OUR LADY OF GRACE
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
What’s in a name?
The school's motto is "Knowledge, Morality and Service". The school is named after Our Lady of Grace Parish in Minnesota which had a relationship as a sister parish with St.Joseph's parish in Mamponteng, Ghana, in West Africa. The relationship between Our Lady of Grace and St. Joseph’s Parish in Ghana began when Fr. John Opuko was a weekend associate at Most Holy Trinity Parish.
When the sister parish relationship started over ten years ago, no one would have dreamt that it would have led to the building of a school for 1,000 students in Ghana.
The School Organizational Structure
Our Lady of Grace Senior High School was overseen by Rev. Fr. Paul Attah-Nsiah until 2014 when Mr.Stephen Kwame Anokye, former headmaster of Opoku Ware Catholic Senior High School, assumed the responsibility of the first substantive headmaster. The headmaster is supported by teams of department heads as well as housemasters and housemistresses that oversee the boarding houses. Also, a students' representative council has been established to oversee their interests. A school disciplinary committee, made up of staff and student representatives, deals with breaches of the school's code of conduct and rules & regulations. The disciplinary committee is further supported by the chaplain and school oversight committee. A parents and teachers association (PTA) has been formed which meets every term to deliberate on the school's progress and students' welfare. Their maiden meeting took place on December 15th, 2013.
“To Provide Senior High School Education Guided By The Catholic Church’s Intellectual Tradition To Offer A Stimulating Course Structure, Curriculum, Uniquely Caring To Include/ Produce High Academic Achievement, Faith Formation, Moral Development And Training, Social Responsibility ,Invigorating Co-Curricular Activities.”
Student Assistance
It became clear in the first year that many students and their families had difficulties in paying the school fees. Some of these students were bright, perfomed well in classes and had good conduct. The oversight committee has therefore set up an education sub-committee whose task includes the establishment of criteria for the granting of student assistance in the form of financial awards and scholarships to deserving students. There have been many contributions from the parish members at Our Lady of Grace Church in Edina, Minnesota, towards the student assistance program. There have also been contributions from local individuals to help the needy students. However, so much more is needed in order to fully fund and operationalize this program.
