St. Monica's Senior High School
| St. Monica's Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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P. O. BOX 17 Mampong Ashanti Region Mampong Ghana  | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public High School All Girls School |
| Motto | Causa Conscientae |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Opened | 1926 |
| Status | active |
| Oversight | Ministry of Education |
| School number | 0322222305 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Average class size | 30 |
| Classes offered | Home Economics, General Science, General Arts, Visual Arts, Business |
| Language | English |
| Houses | 6 |
| School colour(s) | blue and White |
| Slogan | St Monica, Mother of Saints/ Each For All, All For God |
| Song | As we listen down the ages |
| Nickname | Aho)f3 Munche |
St Monica's Senior High School is an all female second cycle institution in Mampong in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1] Officially known as ST Monica Senior High School, it is however known as MUNCHE(Monica's). Both the present and past students of the school are known as 'AHO)FE MUNCHE'.
The school can be located on the Kumasi-Mampong Highway and its 40km away from Kumasi and lies on a hilly area thus the area is always cold. It is bounded on the North by Ghana Highway Authority, Mampong; on the South by Mampong Municipal Hospital; on the east by Mampong Babies' Home and on the west by Ejura/Mampong Highway. The history of the school is traced to Rt Rev John Orfeur Aglionby, the Anglican Bishop of the Gold Coast whose missionary worked birthed the convent of Our Lady and Saint Monica. in 1926, the Bishop invited the Sisters of the Order of the holy Paraclete-England to set up a school for Girl-Child education.
References
- ↑ "St. Monica’s SHS excels | Ghanaian Chronicle". thechronicle.com.gh. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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