St. Joseph's Secondary School, also known as Saint Joseph's Convent School or as Convent School, is a
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
secondary school in
Freetown, Sierra Leone, established in 1868.
St. Joseph's Secondary School
website. It is affiliated to Saint Joseph's Primary School (Sierra Leone) and to St. Edward's Primary School and St. Edward's Secondary School
St Edward's Secondary School is a public Catholic secondary school in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Since its inception it has remained one of the country's most prestigious schools. While St. Edwards is designed to be an all-male school, female studen ...
, all also in Freetown.
Notable alumni
*Bertha Conton
Bertha Yvonne Conton, Order of the Rokel, GCOR ( Thompson; 31 October 1923 – 1 May 2022) was a Sierra Leonean educator who was the principal, founder, and proprietress of Leone Preparatory School.
Biography
Conton was educated at St. Joseph's ...
* Florence Dillsworth
* Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
* Tyrilla Gouldson
* Neyorlyn Williams
*Patricia Kabbah
Patricia Kabbah (; 17 March 1933 – 8 May 1998) was a Sierra Leonean lawyer who served as First Lady of Sierra Leone from 1996 to 1998. She was the first wife of Sierra Leone's third president, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. She is widely regarded as o ...
References
Sources
St Joseph's Secondary School
Home page.
St Joseph's Ex-Pupils Association
Via ''AllAfrica
AllAfrica is a website that aggregates news produced primarily on the African continent about all areas of African life, politics, issues and culture. It is available in both English and French and produced by AllAfrica Global Media, which has of ...
'', 2 October 2006.
External links
Official website
St Joseph's Inter Alumnae Association
website
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Catholic schools in Sierra Leone
Educational institutions established in 1868
Schools in Freetown