Presbyterian Boys' Secondary
| Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School | |
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Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School logo
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Legon 05°39′48″N 0°10′28″W / 5.66333°N 0.17444°W Greater-Accra Ghana |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Presbyterian |
| Established | 1938 |
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| Head of school | Lady Queene Asiedu Akrofi |
| Faculty | 90 |
| Grades | Senior secondary years 1-3 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 14 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 3,000 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses | 10 |
| Color(s) | Blue |
| Mascot | Ɔdadeɛ (Baobab) Presecan |
| Nickname | Blue Magicians/Presecans |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian Church of Ghana |
| Address | P. O. Box LG 98 Legon, Ghana |
| Website | http://presec.odadee75.org |
Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School (or PRESEC) is a secondary boarding school for boys, founded in 1938, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast. The progenitor of the original idea for the school was the Basel missionary, the Reverend Nicholas Timothy Clerk (1862 - 1961). The school has ties with its sister school, Aburi 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, Accra in 1968.
The school anthem is "Happy Are We", written by J. L. Anang.
The school was started in Odumase after a Ghanaian educationist with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, E. A. W. Engmann lobbied for a boys' school to be started by the church. This came to fruition in 1938 with the first group of 16 boys and 4 teachers. Rev. Engmann was the first headmaster.
The Odumase campus housed German missionaries, then a primary school and then a government survey school before becoming the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School.
One of the traditions of the school is the ɔdadeɛ (baobab tree) located on the campus. An alumnus of the school is referred to as Ɔdadeɛ. The baobab tree is a Ghanaian symbol of knowledge, resourcefulness and strength. New students were traditionally initiated at the feet of this tree clad in bedsheets and powdered faces. PRESEC was located here till 1968 when it was moved to its new permanent location at Legon, Mile 9.
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