About us
What we do differently, point by point
Every school says it offers personalised attention. Here is what that actually means here, in numbers you can check on a tour.
- Lower Primary cap
- 22 pupils
- Guided reading
- 3× weekly
- BECE placement
- 100%, 5 years
Six commitments
Things you can hold us to
Not aspirations. Each of these is either happening on the day you visit, or it is not.
Class sizes capped at 22 in Lower Primary
Twenty-two pupils in Basic 1–3, twenty-four in Upper Primary, twenty-five in JHS. When a class fills, we open a new stream rather than adding a desk.
The full GES curriculum, taught properly
The Standards-Based Curriculum from KG to Basic 6 and the Common Core Programme for Basic 7–9 — with the practical work, project work and assessment that the syllabus actually asks for.
Nobody leaves Basic 3 unable to read
Daily guided reading in groups of six, a half-term reading check, and free catch-up sessions for any child who falls behind. This is the commitment we are proudest of.
A real ICT lab and science laboratory
One workstation per pupil for Computing from Basic 4, and a working science laboratory where Integrated Science is taught with apparatus rather than diagrams.
Safeguarding you can check
A written child-protection policy, a named safeguarding lead, police-checked staff, a nurse on site every school day, and CCTV at every gate and corridor.
GES-registered teachers who stay
Every teacher is GES-registered and licensed. Our teacher retention over the last three years is 89% — your child's teacher is likely to still be here next year.
Side by side
Star Avenue and a typical private basic school
The right-hand column describes what is common in private basic schools in Accra, from our founders' own experience of teaching in them. Judge it against the schools you are actually visiting.
| Star Avenue | Typically elsewhere | |
|---|---|---|
| Class size, Basic 1–3 | Capped at 22 | 35–45 pupils |
| Adults per Lower Primary class | Teacher + assistant | Teacher only |
| Guided reading | 3× weekly, groups of 6 | Whole-class reading aloud |
| Catch-up support | Free, within the term | Paid extra classes |
| Science | Weekly practicals in a laboratory | Diagrams and description |
| Computing | 1 workstation per pupil | Shared or theory only |
| BECE mocks | 4 full mocks, marked to WAEC standard | 1–2 internal tests |
| Reporting | Termly report + mid-term grades, collected in person | Termly report card only |
| Corporal punishment | None | Varies |
| Parent access | Open during working hours | By appointment / open day |
Where our leavers go
Five BECE cohorts, every candidate placed
Placement through the CSSPS, for the classes of 2021 to 2026. We publish the whole picture, including the fifth of leavers who did not get a Category A school.
- Category A senior high schools62%
- Category B senior high schools28%
- Other placements and private SHS10%
Figures cover the 2021–2026 Basic 9 cohorts.
How we prepare for the BECE
The other side
Four reasons we might not suit you
A page like this is worthless if it only lists strengths. These are the things families most often decide against us on, and they are all fair.
We are not the cheapest
Capping classes at twenty-two and putting two adults in every Lower Primary room costs money, and it comes out of the fees. If price is the deciding factor, you will find cheaper.
We are not a British or American curriculum school
We teach the Ghanaian national curriculum and prepare for the BECE. If you want IGCSE or an American diploma, we are the wrong school and we will say so on the phone.
We do not have a swimming pool
We have a field, a science laboratory, an ICT laboratory and a library. We have put the money into the things that appear in a child's week every week.
We will tell you when your child is behind
Some parents find the mid-term grade sheet uncomfortable. It exists precisely so that nothing in December is a surprise, and we are not going to soften it.
What parents say
In their words, not ours
Ask us on a tour and we will put you in touch with a parent whose child is in the year group you are considering.
“My son came to Basic 2 from a school where he was one of forty-one. Within a term his teacher could tell me exactly which sounds he was struggling with. That had never happened before.”
“I was nervous about leaving a one-year-old anywhere. The daily note home — what she ate, how long she slept, what made her laugh — is what got me through the first month.”
“They told me plainly in Basic 8 that my daughter's mathematics was not where it needed to be, and then they did something about it. Four mocks later she got aggregate nine.”
“What sold it for me was the tour. It was an ordinary Tuesday, nothing staged, and every classroom we walked past was actually working.”
“The science laboratory is the real thing. My son comes home talking about experiments, not about what was written on the board.”
Admissions
Come and check it for yourself
Every claim on this page is checkable on an ordinary Tuesday morning. Book a tour and bring the list.
Prefer to talk first? Call or WhatsApp +233 26 150 4477 — the admissions office answers from 7:00am to 4:00pm.