The Bo Government Secondary School, commonly known as “The Bo School”, is a residential secondary school originally providing accommodation for 360 boys but now housing over 800 boys in four dormitories –Manchester, Liverpool, London and Paris. Bo school is a grade A school offering both junior secondary school (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS) programmes. It prepares its students for the following public examinations of the West African Examination Council (WAEC): Basic Education Certificate (BECE), and Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Bo School is located in the southern provincial capital of Sierra Leone, Bo. In addition to being the administrative centre of the southern province, it is the leading transportation, commercial and educational centre for the interior of Sierra Leone. The city began its modern development with the coming of the railways in 1889 and it served as the capital of the protectorate of Sierra Leone from 1931-1961. Bo is ethnically diverse with a population of about 300, 000 inhabitants. It is served by all the major highways from Freetown, Makeni and Kenema. The town is also served by an airport. The town has a vibrant social life, and its warm inhabitants make the city an ideal location for learning and a safe, secure place for growing up. The Bo School compound is sited on a 13.5 acres of land in the heart of Bo Town, the second city in Sierra Leone . The school itself is situated in pleasant surroundings and is within walking distance of the Government post office, Government hospital, police barracks, Sierratel offices, 'soba one market' and the main shopping centre of the Bo township. Football fields, a volleyball court, a lawn tennis and basketball court and cricket pitch enrich the recreational facilities the school provides. There are plans to rehabilitate and enlarge the school swimming pool. There is a Music/Band Room and a plan to build a separate creative and practical arts building. Association Football is played during the rainy season and cricket, tennis, basketball, volleyball and lawn tennis are played during the dry season. Coaching in athletics is also given and a team is selected to compete in inter-school sports. Students also compete in the inter-town sport and athletic competitions are held annually. Since the original mandate (to train the sons and nominees of chiefs for leadership positions), Bo School has cultivated a majority of the country's leaders. Part of the leadership training derives from school's tradition of appointing a student government comprising a senior prefect (who is head of government), an assistant senior prefect (his deputy), prefects for every block in every town of the Bo school. The prefects form a cabinet which is responsible for administering every aspect of life of the students. The prefects appoint officers with specific responsibilities and answerable to the prefectorial body. Officers are normally trusted lieutenants of the prefects and help enforce discipline in the school. Every block prefect also appoints a block-head who is in charge of ensuring that specific block assigned tasks and responsibilities are performed. Prefects also appoint prep supervisors (senior students) who ensure that junior students remain on task during prep (study) time. Bo School also maintains a unique tradition of seniority which has consistently augured well for social cohesion among students and ensured discipline and respect for seniority beyond the school. Maggots/Greeners/Rustics are either junior or newer members of the school (specifically those with more recent admission numbers). They are expected to always observe all rules of deference associated with their positions and comply fully with specific instructions from the other students with older numbers or other senior students. Bo school has historically maintained the competitive advantage over area schools and other national schools in the areas of sports. The record books speak loudest here. Bo School has won every major honour in football (soccer), athletics, volley ball, cricket, lawn-tennis, and basket ball. In addition to producing champions, Bo School has also produced athletes who have gone on to perform at the highest levels in national and international sports. The Bo school band has been the flagship of the school's very successful music curriculum.