Academics Overview
Apart from the academic and intellectual development of its students, Achimota School emphasizes practical skills and character training.The school runs on a two-semester academic calendar from September to August.
The School offers five programmes, with the subjects grouped into 20 departments. The General Science programme comprises of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and ICT departments, while the General Arts programme comprises of English Language, English Literature, French, Government, History, Economics, Geography, Christian Religious Studies and Social Studies. The Music School is responsible for teaching Music, training the Aggrey Chapel Choir and organizing Achimota’s famed annual music festivals. The Art School houses the Visual Arts department. The Home Science Unit houses the Home Economics department.
In their first two years, students must take physical education, French and ICT every semester. Each student takes eight subjects during their third and final year, in addition to four electives chosen from one programme of study. Each student must take four core subjects: Mathematics, English Language, Integrated Science and Social Studies.
The school’s three-year programme (six semesters) leads to the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), in any of General Sciences, Agricultural Science, General Arts, Visual Arts and Home Economics, all administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in June of their final year.
- Mrs. Evelyn E. Essuman - Assistant Headmistress Academic AffairsMr. Anthony Adjetey - Director of StudiesMr. Eric Asante - Deputy Director of Studies
Admission Overview
Achimota School welcomes every high-achieving student who desires a holistic training of the Head, the Hand and the Heart. The motto of the school, Ut Omnes Unum Sint (That They All May Be One) underpins the institution’s philosophy of integration and acceptance of one another for the common good. The meaning of the piano-key design of our school crest—the interdependence of our varied national and international cultures—was aptly summarised by Dr. James Kwegyir Aggrey when he said: "You can play a tune of sorts on the black keys only; and you can play a tune of sorts on the white keys only; but for perfect harmony, you must use both the black and the white keys.”
Truly able students from junior high schools both in Ghana and abroad would do well to make Achimota School their first-choice senior high school in order to join this special community of academic and humanitarian scholars and seekers.
Academic calendar
Academics Overview
Heads of departments
- Agriculture ScienceHEAD OF PROGRAMMEZigah david EselaBIOLOGYHEAD OF DEPARTMENTADJEI KINGSLEY ASIEDU
- BIOLOGYHEAD OF DEPARTMENT (INT. SCI)ADJEI ANTHONY ADJETEYChemistryHEAD OF DEPARTMENT (CHEMISTRY)ASIEDU MICHAEL
- CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIESCHAPLAINAGYEMANG ERNEST GYIMAHGEOGRAPHYHEAD OF DEPARTMENTBERNASKO KWAME JACOB
- FRENCHHEAD OF DEPARTMENTNEBARLS MARTIN KWAME NATOMGEOGRAPHYHEAD OF ARTS PROGRAMMEASAMOAH PAUL
- ENGLISH LANGUAGEHEAD OF DEPARTMENTABENA BIRAGO ADDO -KUMIGOVERNMENTHEAD OF DEPARTMENTEWONIAH GLADYS
- HOME ECONOMICSHEAD OF DEPARTMENTANSAH COMFORT LINDAMATHEMATICSHEAD OF DEPARTMENTOKWABI EMMANUEL ADJIN
- HISTORYDEPUTY SENIOR HOUSE MASTER (EAST)FRANK ANIMMATHEMATICSHEAD OF DEPARTMENT (E-MATHEMATICS)EMMANUEL ESSUMAN
- I.C.THEAD OF DEPARTMENTLARTEY CYNTHIA EDNAMUSICNONEOSEI ALEXANDER
- PHYSICAL EDUCATIONHEAD OF DEPARTMENTDWOMOH MOSESSOCIAL STUDIESHEAD OF DEPARTMENTAKAKPO PHYLLIS
- PHYSICSHEAD OF DEPARTMENTYEBOAH PATRICK OWUSUVISUAL ARTSHEAD OF PROGRAMMEOBENG KWAME
- Mr David Esela Zigah - Head of Agricultural Science Programme
- Mr Kingsley Asiedu Adjei - Head of Biology Programme
- Mr Anthony Adjetey Adjei - Head of Biology Programme. (Integrated Science)
- Mr Paul Asamoah - Head of General Arts Programme
- Mr Kwame Obeng - Head of Visual Arts Programme
- Mr Asiamah B Kuffuor - Head of General Science Programme
- Mr Ernest Gyimah Agyemang- Chaplin, Christian Religious Studies
- M Emmanuel Ajin Okwabi - Head of Core Mathematics Programme
- Mr Michael Asiedu - Head of Chemistry Programme.
- Mr Jacob Kwame Bernasko- Head of Geography Programme.
- Mr Martin Kwame Natom Nebarls- Head of French Programme.
- Ms Abena Birago Addo-Kumi - Head of English Programme.
- Ms Gladys Ewoniah- Head of Government Programme.
- Ms Comfort Linda Ansah- Head of Economics Programme.
- Mr Emmanuel Essuman- Head of Elective Mathematics Programme.
- Mr Frank Anim - Head of History Programme.
- Ms Cynthia Edna Lartey - Head of ICT Programme.
- Mr Alexander Osei - Music
- Mr Patrick Owusu Yeboah - Head of Physics Programme.
- Ms Phyllis Akakpo- Head of Social Studies Programme.
- Mr Moses Dwomoh- Head of Physical Education.
Heads of Academic divisions
- (Acting Head of ) Humanities: Professor Daniel Grimley
- Mthematical, Physical and Life Sciences: Professor Sam Howison
- Medical Sciences: Professor Gavin Screaton, FMedSci, FRCP
- Social Sciences: Professor Timothy J Power
Academics Overview
Apart from the academic and intellectual development of its students, the school emphasizes practical skills and character training.The school runs on a two-semester academic calendar from September to August.
The School offers five programmes. The subjects run by these programmes are grouped in departments. In all, there are twenty departments, two designated Schools, and a Home Science Unit responsible for the teaching of the subjects offered. The General Science programme comprises of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and ICT departments, while the General Arts programme comprises of English language, literature, French, Government, History, Economics, Geography, Christian Religious Studies and Social Studies. The Music School houses the Music department that is responsible for teaching Music, training the Aggrey Chapel Choir and organizes music festivals. The Art School houses the Visual Arts department. The Home Science Unit houses the Home Economics department.
In their first two years, students must take physical education, Core French and Core ICT every semester. Each student takes eight subjects during the last year of their three years of Senior High School; in addition to four elective subjects taken by every student in one programme of study, each student must take the four core subjects in Mathematics, English Language, Integrated Science and Social Studies.
The school's three-year programme (six semesters) leads to the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), in any of General Sciences, Agricultural Science, General Arts, Visual Arts And Home Economics, all administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in June of their final year.