Navrongo Senior High School | |
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Navrongo, Upper East Region Ghana | |
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Former names | President's College Navrongo School |
Motto | Lux Borealis (The Light of the North) |
Established | September 1960 |
Founder | Kwame Nkrumah |
School district | Kassena-Nankana District |
Head teacher | Francisca Yizure |
Gender | co-educational |
Navrongo Senior High School is a school in Navrongo which was established in September 1960 by Ghana's first president Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. It was named President's College. The president indicated his dream that this school will become a great centre of learning in the north and that he will watch its progress with keen interest.[1] Later, it was simply called Navrongo School (NAVASCO). Its mascot is the horn, an important northern Ghanaian symbol of royalty, bravery, and leadership. The school's motto is "LUX BOREALIS" in Latin. It means "The Light of the North". Old students are known as NABIA, a local word meaning Citizen.[2]