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) | Christian |
| Established | 1938 |
| 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 an all-male academic institution founded in 1938. It was originally located at Odumase - Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It was started as a secondary school for boys by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. 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 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.
In September 1968, the new campus at Legon just north east of the University of Ghana campus at 'Mile 9, received its first set of students. At the new campus it continued as a boys' boarding secondary school until the mid 1970s when the sixth form was upgraded to the National Science College. Female students were admitted into the sixth form in small numbers from September 1975. They continued to be part of the student body until June 1996 when the last batch left.
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