OLA Girls Senior High School (Ho)
| OLA Girls Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Market Road,Ola,Ho | |
| Coordinates | 6°37′04″N 0°27′56″E / 6.6178346°N 0.4654169°E |
| Information | |
| 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 |
Our Lady of Apostles Girls Senior High School is an all female second cycle institution in Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana.[1]
History
OLA 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]
Vision
Providing quality and holistic education for academic and moral excellence in a disciplined school environment through technology.[3]
Headmistresses
- Sr. Theodorus Fahy(1954 -1976)
- Sr. Marie O’Driscoll (1976 -1982)
- Sr. Mary Connaughton (1982 -1983)
- 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 – Present)
Notable alumni
- Juliana Azumah-Mensah,MP and former Minister of State
- Bernice Adiku-Heloo, MP Hohoe North and Deputy Minister Environment Science, Technology and Innovations
References
- ^ 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". OLA SENIOR HIGH. Retrieved 2017-02-06.