Notre Dame Seminary Senior High School is an all male second cycle educational institution founded by Very Rev. Fr. Armand Lebel. The first batch of thirty-one (31) students were admitted on September 16, 1960. It is a day and boarding school. Currently, the school has a population of about 500 students studying either

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or General Arts. The school is located in

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in the Kasena-Nankana Municipality of the

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of Ghana. In line with the motto of the School, "Scientia et Fide" (''Knowledge and Faith or Knowledge in the service of Faith'') and the intention of the founding fathers, Notre Dame Seminary SHS seeks to provide an education at the pre-tertiary level by training its students to become "effective channels of God". Notre dame crest

History

The School was established by the Catholic Church through by Rev. Father Lebel on 8 July 1960. The School had an initial enrollment of 31 students and was mainly managed by the

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until 1990 where the

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through the

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(GES) took over in 1996. The current Rector of the School is Rev. Father Vitus Alnaa, a catholic priest. The students' performance in the West African School Certificate Examinations ( WASSCE) has been recorded.

School Courses

Source: * General Science * General Arts

School Code

0090505

School Category

Category A

School Facilities

Source: * Dinning Hall * Library * Assembly Hall * Science Lab * Dormitory Block * STA Bungalows

References

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