ST. Margaret Mary Senior High School

ST MARGARET MARY SENIOR HIGH/TECH SCHOOL

1. MISSION OF THE SCHOOL

St. Margaret Mary Senior High School at Dansoman a suburb of Greater Accra Region aims at:

1. Providing high-quality Catholic education for all students admitted to the school.
2. Allowing all students to have equal opportunities for development in all spheres of education.
3. VISION
4. Develop students holistically through the 3H’s-the head, the hands and the heart.
5. Create confidence in students through co-curricular activities where talented students are duly acknowledged and rewarded. By this, the student body is encouraged to develop their innate capabilities.
6. Develop young men and women who are educated, well groomed and disciplined people with conscience.

HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL

St. Margaret Mary Senior High School was established by the St. Margaret Mary Parish, Dansoman, as a co-educational private day school in October 1996. The official opening of the school was performed by Hon. Kwabena Kyere, Deputy Minister of Education on 24^th May 1997. The ceremony was under the distinguished patronage of His Grace Archbishop (Emeritus) Dominic Kwadwo Andoh, then Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra. The 1^st Headmaster of the school was the late Mr. Anthony Aidoo a renowned retired educationist. Teaching staff numbered four (4) and the students were 23 (17 girls and boys).

In the second year of its existence, there was the physical movement of the school form St. Bernadette Soubirous compound to the first uncompleted building at new site on the 2^nd and 3^rd of September 1998.

The school is indeed indebted to Ebenezer secondary school for hosting the final year students in it’s early years (2000-2003) to write their SSSCE.

On the 16^th September, 2003, after the death of Mr. Anthony Aidoo, the 1^st Headmaster. Mr. Francis Kwashie Ahiafor took full charge of the school as Headmaster on secondment from Ebenezer Secondary School, Dansoman, where he was an Assistant Headmaster.  The first Board of Governors of the school was constituted and inaugurated on 16^th January 2004, to help assist in the administration of the school.

In September 2005 the board of Governors, with the blessing of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, graciously allowed the school to be absorbed into the public school system.

By the grace of God the school has now improved by leaps & bounds infrastructural and the student population has also increased.

THE SCHOOL CREST

The aim of our school is to give a holistic formation to all students, thus forming them spiritually, physically and socially for their future.

THE MONSTRANCE

On top of the open book in the crest is the ornamental receptacle in which the consecrated wafer which signifies the body of Christi is exposed of the congregation to adore. It signifies the presence of Christ who strengthens us.

THE OPEN BOOK

Also signifies the consistent acquisition of knowledge and academic achievement for success

in future. Therefore through prayer, we are strengthened by Christ to work hard to attain success.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES AND CORRESPONDING SUBJECTS

Business (Accounting): Business Management, Business Mathematics & Principle of Costing, Principle of Costing, Economics, Elective Mathematics

Vocational (Visual Arts): General Knowledge in Arts, Graphic Design, Basketry, Textiles, Economics

General Science: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Elective Mathematics

General Arts: Literature in English, French, Christian Religious studies, Geography, Economics, History, Government, Elective Mathematics