St. Monica's Senior High School

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St. Monica's Senior High School
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St. Monica's Senior High School
P. O. BOX 17


Coordinates 7°02′45″N1°24′15″W / 7.0457°N 1.4042°W / 7.0457; -1.4042
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Type Public high school
MottoCausa Conscientae
(Conscious cause)
Religious affiliation(s) Anglicanism
Established1946(77 years ago) (1946)
StatusActive
Oversight Ministry of Education
GenderGirls
Age14to 18
Average class size30
Classes offeredBusiness, general arts, general science, home economics, visual arts
LanguageEnglish
Houses6
Colour(s) Blue and white
Slogan"St Monica, Mother of Saints/ Each For All, All For God"
Song"As we listen down the ages"
Nickname Munche

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

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Location

The school can be located on the Kumasi-Mampong Highway. It is 40 kilometres (25 miles) 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

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References

  1. Staff (14 July 2011). "St. Monica's SHS Excels". The Ghanaian Chronicle . Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. "History of The School". SMOSA US Chapter. Senior Residence. Retrieved 19 April 2019.