| Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School | |
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| Location | |
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Greater Accra Ghana | |
| Coordinates | 05°39′48″N 0°10′28″W / 5.66333°N 0.17444°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Latin: In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Presbyterian Church |
| Established | 1938 |
| Founder | Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast[1] |
| Head of school | David Odjija[3][2] |
| Faculty | 90[2] |
| Grades | Senior secondary years 1-3 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 14 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 3,000[2] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses | 14 |
| Color(s) | Blue |
| Mascot | Ɔdadeɛ (Baobab) Presecan |
| Nickname | Blue Magicians/Presecans |
| Website | preseclegon |
Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School (PRESEC) is a secondary boarding school for boys. It is located in Legon, Accra, Ghana. It was founded in 1938, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast.[4] The Basel missionary-theologian, Nicholas Timothy Clerk (1862–1961), who served as the first Synod Clerk of the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast from 1918 to 1932, used his tenure to advocate for the establishment of the secondary school.[4][5] The school has ties with its sister schools, Aburi Girls' Senior High School and Krobo Girls Senior High School.
The school's crest has a shield with the Presbyterian symbol (the St Andrew Cross-Scottish flag with the Swiss flag embedded and a burning torch in the middle) with the motto of the school, "In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen", meaning "In Thy Light We Shall See Light", scrolled beneath the shield. The school was originally located in Odumase - Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana before moving to its current location in Legon, in 1968.[4]
The school anthem is "Happy Are We", written by J. L. Anang and transcribed by Stephen Appiah Danquah.[6] The school is an eight-time Ghana National Science and Maths Quiz winner.[7] The alumnus of the school are refereed to as "Ɔdadeɛ".[8]
- ^ "PRESEC | ALUMINI PORTAL". 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c "Welcome to Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School Website". Archived from the original on 8 June 2004. Retrieved 20 March 2007.
- ^ "Presec @80: Presby Church donates to Presec Legon | Regional News 2018-09-05". 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "PRESEC | ALUMINI PORTAL". 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Clerk, Nicholas Timothy, Ghana, Basel Mission". Dacb. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Welcome odadee.org - BlueHost.com". 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.
- ^ "NSMQ". nsmq ghana.
- ^ Ennin, Richard. "PRESEC Old Students walk with NSMQ winners". gna ghana. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2021.