[2][3] Situated between the Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue and Guinea Bissau Road and opposite the Efua Sutherland Children's Park, it was founded by the Accra Ridge Church in 1957, the year of Ghana's independence from the United Kingdom.

[2][3] 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.

[2][3] 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.

[2][3] After the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah in 1966, many expatriates left the country and indirectly affected the school's international make-up.

The junior secondary curriculum was introduced in 1987 while the upper primary school started subject level teaching in September 2003.

[2][3] 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.

[2] The school also owns a home economics or catering centre, an administration block, a science laboratory, an infirmary and a pre-technical skills workshop for wood and metalwork.

School subjects taught include languages including English, French, Ghanaian languages such as Ga and Twi, mathematics, music, natural sciences, social studies, religious and moral education, basic design and technology (pre-vocational skills, graphic design & pre-technical skills), home economics (catering & life skills), information and communications technology (ICT) and physical education.

From kindergarten through to the Junior High School, each pupil belongs to one of four sections: Sackey (Red), Hooper (Yellow), Stronge (Blue), Bennett (Green).