Akim Swedru is a Ghanaian town located in the Birim South District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the newly created Birim South district. The town is the seventy-eight most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 10,212 people.

The political administration for the Birim South District is the District Assembly which is located at Swedru. It is led by a District Chief Executive. The Assembly has both appointed and elected members. There are 32 Assembly members of which 10 are appointed and the rest elected. The local Member of Parliament is an ex officio member of the Assembly. Locally, the town has its own urban council which runs it.

Around Swedru is located a lot of hills, streams and rivers. There are 2 peak rain seasons during May-June and September-October. The relative humidity ranges from 56% during the dry season and 70% during the rainy season. The district lies within a semi-deciduous rainforest region.

Most of the local population are Akyem which is a subset of the Akan people and most are christians.

The terms Old Boys and Old Girls are the usual expressions in use in the United Kingdom for former pupils or alumni of primary and secondary schools. While these are traditionally associated with independent schools, they are also used for some schools in the state sector. The term is also used for those who attended New Zealand schools, Sri Lankan schools, a few universities in the UK and, to a lesser extent, schools in Australia, Canada and South Africa.

The Old Boy form is given a specific identification for each school. Some schools use an adjectival form of the school name, such as "Old Etonian", "Old Harrovian", or "Old Reptonian" (old boys of Eton College, Harrow School, and Repton School). Some use a Latin form derived from the Latin name of the school or its location as "Old Novocastrian" (old boys of the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne). Some are based on the name of the founder, such as "Old Wykehamist" and "Old Alleynian" (for old boys of Winchester College, founded by William of Wykeham, and Dulwich College, founded by Edward Alleyn). Some are based on the school's location or street, such as "Old Gowers" (for University College School, originally in Gower Street). Many of the schools have histories dating back several hundred years, and the Old Boy forms may have been in use for a hundred years or more. Other more recently established schools have devised Old Boy names that are distinctive to prevent confusion with other schools. The tradition for many girls schools has been to use the term "Seniors" rather than "Old Girls".