ABOUT US

In the early part of 1955, Mrs. Kathleen Lines, wife of the then General Manager of the Graphic Company, formed an international school committee of leading personalities within the Ghanaian community. This was in response to the need for setting up a permanently-run school that would always be there for children of different races and creeds; a school that would not only serve the international community but also local needs.

The members of the committee were: Sir. Kobena Arku Korsah and Justice Edward Akuffo-Addo, both justices of the Supreme Court of the Gold Coast, Dr. Lusty of the University College of the Gold Coast (now University of Ghana, Legon), Mr. Kenneth Humphreys, first registrar of the West African Examinations Council, Dr. Ruby Quartey-Papafio an educationist then working with the Social Welfare Department, Dr. Kofi George Konuah, also an educationist, working with the Public Service Commission, Mr. Edward James Bailey of the United Africa Company of the Gold Coast and his wife, Mrs. Valerie Bailey.

 

Between 1986 and 2002 major developments in infrastructure included the Secondary School Administration Block which was named after Mr. Modjabeng Dowuona, who was a Board Chairman of the school. There was the commissioning of a new Nursery Block and Junior School library. This was followed by the commissioning on 8th December, 1995 of the Secondary School Resource Centre which comprised a library, modern language lab, a senior computer lab and a film room. In addition, a new computer lab was built on the Junior School campus. These facilities were commissioned to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the school.

During that time, Ghana International School did not only experience developments, new subjects like Economics, Business Studies, Sociology and Further Mathematics were also introduced to the curriculum.

In 2002, Mrs Sawyerr stepped down as Principal prompting a series of changes to take place at management level. From April 2002 to December 2002, an Interim Management Team was formed, after which Mr John Filby took up the helm from January 2003 to August 2004. He was followed swiftly by Mr Thomas Hunt who served as Principal from September 2004 to June 2005, before the current Principal, Mrs Diana Nyatepe-Coo took over the post.

In 2011,a new Sixth Form Block was built by the school and houses the office of the Upper Secondary Vice-Principal, Form Five, Lower and Upper Sixth Form classrooms, and the school’s server and data rooms. More recent infrastructural developments include a brand new half Olympic-size swimming pool and baby pool and a student walkway. The school has just secured a permit to begin work on a three-storey Lower Secondary Block which comprises of 12 classrooms, offices, a music studio, drama studio and multi-purpose gym.

Presently, the school has a population of 1410 students from Nursery to Upper Sixth Form, and its international status is truly reflected in the 58 different nationalities represented amongst the faculty and student body.

After years of application and hard work, GIS officially received accreditation status in December, 2007 and makes GIS first school in Ghana to be certified and accredited by Council of International Schools (CIS) and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).