Accra Academy

Accra Academy is a boys' high school located at Bubuashie near in the , Ghana. It admits both boarding and day students. Founded as a private school in 1931, it gained the status of a Government-Assisted School in 1950.
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  • Email: accraacademyshs@ges.gov.gh
  • Type: School
  • Description: male second cycle institution in Kaneshie, Greater Accra Region of Ghana
  • Also known as: “Accra Aca”, “Accra Academy Senior High School”, “Bleoo”, and “Little Legon”
  • Address: Kaneshie, Accra, Accra Metropolitan

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kaneshie market and Hindu Monastery of Africa.

Marketplace
Photo: NanaYawBotar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kaneshi Markets Limited is a trading Centre in , , . It was built in the 1970s. The name "Kaneshie" means "under the lamp" referring to its beginnings as a night market. is situated 1 km southeast of Accra Academy.

Hindu temple
Photo: Banksboomer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Hindu monastic and headquartered in , a suburb of , in the of . is situated 2½ km west of Accra Academy.

University
The also UGMS is the medical school of 's first public research institution, the University of Ghana. It is currently located at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in . is situated 4 km southeast of Accra Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaneshie and Mataheko.

Suburb
is a suburb in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the of . The name was derived from a word in the Ga-Adangbe, that is "Kane Shie Shie", meaning "under the lamp" referring to its beginnings as a night market.

Suburb
is a town in the Ablekuma Central Municipal district, a district of the of .

Suburb
is a town in the Ablekuma Central District which hosts the largest automobile-parts market of in the . This Neighborhood has variety of workshops for metal engineering and vehicle repairs.

Accra Academy

Latitude
5.57202° or 5° 34′ 19″ north
Longitude
-0.24361° or 0° 14′ 37″ west
Inception
July 20th, 1931
Operator
Ghana Education Service
Open location code
6CQXHQC4+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 339660117
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Wiki­data ID
Q4672815
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Accra Academy” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Acadèmia d’Accra”
  • Chinese: “安克拉学院”
  • Chinese: “阿克拉学院”
  • Chinese: “阿克拉學院”
  • Dagbani: “Accra Academy”
  • Farefare: “Accra High Sukuu”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Accra Aca”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Accra Academy”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “BLEOO”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Little Legon”
  • Hausa: “Accra Aca”
  • Hausa: “Accra Academy”
  • Hausa: “BLEOO”
  • Hausa: “Little Legon”
  • N'Ko: “ߊߞߙߊ߫ ߘߎ߲ߓߎ”
  • N'Ko: “ߟߌߕߏ ߟߌߜ߭ߐ߲߬”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Accra Academy”
  • Swahili: “Accra Academy”
  • Swedish: “Accra Academy”

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