCHOOL) # Rev (Dr.) S. Gyasi Nimako...................1955 - 1961 # Mr. R. Lomo Jones...............................1961 - 196 # Mr. E. A Lamptey.................................1968 - 1982 # Mr. Bossman Owusu - Ayim..............1982 - 1990 # Mr. D. H. K. Ofosu...............................1990 # Mr. Peter Owusu  - Donkor...............1990 - 1995 # Mrs Cecilia Aggrey - Mensah.............1995 - 2003 # Mrs. Joyce Ossei - Agyekum...............2003 - 2013 # Mrs. Mary Amankwah........................2013 - 2014 # Ms. Kate Bannerman.........................2014 - 2017 # Mrs. Cynthia Obuo Nti.......................2017 - present


References

{{Reflist High schools in Ghana