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Bishop Herman College | |
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P. O. Box 46 Kpando Kpando, Aloryi | |
Coordinates | 7°00′21″N0°17′08″E / 7.00583°N 0.28543°E |
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Type | Boys' public Ghana Education Trust Fund high school |
Motto | Sicut Miles Christi (As Soldiers Of Christ) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
Denomination | Catholic |
Established | 1952 |
Status | Boarding and day |
School district | Kpando |
Session | Morning |
Headmaster | Francis Dominic Kudolo |
Chaplain | Rev Fr Prosper Kwaku |
Gender | Boys |
Age range | 14–18+ |
Number of students | Over 3000 |
Average class size | 58 |
Education system | Boarding and Day |
Language | English, French, Latin |
Hours in school day | 10 hours |
Houses | 8 |
Colour(s) | Green and Yellow |
Slogan | The Hill Of knowledge |
Song | Come join with us to sing |
Fight song | I'm proud to be a Bihecan |
Sports | Basketball, soccer, athletics, handball, hockey, volleyball |
Nickname | BIHECO |
Rival | Kpando Technical Institute, Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary, Kpando Secondary School |
Accreditation | Ghana Education Service |
USNWR ranking | 12th |
National ranking | 17th |
School fees | Government |
Graduates | Bishop 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.
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).
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