Our Lady of Apostles Girls Senior High School is an all female second cycle institution in Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana.[1]
| Our Lady of Apostles Girls Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Market Road, Ola, Ho Ghana | |
| Coordinates | 6°37′11″N 0°28′01″E / 6.61966°N 0.46706°E |
| Information | |
| Other name | OLA Girls Senior High School |
| School type | All Girls School |
| Motto | Vitam Praesta Puram |
| Founder | Bishop Anthony Konings |
| School district | Ho |
| Oversight | Ministry of Education |
| Head of school | Benedicta A. Afesi |
| Gender | Girls |
| Classes offered | Home Economics, General Science, General Arts, Visual Arts, Business |
| Language | English |
History
editOLA Girls Senior High School was established on 1 February 1954 by Bishop Anthony Konings in Keta with 35 students. The school started from the borrowed premises of the convent boarding school for girls and the nearby middle school building which was converted into classrooms, dining hall and a dormitory block.[2]
Programs offered
edit- General Science
- Home Economics
- General Arts
- Business
- Visual Arts
Vision
editProviding quality and holistic education for academic and moral excellence in a disciplined school environment through technology.[3]
Headmistresses
edit- Sr. Theodorus Fahy (1954–1976)
- Sr. Marie O’Driscoll (1976–1982)
- Sr. Mary Connaughton (1982–1983)
- Ms. Loretta MacCarthy (1983–1985)
- Sr. Regina Kampo, the first Ghanaian OLA Sister to head the school (1985–1997)
- Sr. Bernadette Kofitse (1997–1999)
- Mrs. Philomena Afeti (1999 – June 2010)
- Mrs. Benedicta A. Afesi (August 2010 – 2017)
Notable alumni
edit- Bernice Adiku-Heloo, MP Hohoe North and Deputy Minister Environment Science, Technology and Innovations
- Sefadzi Abena Amesu (popularly known as S3fa), Afrobeats / afro pop musician
- Felicia Edem Attipoe, aircraft marshaller
- Juliana Azumah-Mensah, MP and former Minister of State
- Kafui Danku, actress, movie producer and writer
- Agnes Dordzie, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2018–2022)
- Peace Adzo Medie, writer
- Harriet Sena Siaw-Boateng, Ghana's Permanent Representative to The European Union (2019–)
References
edit- ^ Allotey, Godwin Akweiteh (2015-03-14). "Water crisis in Ho hits Ola Girls school hard". Ghana News. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ Frimpong, Enoch Darfah. "OLA @ 60 - Graphic Online - | 2016". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Vision – OLA Senior High". Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-02-06.