Ridge Church School

On 23 January 1955, the congregants at the Annual General Meeting of the Accra Ridge Church voted to accept the decision to establish a school. The church amended its constitution to enable the incorporation of the school in order to give the legal oversight of the school to the Church Council. Direct management of the school is undertaken by a nine-member Board of Governors which reports to the Church Council as the ultimate approving authority. The Accra Ridge Church raised funds and the official opening of the school took place on 7 January 1957 as inter-denominational school for children of Christian expatriate church members living in Ghana. The first headmistress was Mrs. Ellen Stronge. The school's Parent-Teacher Association was formed in 1958. At the school's opening, there were thirty-three pupils in the first and second grades in two streams. The first two classes were housed in a single block of two classrooms and washrooms. Later on, more classroom blocks and other facilities were added to the school infrastructure. In the early days, there were pupils from nearly 40 countries. After the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah in 1966, many expatriates left the country and indirectly affected the school's international make-up. In addition, other international schools such as the Lincoln Community School, the Swiss School and Ghana International School were established. In 1978, a third stream was added to each class. The junior secondary curriculum was introduced in 1987 while the upper primary school started subject level teaching in September 2003. == Facilities and infrastructure ==

Apart from thirty-two classrooms, the school has a multi-purpose block that houses a library, an assembly hall, a computer laboratory, washrooms and a storeroom. == Learning environment ==

Curriculum The school population is 987 pupils comprising 466 boys and 521 girls. Over the years, pupils of the schools have participated in various local and international inter-school academic and sports competitions such as The Spelling Bee Ghana and the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The purpose of the section system is to foster healthy social contact across all pupils at the school. The section system forms the basis for inter-house competitions such as Sports (Football/Soccer, Basketball, Athletics/ Track and Field, etc.), Public Speaking (Speech and Debate), Music, Dance and Drama. == School heads ==

The following individuals have served as the headmistress of the school: == Notable alumni ==

• Junior Agogo, footballer • Joseph Samuel Annan, MP, Parliament of Ghana (2009–13) • Nathaniel Attoh, professional master of ceremonies, international boxing ring announcer, and television and radio journalist • D-Black, musician • Herman Chinery-Hesse, technology entrepreneur • Joe Ghartey, lawyer, academic and politician • Gisela Abbam, Global Senior Executive and Chair of Pharmacy regulator • Nana Oye Lithur, barrister, gender advocate and politician • Jean Adukwei Mensa, Electoral Commissioner of Ghana • Florence Oboshie Sai-Coffie, media executive and politician • Kokui Selormey, media personality • Mabel Simpson, fashion designer == See also ==