Editing Accra (section)

=== Senior high school (SHS) ===
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The transition rate between junior high and senior high school increased from 30 per cent in 1990 to 50 per cent in 2001. The number of students grew by 23,102 between 1990 and 2005, an increase of about 2,310 a year, since 2010 the senior high school enrolment rate has been 95%.<ref name="UNICEF at a glance: Ghana&nbsp;– Statistics"/>

[[Ghana International School]] (GIS), a private non-profit [[A-Level]] school founded in 1955 for children from ages 3–18, is located in Accra's Cantonments. Abelemkpe is the home of [[Lincoln Community School]], a private, non-profit [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB) school for students aged 3–18, established in 1968.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lincoln.edu.gh |title=Lincoln Community School |work=School Website |access-date=29 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926100838/http://www.lincoln.edu.gh/ |archive-date=26 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Some other International Baccalaureate Schools in Accra include Al-Rayan International School (ARIS), Association International School (AIS), and American International School (AIS). These schools were established in 2003, 1963, and 2006, respectively.

A number of notable public secondary schools lie on the outskirts of Accra: [[Achimota School]], commonly referred to as "Motown", which was founded in 1924 and opened in 1927;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.achimota.edu.gh/ |title=Achimota School Website |publisher=Achimota School |access-date=29 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923174552/http://www.achimota.edu.gh/ |archive-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> the [[Accra Academy]], known as "Accra Aca"; the [[Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School]] in [[Legon]], commonly known as "Presec"; Wesley Grammar School&nbsp;– WESS-G Dansoman, [[St Mary's Senior High School (Ghana)|St. Mary's Senior High School]], commonly referred to as "Merriez", is a well-known girls' boarding school in Ghana; <!--Redlink [[St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Cantonments, Accra|St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School]] -->[[St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School]], commonly known as "Quinas"; [[Accra High School]] commonly known as "Ahisco"; [[West Africa Secondary School]], commonly known as "WASS"; the [[Accra Girls Senior High School|Accra Girls' Senior High School]], commonly known as "Agiss"; [[Kaneshie Secondary Technical School]] ("[[Kateco]]"); the Armed Forces Secondary Technical; and St. John's [[Grammar School]]; among others.