Queen of Peace Senior High, Nadowli
Queen of Peace SHS
Key school facts
- Category
- B
- School code
- 0100503
- Gender
- Mixed
- Residential
- Day & Boarding
- Established
- 1999
About Queen of Peace Senior High, Nadowli
Queen of Peace Senior High in Nadowli opened in 1999 after the Catholic Diocese of Wa, the District Assembly, traditional leaders and the local community worked together to create a stronger second-cycle option for the area.
The first intake was 76 students. The school began with General Arts and Business and has since expanded both its student population and academic range.
Queen of Peace SHS has Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science and Home Economics, and the programme pages can help you compare the subject combinations.
Programmes Offered
5 listedExplore the programmes currently verified for this school.
History
Queen of Peace Senior High was established on 29 January 1999 in Nadowli.
A Ghana News Agency account of the school's silver-jubilee launch credits the Catholic Church, district authorities and traditional leaders with the collaboration that brought the school into being.
The school opened with 76 students, 31 girls and 45 boys, and initially ran General Arts and Business.
The founding story is worth remembering because Queen of Peace was built to solve a local access problem. Nadowli needed a stronger secondary-school option, and several parts of the community came together to create one.
Academics
The current register lists Agricultural Science, Business, Home Economics, General Arts and General Science at Queen of Peace.
The school has expanded from the two programmes it started with, giving students more routes into science, agriculture, commerce, practical study and the humanities.
Use the Business guide to compare Business with the other options at Queen of Peace SHS.
Admissions & Entry Guidance
Entry to Queen of Peace Senior High, Nadowli starts with the choices you make after BECE. Check whether the Queen of Peace SHS programmes (Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science and Home Economics) include the subjects you want.
When placements are released, check your Queen of Peace SHS result on the CSSPS website and note whether it says day or boarding.
School placement is managed through CSSPS.
Facilities
Queen of Peace has continued to expand its physical infrastructure as the student population has grown.
School leaders have reported pressure on classrooms, dining furniture and staff accommodation, while government-supported projects have included additional dormitory and dining facilities.
Student Life
Queen of Peace combines Catholic formation with the everyday life of a mixed public senior high school.
Students have taken part in civic-education programmes on ethical leadership, accountability, conflict of interest and responsible citizenship, giving them a chance to connect classroom learning with public life.
Accommodation
Queen of Peace Senior High, Nadowli runs day and boarding arrangements. Day students leave after school activities, while Queen of Peace SHS boarders continue with meals and evening study on campus.
The school's growth has made boarding capacity an important development issue, especially when enrolment increases faster than residential infrastructure.
Your Queen of Peace SHS placement will tell you whether you are joining as a boarder or a day student.