Lincoln Community School got its start as a non-profit American international school in 1968. The school grew from the initiative of two U.S. families in Accra in the late 1960's, who recognized the need and took the necessary steps to start such a school. Mr. and Mrs. W.K. McNulty and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bull were key to the founding of the school on October 15, 1968. The first class consisted of eight students and was held in a rented building located in the North Ridge Residential Area where the Alisa Hotel is currently located. At that time, the American educational program offered was from kindergarten through the tenth grade.
Official regulations for Lincoln were adopted on January 7, 1970 when the school was recognized as an official school by the Office of Overseas Schools in the United States and the government of Ghana. The school recently adopted an amended version of the constitution redefining its focus as international school serving the expatriate community in Accra, Ghana.
Today Lincoln Community School is an IBO World School governed by a nine member Board of Directors and boasting a healthy enrollment of 575 students from 54 different nations.
