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Tema International School

Ghana, Tema

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Boarding, Uniform and Food

Daily life details and school culture

Boarding Arrangements

The main campus offers secondary boarding opportunities in IB MYP and IB DP. Boarding accommodations include four hostels with common and study rooms; usually six students share a spacious self-contained room with two toilets and two bathrooms. Hostel parents supervise these hostels and provide pastoral care.

Uniform Requirement

There is a dress code requiring school uniforms for boys and girls. Uniforms should not be altered except by the school tailor; Friday attire can include official school activity T-shirts, TIS polo, African wear, or school uniform. There are rules on footwear, shorts length, hair length, jewelry, and other dress-code details.

Food Options

The campus has a cafeteria (lunch room) and a kitchen preparation area with store rooms.

House System

Inter-colour houses are Red Kigelia, Green Wisteria, Blue Cedar and Yellow Outeniqua; all students and staff belong to a colour house and participate in various competitions and activities.

Governance and Ownership

Tema International School is a Private Limited Liability Company incorporated under the Companies Code, 1963. A Board of Governors is appointed by the Board of Directors; the Board sets strategic direction, oversees governance, and delegates day-to-day operations to the Principal.

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees GHS 800 - 16,000
Ages 3 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 319
Type Co-educational, Co-educational (boarding)
Opened 2003
Bus Service No

Tema International School is a private, coeducational P-12 IB World School in Tema, Ghana, offering the IB continuum: PYP for ages 3–12 on the Primary Campus, MYP for ages 11–16 on the main campus, and the Diploma Programme for ages 16–19, with CAS, TOK and the Extended Essay. Founded in 2003, the school aims to develop world-class citizens through inquiry, service learning and intercultural understanding. The Primary Campus houses open flexible learning spaces, while the main campus provides science, arts, music and information technology facilities, dedicated IT labs and a campus-wide wifi network, plus a project centre with a media room, dance room and theatre studios. The sports complex includes a football pitch, basketball, volleyball, tennis and squash courts, a pool and gym. TIS participates in Tema International Schools Sports Association events and is a member of ISSAG. A strong service-learning ethos underpins after-school clubs in MUN, robotics, debates, and the performing and visual arts.

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