Bo School

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Bo Government Secondary School
Established	1906
Type	Public School
Religious affiliation	Both Christian and Muslim prayers are said, but the school is a public school.
Location	Bo, Sierra Leone
Gender	Boys
Ages	11 to 18

The Bo Government Secondary School commonly known as Bo School is a secondary school located in Bo, the second largest city in Sierra Leone. The school was founded in 1906 at the behest of Governor Leslie Probyn to educate the sons of Paramount Chiefs in the British manner. It is located on 13.5 acres (5.5 ha) in the center of Bo and has a long history of developing the elite of Sierra Leone, especially the country's politicians.

The Old Bo Boys Association (OBBA) was formed in 1929 and now has branches all over the world, most prominently in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Notable alumni

Banja Tejan-Sie, Sierra Leonean politician and one of the founding members of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)
Sorie Ibrahim Koroma, Vice President of Sierra Leone from 1971-1986
Amadu Wurie, Sierra Leonean educationist and politician.
Aluspah Brewah, Sierra Leonean football star
Kanja Ibrahim Sesay, Financial Secretary of Bo District Students Union and Secretary General of the Fourah Bay College Students Union