Saker Baptist College

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Saker Baptist College
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Saker Baptist College
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Cameroon
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Type Private, All-girls, Boarding school
Founded1962;61 years ago (1962)
LanguageEnglish
Affiliation Cameroon Baptist Convention

Saker Baptist College is a Baptist all-girls secondary school located in Limbe, Cameroon. It is affiliated with the Cameroon Baptist Convention.

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History

The school was founded in 1962 by Baptist missionaries. [1]

Former students of the school founded an association called ExSSA. [1] On January 27, 2007, this association offered a chapel worth CFA 200 million to the college. [2]

The front of the college was renovated in 2020 as part of a road surfacing initiative. [3]

As of 2020, the school has 749 students. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "A MILLION $$$ GOAL FOR SAKER BAPTIST EX-STUDENTS IN THE USA – AN INTERVIEW WITH SALLY BAME". duniamagazine.com. 21 April 2015.
  2. Mbonwoh, Nkeze (9 February 2007). "Cameroon: South-West, Saker Receives Chapel Worth CFA 200 Million". cameroon-tribune.cm via allafrica.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018. A 200 million chapel for the Saker Baptist College - Limbe has been completed and handed over to the school administration.
  3. "Saker Baptist College on the spotlight". cameroonbaptistconvention.org. 2 July 2020.
  4. Ngonmenyui, Kunyui (October 6, 2020). "South West: Effective Teaching And Learning Started Yesterday". cameroon-tribune.cm.