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Ghana, Accra
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GIS Boarding Programme (GISBP) provides a home away from home with a nurturing, supportive atmosphere and a range of activities. GISBP is available for students in Form Two through Upper Sixth Form. It offers weekly (hybrid/flexible) and full boarding options; weekly boarders stay at the boarding facility during the week and return home on Fridays, with weekend stays planned for extended learning and activities.
Girls wear green and white striped dresses; boys wear plain white short sleeve shirts with grey or navy shorts; the P E kit is a white T shirt and red shorts. Shirts must be tucked in and a belt is worn with the shorts. Uniforms can be purchased from recommended vendors or fabric can be bought on campus to be sewn to GIS specifications.
Lunch is provided by a contracted certified catering service with meals served in a modern on site cafeteria. Snacks and lunch are available and students may bring food from home; food is not delivered during class time. The school restricts fizzy drinks, energy drinks, drinks in glass bottles, and processed foods, and nuts are not allowed.
Each student is assigned to a house that embodies one of GIS's six attributes: Think critically, Be socially responsible, Be disciplined, Display creativity, Communicate effectively, Be internationally minded. Rooms are allocated with a mix of students from different House groups and five sets of house attire are provided. GIS also runs house activities and competitions in sport and other areas.
GIS is a not-for-profit, private, non-sectarian, coeducational day and boarding school established in September 1955. It is governed by a Board of Directors, and the Chief Executive Officer is Dr. Mary Ashun.
Ghana International School (GIS) is a not-for-profit, private, day and boarding school established in 1955 to provide international education. The school follows Cambridge International curricula from Early Years through Primary and Secondary, leading to IGCSE and A Levels, with English as the medium of instruction. A Pearson BTEC Pathway in Music and Creative Media is available for students aged 14 and older, complemented by local content in pre-examination classes. GIS is accredited by Council of International Schools and New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is a member of AISA and ECIS. Facilities include an amphitheatre, a Film Room, a half Olympic-size swimming pool, a gym, air-conditioned classrooms with interactive whiteboards and IT facilities. The Secondary Library houses 20,000 books, six science laboratories, and a Language Laboratory. The campus features a Music Conservatory, an Art Room, a Health & Wellness Center. Musicals are staged at National Theatre in Accra.
