Both Christian and Muslim rites are observed in the school, but the school is secular.
Established
1906
Gender
Boys
Age
11 to 18
The Bo Government Secondary School, commonly known as Bo School, is a
secondary school located on a 13.5 acres (5.5 ha) property in the center of
Bo, the second largest city in
Sierra Leone. The school was founded in 1906 at the behest of the British colonial governor,
Leslie Probyn, to educate the sons of Paramount Chiefs or nominees of Paramount Chiefs. The school later evolved to become a public school that is open to boys from all backgrounds.
Bo school is a boys-only boarding school. The pupils live in the four dormitory buildings (called Towns) on the school's campus. The four dormitories are called Manchester, London, Liverpool, and Paris respectively—the first three are named after famous cities in
England, and the last is named after capital of
France.
Notable pupils
Ibrahim Inspector Bah, Sierra Leonean football star and former captain of Leone Stars
John Amadu Bangura, Chief of the Defence Staff of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces from 1968 to 1970.
Amadu Wurie, Sierra Leonean educationist and politician
References
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Corby, R. A. (1990). Educating Africans for inferiority under British rule: Bo School in Sierra Leone. Comparative Education Review, 34(3), 314–349.
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Corby, R. A., & Abraham, A. (1980). Mende Government and Politics under Colonial Rule. A Historical Study of Political Change in Sierra Leone 1890–1937. ASA Review of Books, 6, 50.
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