St. John's School, Sekondi

St. John's School
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Address
P. O. Box 492 Sekondi Sekondi Western Region Takoradi Ghana Ghana
Coordinates	4°55′58″N 1°43′42″W / 4.93270°N 1.72828°WCoordinates: 4°55′58″N 1°43′42″W / 4.93270°N 1.72828°W
Information
School type	Public High School
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	St John the Evangelist
Established	January 1952
Founder	Most Rev. William Thomas Porter, S.M.A.,
Status	active
Sister school	Archbishop Porter Girls Secondary School
School district	Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly
Oversight	Ministry of Education (Ghana)
Gender	Boys
Age	14 to 18
Classes offered	General Science, General Arts, Business Visual Arts
Language	English
Houses	11
Nickname	The Saint
Website	stjohnsschool.edu.gh
St john's school

St. John's School is a boys-only second cycle Roman Catholic institution located at Sekondi in the Western Region of Ghana. It was founded in 1952 by Archbishop William Thomas Porter of S.M.A..^[1]

History

St. John’s was founded as a private secondary school on 29 January 1952 with 3 teachers and 47 students by William Thomas Porter, S.M.A., who was then vicar apostolic and later Archbishop of Cape Coast. St John's School considers Porter to be its founder.

Students

The students are known as The Saints and the past students are known as Old Saints.

Headmaster

Name Mr.Anthony J.Mensah	Tenure of Office 2015-
2010-2015	Rev. Bro. Joseph K.B. Annan C.S.C	2001-2010
Mrs. Rebecca Effiba Dadzie	2001 (March–July) Acting
K.A. Afful	1997-2001
Mr. R.A. Sackey	1991-96
Mr. J.S. Honny	1979-90
Mr. B.A.K. Griffin	1974-78
Bro. Raymond Papenfuss C.S.C	1973-1974
Bro. Frederick McGlynn C.S.C.	1967-73
Bro. Jerome Chandler	1963-67
Bro. Rex. Hennel C.S.C	1959-63
Rev. Fr. F.K Buah	1952-58

References

1. "St John's School Marks 60th Anniversary". Daily Graphic. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2015.