Bishop Herman College

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Bishop Herman College
Biheco Crest.jpg
The School Crest
Address
Bishop Herman College
P. O. Box 46 Kpando


Kpando, Aloryi

Coordinates 7°00′21″N0°17′08″E / 7.00583°N 0.28543°E / 7.00583; 0.28543
Information
TypeBoys' public Ghana Education Trust Fund high school
MottoSicut Miles Christi
(As Soldiers Of Christ)
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationCatholic
Established1952(72 years ago) (1952)
StatusBoarding and day
School districtKpando
SessionMorning
HeadmasterFrancis Dominic Kudolo
ChaplainRev Fr Prosper Kwaku
GenderBoys
Age range14–18+
Number of studentsOver 3000
Average class size58
Education systemBoarding and Day
LanguageEnglish, French, Latin
Hours in school day10 hours
Houses8
Colour(s)Green and Yellow
SloganThe Hill Of knowledge
SongCome join with us to sing
Fight song I'm proud to be a Bihecan
SportsBasketball, soccer, athletics, handball, hockey, volleyball
Nickname BIHECO
RivalKpando Technical Institute, Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary, Kpando Secondary School
Accreditation Ghana Education Service
USNWR ranking12th
National ranking17th
School feesGovernment
GraduatesBishop Herman Old Boys Union (BHOBU)
Affiliation Catholic Church, Ghana

Bishop Herman College, sometimes abbreviated to BIHECO, is a boys-only second-cycle institution located at Kpando in the Volta Region of Ghana.

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History

Bishop Herman College was the first Catholic boys secondary school established by the Roman Catholic Church in the Volta Region of Ghana. The college was founded by Dutch missionaries and is named after French missionary, Bishop Augustine Herman, who served in the Keta Diocese from 1923 to 1945. [1] The school is under the administration of the archdiocese of Ho, and its motto is "Sicut Miles Christi" ("As Soldiers of Christ"). [2] The nickname for the college is BIHECO, and the students are called BIHECANS and alumni are called BHOBU (Bishop Herman Old Boys Union).

Houses

The college has eight (8) houses providing room and board, named after Catholic Saints and Old Boys.

  1. St. Augustine's House(House 1), the oldest house, named after Augustine of Hippo.
  2. St. Benedict's House (House 2).
  3. St. Cyprians' House (House 3)
  4. Etu-Mantey's house (House 4).
  5. St. Maurice's House (House 5)
  6. St. Victor's House (House 6)
  7. Bishop Lodonu's House (House 7), named after an alumnus, Emeritus Bishop Francis Anane K. Lodonu [3] [4]
  8. Monseigneur Eleezar's House (House 8), the latest house, proudly named after Father 'Amakpa', one of the school's longest-serving headmaster.

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References

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