St. Monica's Senior High School Explained

St. Monica's Senior High School
Streetaddress:P. O. BOX 17
Coordinates:7.0457°N -1.4042°W
Head Label:Headmistress
Classes Offered:Business, general arts, general science, home economics, visual arts
Avg Class Size:30
Gender:Girls
Lower Age:14
Upper Age:18
Houses:6
Language:English
Slogan:"St Monica, Mother of Saints/ Each For All, All For God"
Song:"As we listen down the ages"
Motto:Causa Conscientae
(Conscious cause)
Nickname:Munche
Status:Active

St. Monica's Senior High School is a girls' second-cycle institution in Mampong in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1]

Location

The school can be located on the Kumasi-Mampong Highway. It is 40km (30miles) from Kumasi and lies on a hilly area thus the area is always cold. It is bounded on the north by the Ghana Highways Authority, Mampong; on the south by the Mampong Municipal Hospital; on the east by Mampong Babies' Home; and on the west by the Ejura-Mampong Highway.

History

The school's history is traced to Rt Rev John Orfeur Aglionby, the Anglican Bishop of the Gold Coast whose missionary work birthed the Convent of Our Lady and Saint Monica.

In 1926, the bishop invited the sisters of the Order of the Holy Paraclete (England) to set up a school for girl-child education. In 1946, St Monica's Secondary School in Mampong was established as a separate institution from the Teacher Training College.[2]

Notable alumnae

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff . 14 July 2011 . St. Monica's SHS Excels . . 10 June 2016.
  2. Web site: History of The School . SMOSA US Chapter . Senior Residence . 2019-04-19 .