About St. Francis Girls' Senior High School, Jirapa
St. Francis Girls' Senior High School in Jirapa was established in 1959 by the Roman Catholic Church and the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. It became the first girls' secondary school in northern Ghana, giving young women in the region access to an educational opportunity that had previously been much harder to reach.
The motto, Ad Veritatem per Caritatem, means "To Truth Through Charity." The school still frames education around Catholic values, dignity, discipline, cooperation and service.
The options at St. Francis Girls are Business, General Arts, General Science and Home Economics; compare their subjects on the programme pages.
School information
- School code
- 0100302
- Category
- A
- Classification
- Senior High School
- Gender
- Girls
- Residential
- Day & Boarding
- Motto
- Ad Veritatem per Caritatem
Programmes Offered
4 listedExplore the programmes currently verified for this school.
History
St. Francis Girls was established in 1959 by the Roman Catholic Church under the leadership of Bishop Gabriel Chapagne and Cardinal Peter Porekuu Dery, working with the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.
The school's documented history describes it as the first girls' secondary school in northern Ghana and explains the Franciscan religious background behind the school.
The school was named for St. Francis of Assisi, whose ideals of simplicity, peace, humility and care for others fit the kind of formation the founders wanted for students.
The significance of St. Francis Girls is bigger than one campus. It helped make secondary education more reachable for girls across northern Ghana.
Academics
The current school register lists Business, Home Economics, General Arts and General Science at St. Francis Girls.
The four programmes give students commercial, practical, humanities and science options without making the choice unnecessarily complicated.
Before choosing Home Economics at St. Francis Girls, read the Home Economics guide and check the subject mix.
Admissions & Entry Guidance
To apply to St. Francis Girls' Senior High School, Jirapa, include it in your school choices after BECE. Check whether the St. Francis Girls programmes (Business, General Arts, General Science and Home Economics) include the subjects you want.
When placements are released, check your St. Francis Girls result on the CSSPS website and note whether it says day or boarding.
Facilities
Public school information lists classrooms, a science laboratory, ICT laboratories and a library among the facilities supporting teaching at St. Francis Girls.
Residential infrastructure matters just as much in a girls' day-and-boarding school. A Ghanaian Times report records school concerns around accommodation, sanitation and transport, alongside the school's educational achievements.
Student Life
St. Francis Girls combines Catholic worship and discipline with clubs, sport, student leadership and service activities.
Students have also taken part in community blood-donation exercises. A Ghana News Agency report records St. Francis Girls as one of the Upper West schools that hosted and contributed to a regional blood-donation drive.
That kind of activity fits naturally with the school's motto because charity becomes something students practise rather than only something they read on the crest.
Accommodation
St. Francis Girls' Senior High School, Jirapa takes day students as well as boarders. Meals, evening study and dormitory routines are part of the week for boarders at St. Francis Girls.
When your St. Francis Girls placement arrives, look for the part that says day or boarding.