Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary
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P. O. Box 370 Koforidua, Ghana Eastern Region Koforidua, Eastern Region, Ghana, 23321 00233 Ghana |
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| School type | Government funded, Boys Boarding/ Residential |
| Motto | Vela Damus |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. John |
| Established | 21 January 1958 |
| Founder | Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers SVD |
| School board | Board of Governors |
| School district | New Juabeng Municipal Assembly |
| Oversight | Ghana Education Service |
| Rector | Monsignor Francis Twum-Barimah |
| Headmistress | Mrs. Benedicta Foli |
| Chaplain | Rev.Fr. Joel Kwame |
| Staff | 93 teachers |
| Grades | Forms' (1–3) |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 14-18 |
| Enrollment | c. 1500 |
| Average class size | 50 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Effiduase |
| Houses | 7 |
| School colour(s) | Yellow and blue-black |
| Slogan | Pojoba Daasebre!! |
| Song | O Great Pojomma Arise and Shine! |
| Fight song | Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Athletics | Track and Field |
| Mascot | Boat |
| Nickname | POJOSS |
| USNWR ranking | Grade A |
| National ranking | 1st (WAEC 2015) |
| Publication | POJOMAG |
| Newspaper | The Gong |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church, Ghana |
| Alumni | Pope John Old Boys Association(POJOBA) |
| Address | P. O. Box 370, Effiduase-K'Dua, Accra, Ghana 
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| Website | pojoss.edu.gh |
Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary (formerly St John’s Seminary and College, nicknamed POJOSS), is an all-boys boarding school, located at Effiduase, Koforidua, in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It was established in 1958 by Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers SVD as a Catholic seminary for boys who wished to become priests. Students are offered courses such as general arts, general science, business and visual arts to pursue and after their stay in the school, sit an external examination called the West African Senior School Certificate Examination to be placed in any of the tertiary institutions in the country.
The students of the school are usually referred to as Pojomma while the alumni are addressed as Pojoba, to which they respond Daasebre. Since its establishment in 1958, the school has achieved many successes and has produced great men for Ghana and the world over. There are 2100 boys in the school.
On 8 November 1953, Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers SVD, Catholic Bishop of the then Diocese of Accra, now Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra came to the New Juabeng Traditional Area in Eastern Region, Ghana on his first pastoral visit. He held discussions with Nana Frempong Mposo II, chief of the area, which led to the Roman Catholic Church mission acquiring land at Effiduase in Koforidua. Father Anthony Bauer and Fr. Henk Janseen were then asked to survey the land and their report was favourable. Early in 1955, Bishop J. O. Bowers decided to build a junior seminary for the Diocese of Accra on that land. In January 1955, Fr. Jude SVD, Dr. Balduricus and Dr. Lucian Orians came to construct the first buildings, one classroom block and a combined Fathers' residence and administrative block. In early 1957, Dr. Damian Brockmann SVD constructed the first Science Block. Today in its place stands a students' dormitory called Elsbend House, named after the first headmaster. In October 1957, Bishop Bowers appointed Rev. Fr. Alphonse Elsbend as the first Headmaster and Seminary Rector, assisted by Rev. John O'Sullivan and Rev. Joseph Skorupka and Bismark Sosu. The school's chapel was constructed the following year in 1958.
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