St. Monica's Senior High School is a girls' second-cycle institution in Mampong in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Location
The school can be located on the Kumasi-Mampong Highway. It is from Kumasi and lies on a hilly area thus the area is always cold. It is bounded on the north by the Ghana Highways Authority, Mampong; on the south by the Mampong Municipal Hospital; on the east by Mampong Babies' Home; and on the west by the Ejura-Mampong Highway.
History
The school's history is traced to Rt Rev John Orfeur Aglionby, the Anglican Bishop of the Gold Coast whose missionary work 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. In 1946, St Monica's Secondary School in Mampong was established as a separate institution from the Teacher Training College.
Notable alumnae
Marian Ewurama Addy, biochemist
Philipa Baafi - Gospel Musician
Grace Omaboe - Veteran Actress
Yaa Ntiamoah Badu, zoologist; formerly Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana Rose Atinga Bio, Director General of Research and Planning of the Ghana Police Service Rita Akosua Dickson, phytochemist and the first female Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare, politician; formerly former Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, politician; first female Chief of Staff of Ghana
See also
Christianity in Ghana
Education in Ghana
List of senior high schools in the Ashanti Region
References
1946 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony) Anglican schools in Africa Ashanti Region Christian schools in Ghana Girls' schools in Ghana Educational institutions established in 1946 High schools in Ghana Public schools in Ghana St. Monica's Senior High School alumni