Holy Child College is a Catholic secondary school for girls in

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, Nigeria. It was set up on 9 April 1945 by the

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(SHCJ) and run by the

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Archdiocese of Lagos. It is located in South-West

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on the cusp of

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and Keffi; next to its brother school

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. Holy Child College consists of three years of

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(JSS) and three years of

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History

The Reverend Sisters of the

came to Africa in 1930 with their first school being set up in Calabar. The Society founded Holy Child College, Lagos in 1945 at the invitation of Archbishop ''Leo Taylor'', who wanted a good Catholic secondary school for the girls in his archdiocese. The school started on the 9 April 1945 with two classes of 15 girls each and four nuns as full-time teachers. To increase the number of students, a new class was admitted each year. By the time the foundation set had completed the six-year programme, the student population had increased from 30 to 200 in 1950. The foundation students mostly came from ' ''Popo Aguda'' '(meaning Catholic Lagosians in

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), who were Brazilian returnees and old Lagos families such as the Trezises, Da Rocha, Vera Cruz, Pereira, Soares and Pedro, as well as other prominent Nigerian families such as Apena, Akran, Alakija, Nwosu and Okoli. Holy Child College offers an all-round academic education as well as Sports, Oratory Skills, Latin, Art and Drama, Etiquette and Deportment. Everything in the College is done ''Ad Majorem Dei Gloria'' - to the Glory of God.

Principals and administrators

*1945-1956 - Rev. Mother Mary Magdalene. *1956-1960 - Mother Marcella (Sr. Helena Brennan). *1960-1967 - Mother Thomasine (Sr. Margaret Mary Michael). *1967-1970 - Mother Carmel (Sr. Angela Crotty). *1970-1972 - Sr. Ellinor Callahan. *1972-1973 - Sr. Clarita Hanson. *1973-1985 - Mrs Margaret Sosan. *1986-1987 - Mrs R.A. Majasan. *1987-1990 - Mrs E. Aworinde. *1990-1992 - Mrs F. Awolaja. *1992-1994 - Mrs O.O. Olagbemi. *1994-1999 - Mrs E.N. Ogundimu. *1999-2001 - Mrs A.T. Oyemade. *2001-2012 - Rev. Sr. Sophia Onuorah (SHCJ). *2012-2017 - Rev. Sr. Ify Rosemary Atuegbu. *2017-present - Rev. Sr. Antoinette Opara

Alumni

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References

External links

* {{coord missing, Nigeria Secondary schools in Lagos State Catholic schools in Lagos Girls' schools in Lagos Educational institutions established in 1945 1945 establishments in Nigeria