Holy Child High School, Ghana
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P. O. Box 203 Central Region Cape Coast Ghana 
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| School type | Public High School All Girls School |
| Motto | Facta Non Verba |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1946 |
| Founder | Society of the Holy Child Jesus |
| Headmistress | Rev. Sr. Josephine Anto |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Language | English |
| Houses | 9 |
| School colour(s) | Yellow and Brown |
| Slogan | Actions Not Words |
| Song | Thou art the Light |
| Nickname | Holico |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church, Ghana |
| Alumni | Regina Agyare, Mary Spio, Shirley Aqua-Harrison, Rev. Sr. Josephina, Anto, |
Holy Child School, also known as Angel's Hill/Momks 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 school in Africa, producing the best overall female student in the 2003 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSSCE) 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 Rev. Sister Josephine Anto commonly known as "JoJoy". Their colours are yellow and brown.
Following the establishment of Mfantsipim School (Methodist) and Adisadel College (Anglican) in 1876 and 1910 respectively, the Catholic community in Ghana were eager for the establishment of Roman Catholic-based education in Ghana.
On the 15th of January 1935, Bishop Porter blessed and led a ceremony for the laying of the foundation-stone of St. Augustine's College, which was solemnly laid by Sir Arnold W. Hodson, the then Governor. His Lordship then turned his attention to female education..
"As far as possible", said Bishop Porter, every Catholic was to be educated in a Catholic School or College. The reason is very obvious. The ordinary man or woman imbibes his or her Catholicism from practice rather than theory. Catholicism in the school and the college is thus too necessary for the Catholic boy or girl. Their conversations at table and during recreations, their games and work and the expression of their ideals themselves, in a word, their whole body, mind and soul must be thoroughly a Catholic. And can the Catholic atmosphere, that almost indefinable atmosphere be found anywhere else besides the Catholic School and College?"
Therefore, to meet the increasing demands for wider educational facilities for girls, a reorganisation of existing establishments and the provisions of new schools became an urgent necessity.
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