status

Girls school

Day/Boarding

location

Region: Central Region

District: Cape Coast Metro

Locality: Cape Coast

statistics

Estimated Population: 1000

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About

Holy Child School, also known as Angel's Hill, is a female 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 overall student,Jochebed Adwoa Sutherland and the second best overall student, Audrey Emefa Awuttey for the 2017 West African Senior School Examination, WASSCE.[2][3][4] It was founded by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ) in the year 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 has always prided itself in providing holistic education for females so that they may strive to achieve higher heights and become "Women of Substance". The school motto is "Facta Non Verba" which simply means Actions Not Words. The present headmistress of the school is Mrs. Anastasia Thomford Okyere.[5] Their colours are yellow and brown