St Mary's Senior High School (Ghana)

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St Mary's Senior High School
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St Mary's Senior High School (Ghana)


Ghana
Coordinates 5°32′08″N0°13′28″W / 5.5356493°N 0.2245653°W / 5.5356493; -0.2245653
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School typeAll Girls School
MottoTruth and Virtue
Founded1950;74 years ago (1950)
FounderCatholic Missionary sisters,Servants of the Holy Spirit
Oversight Ministry of Education
GenderGirls
Classes offeredHome Economics, General Science, General Arts,Visual Arts,Business Accounting,Agricultural Science
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Blue  
White 
Nickname Merries

St. Mary's Senior High School is an all female second cycle institution in Korle Gonno in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. [1] [2]

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History

St. Mary's Senior High School was established on 6 February 1950 by the Catholic missionary sisters known as Sister Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSPS).The school started with ten girls and a staff of two (2) Reverend sisters namely: the late Reverend Sisters, Jane and Rosette. [3]

The school has an alliance with Accra Academy, which is seen as the brother school of St. Mary's Senior High School. This alliance is aimed at promoting intellectual development between students of both institutions. Their alliance involves the sharing of ideas at social gatherings and entertainment. [4]

Headmistresses

Achievements

Notable alumni

See also

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