Achimota College
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Achimota Accra, Greater Accra, P.O. Box AH 11 Ghana 
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| Coordinates | 05°37′38″N 00°12′49″W / 5.62722°N 0.21361°W |
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| School type | High School Co-educational Boarding / Residential |
| Motto |
Ut Omnes Unum Sint (That all may be one) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Non-denominational Christian |
| Established | 1924 |
| Opened | 28 January 1927 |
| Founder | Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey, Rev. Alexander Garden Fraser. |
| Status | Active |
| School board | Board of Governors |
| School district | Accra Metropolis |
| Oversight | Ghana Education Service |
| Chairperson | Mr. Emmanuel K. Okoh, Chairperson of the Board of Governors |
| Headteacher | Mrs. Beatrice Adom |
| Staff | 82 teachers, 137 other staff |
| Grades | Forms 1–3 (10th – 12th grades) |
| Gender | Co-ed (Boys/Girls) |
| Age range | 14 to 18 years |
| Enrollment | ca. 1,500 |
| Number of students | c. 1500 |
| Education system | Senior High School |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Achimota School |
| Campus size | 1,300 acres (525 hectares) |
| Campus type | Residential garden-style Setting |
| Houses | 15 |
| School colour(s) | Black and White |
| Song | "From Gambaga to Accra" |
| Nickname | Motown |
| Publication | The Achimotan |
| Endowment | Achimota School Endowment Trust |
| Budget | Approx. $1 million annually |
| Revenue | 40% government revenue; 40% boarding, maintenance and other fees; 20% other income, endowments, grants and donations |
| Alumni | AKORA is an Achimotan alumnus with membership in the Old Achimotan Association (OAA) |
| Address | P. O. Box AH 11, Achimota, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
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| Website | www |
Achimota School (formerly Prince of Wales College and School, Achimota, now nicknamed Motown), is a co-educational boarding school located at Achimota in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana. The school was founded in 1924 by Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey and Rev. Alexander (Alec) Garden Fraser. It was formally opened in 1927 by Sir Frederick, then Governor of the British Gold Coast colony.
The school has educated many African leaders, including Kwame Nkrumah, Edward Akufo-Addo, Jerry John Rawlings, and John Evans Atta Mills all of whom are former Heads of State of Ghana. Former Prime Minister of Ghana Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia taught at Achimota. Also included in its list of African heads of state are Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe and Sir Dawda Jawara, first head of state of The Gambia. An alumnus/alumna of Achimota is known as an "Akora".
The motto of the school is Ut Omnes Unum Sint meaning "That all may be one", a reference to the founders' expressed philosophy that starting in the context of school life, black and white, male and female, everyone should integrate and combine synergistically for the good of all. The stylised piano-key design of the Achimota School crest was described by Aggrey at the time: "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".
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