The academic year of Achimota School spans the period of January to December. Each year is divided into three terms, which have an average of three months each.

There are some ceremonies or activities that take place every term. Each term begins with an opening assembly and ends with a closing assembly. On both occasions students and staff congregate in the chapel while the headmistress delivers an address which is always the highlight. Also, every term, special services are organised by the Akoras which is our term for the old students, in the chapel. All students are obliged to attend these services.

Each term has it's own characteristic activities that take place during it. These are what make the term exciting and students generally look forward to them. One activity that takes place every term and is dreaded by junior students especially is the general inspection.

This activity is organised on a competitive basis, and inspectors award marks according to how spick and span the house looks. The house with the most marks at the end of the year wins. The juniors hate inspections because they have to do the cleaning and scrubbing!

During the first term, we have a Founder's Day celebration. That day is a busy one and quite a number of activities take place. The cadets of the school mount a colorful parade in the morning. Staff, senior military officers who are old students and parents attend this parade. An army band provides music. Later in the day, there are traditional performances. An old student who has made it very high up the academic ladder and the head of the school each deliver an address. Also, during the first term, our school participates in the National Science and Maths Quiz, formerly Brillant Science and Maths Quiz. We've won it regionally once which was for half the country. We are the defending National champions for the year 1998.

We have some exciting sporting events during the first term. These competitions are keenly contested among the fourteen houses in the school and generate much excitement. The various house cheerleaders provide vocal support for their athletes with a type of local, kind of roughhouse singing called "jama". The competitions staged in the term are inter-houses basketball competition.

The second term is less busy. The only notable activities are the inter-houses volleyball and swimming competitions. We also play cricket, hockey and tennis in the school but never on a competitive basis. Because of it's less busy nature, real and serious "strophing" which is the school slang for learning takes place during the second term.

The third term can be said to be the most active term of all. Activities usually held during this term include the Speech and Prize-Giving day. The cadets usually stage a leaver's parade in the morning in honour of the cadets who will be leaving the school. The Armed Forces Central Band provided music this time. Later in the day, speeches are given and then prizes awarded to students who have done excellently academically. This is to maintain the high academic standard of the school. Also, all the various denominations; Protestant, Anglican and Catholic have confirmation services for their students. The confirmants usually throw parties in the houses afterwards. Sports competitions held during this year are the inter-houses table-tennis gala and then the inter-houses athletics competition. The athletics competition is the most exciting and most competitive. Athletes compete in both track and field events. The year is rounded off with a festival of nine lessons and carols staged by the school choir as Christmas is approaching. the school choir is tutored by Mr. Kenn Kafui, a great composer of world repute.

By this time, students are caught up in the Christmas atmosphere and frenzy and just can't wait to get home to spend the Yuletide with their families.

To sum up, the academic year of Achimota School can be said to be very busy. Students can be caught up in all the activities and end up wasting their time. To counter-act this, students are taught proper time management in order to prepare them for success when they leave school.