Odorgonno Senior High School (Great OSSA) is a

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ian based senior secondary school. Its motto is ''Nobis Nitendum est'', which is Latin and means ''Ours is to Strive''. As of 2017, it has 2,671 students and 183 staff, including 53 non-teaching staff.

History

The school was established as a boys' day school in 1940 on the crest of the Odaw River at

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in the Greater Accra Region by Joseph Thomas Leigh and three other teachers at the

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. It was taken into the government system and moved to

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, which is its current location, in 1990. In 1993, it became co-educational, began boarding in 2007, and gained model school status on 25 November 2008.

Notable alumni

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, Musician *

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, Musician * Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria * Bob Pixel, Photographer * Sheikh I. C. Quaye, Politician * Fredrick Percival Segbefia, Politician * Mohammed Adjei Sowah, Mayor of

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. * Comedian Waris, Ghanaian comedian *

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, Musician, best known as the inventor of Afro-jazz * Incredible Zigi, Dancer

External links

Odorgonno Senior High School

References

Schools in Ghana Greater Accra Region Educational institutions established in 1940 1940 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony) {{Ghana-school-stub