O.L.L. Girls Senior High

MISSION

Establish an enabling atmosphere for the achievement of moral and academic excellence for the integral transformation of the female gender through the provision of quality education directed towards self-actualization and the service of humanity.

VISION

An organization dedicated to the holistic transformation of women that is founded on Christian principles.

A BRIEF HISTORY

In close proximity to the Catholic Church known as Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Minor Basilica in Navrongo is where Our Lady of Lourdes Girls’ Senior High School can be found. In the early 1940s, Bishop Oscar Morin, a white father who is today better recognized for his work in Africa as a missionary, established the school, which at the time was exclusively for girls. In 1987, as a part of the educational changes that were being implemented at the time, the school was converted from a school for females only into a mixed experimental junior secondary school. Previously, it had been a part of the middle school system. As a follow-up to the educational reforms, in January of 1991, the school was transformed from an Experimental Day Senior Secondary/ Technical School into a mixed school. Prior to this, the school had been an Experimental Day Senior Secondary/ Technical School. It was decided that the school should be known and called “O.L.L. Girls Senior High School” beginning with the academic year 2009/2010. This decision was made to honor the wishes of the school’s founding fathers.

O.L.L. is one of the schools with the lowest socioeconomic status, and up until this school year (2009/2010), it has not had any significant renovations in a very long time. The infrastructure of the school is not just pathetically inadequate but also severely run down. The school is in really bad shape. It has a rehabilitated vocational skills block in addition to an old administration block, a library block, two technical workshops, and a laboratory block. In addition, there are a total of nine classrooms available, which are distributed throughout its two completed classroom blocks as well as its third, unfinished classroom block. The school also offers a restricted staff accommodation of four quarters, including that of the Headmistress. Each quarter is made up of two bedrooms, with one being entirely run down and in need of thorough renovation.

The school was converted into a Girl’s School in the 2010/2011 academic year.

1. Name Of Institution: Our Lady of Lourdes (O.L.L) Girls’ Senior High School.
2. Year Of Establishment: January, 1991

Location: Catholic Mission Area (near Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Minor Basilica), Navrongo. Soon to be relocated to Gaani.

1. Telephone Number:   027422223
2. Important School Dates: Founder’s day – 3rd February

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE YEARS

    SSSCE AND WASSCE RESULTS OVER THE YEARS

    AWARDS

    SPORTS PRIZES WON

SCHOOL FACILITIES

1.  Academic
2. Classrooms – Nine (9)
3. Laboratories –One (1)
4. Library – 1 block see overleaf appendix Q for details
5. Non-Academic
6. Recreational Grounds etc.
7. Volleyball Pitch
8. Football pitch