The Institution traces its origin from Amisano in the Central Region of Ghana where Catholic Church, in her avowed aim to offer the best training for young adherents, set up a two – year training College, an innovation in the system of the training of teachers at that time. The institution was formally opened by his Lordship W.T. The Staff consisted of;
Mr. Goggin (Principal)
Mr. Nicholson (Vice
Principal)
Mr. W.L. Last (Senior House Master)
Mr. J.S. Nyamekye (House Master)
Mr. D.K. Puni (House Master)
Mr. F. A. Quagraine (Head teacher of the practice School. Amidst great odds in the form of inadequate staffing, accommodation and non availability of any vehicle (for transportation) the principal and his team butted on to produce a number of Certificate B teachers for Catholic schools all over the country. In 1951, on 26th November, Mr. J.D. Otoo took over the administration as the first Ghanaian principal of the college. All this while, the church was looking for a permanent site for the institution. A land was finally secured at Apowa near Takoradi for the purpose. By February 1st 1954, the permanent building had been
completed and handed over to the church by the contractor. One of the
features of the new site, that gave the students much delight, was the
presence of many wells. There was only one well at Amisano, the former s
The new buildings at Apowa were solemnly blessed by His Grace W.T. Porter, D.D. OBE, the then Archbishop of Cape Coast and officially opened by the late Hon. Kojo Botsio Minister of State on 11th December 1947. On 26th February 1948 the college was re-opened and it had a student population of about 120. Although the college was specifically founded to produce Certificate B Teachers, it had to be upgraded to the Teachers Certificate A when circumstances in the country changed. When the new status came along, the need arose for expansion of facilities in the college since more students were to stay in for longer periods at school. For example, the Dining Hall had to be extended to provide more seating places. On April 5th 1966, Mr. Charles Graves took over from J.D. Otoo, but he held the position for a very short time. The mantle fell on Mr. R.A. Sackey who took over the administration of the college on February 22nd 1968 as the principal. Under his leadership the college continued to turn out 4-year trained teachers for the nation. In September 1973, however the college had to undergo another transformation when the government decided to phase out
some training colleges and turn them into Secondary Schools. The 5-year secondary course ran
concurrently with the last batch of the teacher trainees who passed out in August 1978. St. Mary's became a fully-fledged Secondary School engaged in offering a 5-year course leading to the School Certificate or G.C.E. "O" Level equivalent. In January 1991, another change took place with the introduction of the new Educational reforms, which placed emphasis on a 3-year secondary education instead of the 5-year programme. Mr. R.A Sackey was transferred to another school and replaced by Mr. Honny. The final set of the old Secondary School system completed in June 1994. It is significant to point out that the school admitted 19 girls in 1991 and since 1994 the school has reverted to its original status as a Boy's School. In December 1996, Mr. Honny went on retirement and Mr. Kwaw Nzulu replaced him in January 1997, until January 2005. Currently, we are blessed with our first female Headmistress Mrs. Margaret Lemaire. She is full of energy and enthusiasm to move the school forward. We congratulate the founding fathers and present authorities for their foresight and fortitude in establishing and struggling hard to keep the school on its feet. Ayekoo !!!!!!! From:
