| Holy Child School | |
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| Address | |
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PO Box 203 Cape Coast Central Region Ghana | |
| Coordinates | 5°07′17″N 1°14′01″W / 5.1214°N 1.2337°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Latin: Facta Non Verba (Actions Not Words) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicsm |
| Established | 1946 |
| Founder | Society of the Holy Child Jesus |
| Sister school | St. Augustine's College |
| School district | Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly |
| Headmistress | Linda Appiah |
| Chaplain | Rev. Fr George Atta Baidoo |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 15 to 18 |
| Language | English |
| Houses | 9 |
| Colour(s) | Yellow and brown |
| Song | Thou art the Light |
| Sports | Football, Rugby, Basketball, Hockey, Table tennis, Volleyball, Netball, Handball |
| Nickname | Holico |
Holy Child School, also known as Angel's Hill, is an all girls boarding second-cycle institution in Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana. In 2003, the school was ranked among the best 10 schools in Africa, producing the best overall female student in the 2003 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSSCE)[1] Holy Child School also produced the best and second-best overall students for the 2017 West African Senior School Examination, WASSCE.[2][3][4]
The school was founded by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ) in 1946 to provide education to Catholics within the region. The current student population stands at over 1000 girls aged between 14 and 18 years. All students of Holy Child School are boarders. The school motto is, in Latin: Facta Non Verba, translated to mean "Actions Not Words". The present headmistress of the school is Linda Appiah.[5] The school's colours are yellow and brown.
- ^ "Africa's Top 100 Schools". www.africaalmanac.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Larnyoh, Magdalene Teiko. "Meet the Holy Child student who topped WASSCE 2017". Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Meet the Holy Child student who topped WASSCE 2017 – Sankofa Online : Serving the Ghanaian Community of Chicago". sankofaonline.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ Adjorlolo, Ruth Abla. "Family Health Hospital to partner WAEC". www.gbcghana.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "HOPSA 1995 install solar panels for Holy Child School". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-06-08.