Our Lady of Mercy Senior High
OLAMS
Key school facts
- Category
- B
- School code
- 0010213
- Gender
- Mixed
- Residential
- Day
- Established
- 1999
About Our Lady of Mercy Senior High
Our Lady of Mercy Senior High in Tema began in 1999 as a small Catholic private school and was later absorbed into Ghana's public education system. What started with a very small student body has grown into a sizeable mixed day school in Tema.
OLAMS keeps a Catholic identity even within the public system. That means academic expectations sit beside values such as discipline, service, character and respect for other people.
OLAMS has Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts, and the programme pages can help you compare the subject combinations.
Programmes Offered
5 listedExplore the programmes currently verified for this school.
History
OLAMS was established in 1999 by the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Tema.
A Ghana News Agency report on the school's 25th-anniversary celebration describes OLAMS as the youngest Catholic senior high school in Ghana.
The school began privately before entering the public education system, while retaining its Catholic identity and emphasis on character formation.
OLAMS is a useful example of how a relatively young school can grow quickly when a local faith community identifies an educational need and keeps building around it.
Academics
The current register lists Business, Home Economics, Visual Arts, General Arts and General Science at Our Lady of Mercy Senior High.
Agricultural Science is not currently offered, so students comparing OLAMS with other Tema schools should take that into account.
The subjects within Visual Arts are set out in the Visual Arts guide; check them before choosing OLAMS.
Admissions & Entry Guidance
You can choose Our Lady of Mercy Senior High through the national placement system after BECE. Compare the subjects in Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts before choosing OLAMS.
Check your OLAMS placement on the CSSPS website. Because OLAMS is a day school, make sure the journey from home is workable.
School placement is managed through CSSPS.
Facilities
OLAMS has continued to improve its learning environment, including the renovation of its ICT laboratory and the provision of dozens of computers.
At the same time, school leaders have publicly identified inadequate classrooms and security concerns as continuing challenges.
Student Life
Catholic formation remains part of OLAMS school life, but students also develop through leadership, clubs, academic events and public activities within the wider Tema community.
Anniversary celebrations have recognised students, teachers and stakeholders together, reinforcing the idea that a school community is built by more than one group.
Accommodation
Our Lady of Mercy Senior High is a day school, so students go home after lessons and activities.
Talk through the daily trip to OLAMS with your family before accepting the place.