OLA Girls Senior High School (Ho)

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
Market Road, Ola, Ho



Ghana
Coordinates6°37′04″N 0°27′56″E
Information
Other nameOLA Girls Senior High School
School typeAll Girls School
MottoVitam Praesta Puram
FounderBishop Anthony Konings
School districtHo
OversightMinistry of Education
Head of schoolBenedicta A. Afesi
GenderGirls
Classes offeredHome Economics, General Science, General Arts,Visual Arts, Business
LanguageEnglish

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]

Programs Offered

  • General Science
  • Home Economics
  • General Arts
  • Business
  • Visual Arts


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

References

  1. Allotey, Godwin Akweiteh (2015-03-14). "Water crisis in Ho hits Ola Girls school hard". Ghana News. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  2. Frimpong, Enoch Darfah. "OLA @ 60 - Graphic Online - | 2016". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  3. "Vision – OLA Senior High". Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
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