Lassia-Tuolu Senior High School | |
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P. O. Box 433 | |
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Type | Public Secondary/High School |
Motto | 'Endurance, truth, and wisdom' [1] |
Established | 1995 |
School district | Wa West District |
Head of school | Rev. Mathew Tuurosong [2] |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
Lassia-Tuolu Senior High School, (founded in 1995) is located in the Western part of Wa in the Upper West Region of Ghana. [3] Lassia-Tuolu Senior High school was originally named, St. Ignatius of Loyola Senior High school. Found in a community called Lassia-Tuolu, the school was nicknamed after it. Lassia-Tuolu Senior High School is a mixed sex catholic school with great academic merits and popularity in the Upper West Region. With their motto, Endurance, Truth, and Wisdom, Lassia-Tuolu Senor High school has attained great successes from 1995 till date. [3]
The school was established on 3 March 1995 by a Catholic church with Archbishop Emeritus Gregory Kpiebaya who was the Bishop of Wa in the 1980s. [4] The initial idea was from the chief of Jenebob at that time to cater for the educational need of the youth in that locality. With financial support from a parish in Germany called St. Otger and its representative, Bernhard Nitschke, the construction work was started in 1992.The school finally started on 3 March 1995 with one hundred and twenty students (120) comprising 80 boys and 40 girls. This was the first time the Upper West Region had a mixed catholic school. The school was formally captured into the public system in 1997. The continuous support of the Parent-Teacher Association (P.T.A) in providing the students with three meals a day helped the school to enroll students in the boarding house from 1997. Currently[ when? ], the school has a population of about thousand students and a staff of 70.[ citation needed ]
As a catholic educational institution that is inspired by the distinguished example of our lord Jesus Christ, who came to serve but not to be served, Lassia-Tuolu senior high desires to have well educated and trained youth who are self-disciplined, based on sound Christian morals for their own benefit and for the nation. [1]
To Produce Intelligent, Self-Disciplined and Resourceful People Through Quality Education and Christian Moral Training Who Will Give Off Their Best to Society. [1]
Endurance, Truth, and Wisdom. [1]
The school is found between Dorimon and Tanduori in the Wa West District of Ghana. Though the location of Lassia-Tuolu has not been captured in the Global Positioning System yet, Dorimon and Tanduori can help find the location of the school. [5] It has a position of longitude 40N to 245N and latitude 9W to 32W. [6] location of Lassia
The school has four houses which are Bill Curran, Bernhard Nitscke, Joseph Yieleh Chireh, and Kpan House respectively. These houses were named after people who contributed to the success of the school in several ways. [7]
Since the school is located in a very remote area, there is serenity and less of distractions during learning. Aside from the fact that other factors cause disruption of classes and effective learning, the quiet nature and the isolated geographical area of the school is perfect for studies. The factors that hinder conducive studies are the water shortages, inconsistent electricity supply and few teachers for a subject. There are times the whole school with a population of over 1000 students rely on a borehole for water. This disrupted classes a lot especially for the first years because they had to go to the nearby village to get water and come back after very long hours. Subjects like Geography and Chemistry had only one teacher teaching the entire student body offering those courses. This puts pressure on the teachers and the students causing a reduction in their academic performance. [3]
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