O'Reilly Senior High School

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School Profile

O’Reilly Senior High School is a renowned secondary school located at Okpoi-Gonno in the Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal District, Accra, Ghana. Established in 1925 by a Sierra Leonean Anglican Priest, Rev. Ezekiel Festus O’Reilly, the school has a rich history of academic excellence and has produced many successful alumni. After Accra High School, Adisadel College, and Mfantsipim School, O’Reilly Senior High School is the second-oldest senior high school in the Greater Accra Region and the fourth-oldest senior high school overall in Ghana.

Key Statistics

1.3 k+

Number of Students

59 :80

Student Ratio of Males to Females

95 %

Student Graduates

History

Rev. Ezekiel Festus O’Reilly, a Sierra Leonean Anglican Priest, established the O’Reilly Educational Institute (as it was first known) in August 1925. The school’s first home can still be seen in the area known as Korle Wokon, north of Ussher Town. Here, Barrister Silas Dove, Rev. O’Reilly’s first sponsor, had a large house opposite what was then the Full Swing Factory at the north end of Zongo Lane. He incited Rev. O’Reilly to use the basement of his home as starting place for the new school.

School Anthem

Verse
We are students of O’Reilly School
And we thank God for this day
We bless the name of our Founder
For the vision that he saw
His mantle upon us now shines
To uphold his great and lofty ideals fair

Refrain
ΣΤMKEΤΕ! is our motto
To stand fast forever,
Remember now our Founder
But our duty first to God then man

Foreword by the Headmaster

At O’Reilly Senior High School, we are driven by a clear and compelling vision — to be a model second-cycle institution that raises students to excel in all positive and worth-pursuing aspects of life. Guided by our mission to train learners to unearth their fullest potential and to instil in them excellent values through quality teaching, supervision, and high aspirations, we have built and continue to nurture a school community where every student is seen, challenged, and empowered to rise. Our core values of accountability, respect for diversity, teamwork, dedication, and integrity are not merely words on a wall — they are the living principles that shape our culture, inform our decisions, and define the character of every O’Reilly student who passes through our gates.