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Ghana, Tema
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The school is a residential institution with boarding hostels where students live as a community with a strong personal and social education programme. The hostels consist of 17 units (8 male and 9 female), organized in twin clusters and overseen by Hostel Tutors, with Hostel Prefects leading student life, and the hostels are named after rivers across Africa.
Uniforms must be obtained from the school and worn on all official school occasions; the College provides one set of uniforms to each student in MYP4 and DP1, with additional sets available on request. Badges are part of the uniform, and students may wear traditional dress on designated days; African attire is encouraged on the last Friday of each month. Appearance rules require neat grooming; moustaches and beards are restricted, and headgear is not permitted with the uniform.
Dining is in the Dining Hall with a cafeteria system for meals. Breakfast runs 7:00–7:30, lunch 1:00–1:30, and supper 6:30–7:00, with meals served by canteen staff; students must be punctual and clear their plates after meals.
Hostels function as the college's houses, comprising 17 hostel units (8 male, 9 female) overseen by a Hostel Tutor and led by a Hostel Prefect, with monitors providing support. Hostels are named after rivers (e.g., Mano, Nile, Volta, etc.). Inter-hostel events include Singing, Debate, and Athletics announcements throughout the year.
SOS-HGIC was founded in 1990 by SOS Kinderdorf International, a worldwide charitable organization.
SOS-Hermann Gmeiner International College (SOS-HGIC) is a private boarding IB World School in Tema, Ghana, founded in 1990 as a Pan-African centre of academic excellence. It offers the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the IB Diploma Programme (DP), with non-language subjects taught in English and a DP core of Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and Creativity, Activity and Service. The DP groups cover Studies in Language and Literature (English, Amharic, Swahili, French A), Language Acquisition, Individuals and Societies, Sciences, Mathematics and the Arts. The school operates on two campuses: an Academic Campus with classrooms, a library, science and computer labs, an auditorium and dedicated spaces for music, theatre and visual arts; and a residential campus with 17 hostels, dining, sports fields, a swimming pool and gym. An active clubs programme includes Probotics, Modern Languages Club and Interact, alongside Global Awareness, Pan-African and MUN activities. The campus hosts strong STEM and arts offerings and a 40,000‑volume library.
