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Queen of Apostles Boarding School
Location
Elmina

Central Region

Ghana
Information
TypePublic, co-educational
EstablishedMarch 1884 (140 years ago) (1884-03)[1]
FoundersCongregation of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles[1]
Faculty5
Grades1st–7th grades

Queen of Apostles Boarding School (formerly OLA Boarding) is a boarding school in Elmina, in the Central Region of Ghana. It is located on a hill just beside the first Roman Catholic Church in Ghana, St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church.

History

The school was established in March 1884 by the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles and was the first Catholic school for girls in Elmina.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Staff (undated). "Presence of OLA Sisters in Ghana". Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles. "Apart from forming Christian families, the Sisters saw education as an effective tool for evangelisation, and established the first Catholic School for Girls in Elmina in March 1884."


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