St. Mary's Boys' Senior High, Apowa
MARISCO
Key school facts
- Category
- B
- School code
- 0040201
- Gender
- Boys
- Residential
- Day & Boarding
- Established
- 1947
About St. Mary's Boys' Senior High, Apowa
St. Mary's Boys' Senior High at Apowa is a Catholic boys' school established in 1947. Generations of students know the school by the identity MARISCO.
Its Latin motto, Disce Ut Doceas, means "Learn That You May Teach." That gives education a purpose beyond personal achievement: what you learn should eventually become useful to other people.
Students at MARISCO can choose Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science and Visual Arts, with the programme pages showing what each choice covers.
Programmes Offered
5 listedExplore the programmes currently verified for this school.
History
St. Mary's Boys' Senior High was established in 1947 by the Catholic Church and developed as an all-boys school at Apowa in the Western Region.
A current school profile records the 1947 establishment, MARISCO identity and the motto Disce Ut Doceas.
The school has remained boys-only while growing into a day-and-boarding school with students drawn from well beyond Ahanta West.
The motto gives the school's history a useful thread: learning is treated as preparation not only for further study or work, but also for the responsibility to guide and contribute to others.
Academics
The current register lists Agricultural Science, Business, Visual Arts, General Arts and General Science at St. Mary's Boys.
Home Economics is not currently offered, so that matters if you are comparing MARISCO with other boarding schools in the region.
The Visual Arts guide shows what students study in that option at MARISCO.
Admissions & Entry Guidance
Applications to St. Mary's Boys' Senior High, Apowa go through the national placement system after BECE. When choosing MARISCO after BECE, compare the subjects in Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science and Visual Arts.
Check the CSSPS website for your MARISCO result. If you are placed at MARISCO, the result will say whether you are a day student or a boarder.
School placement is managed through CSSPS.
Facilities
Public profiles of MARISCO list classrooms, science-learning facilities, study spaces and residential infrastructure supporting the day-and-boarding system.
For a school offering both General Science and Agricultural Science, practical work matters alongside classroom theory. Visual Arts students also need space and materials that allow them to produce work rather than only discuss it.
Student Life
MARISCO's boys-only environment creates a school culture in which students occupy every leadership, sporting and club role within the student body.
Catholic formation adds another layer through worship, service and moral education, while sport, cadet activity, clubs and academic competition create other ways to build confidence and discipline.
Accommodation
St. Mary's Boys' Senior High, Apowa has both day and boarding students. Boarders at MARISCO stay on campus for meals and evening study, while day students go home after school activities.
Your MARISCO placement will tell you whether you are joining as a boarder or a day student.