St. Mary's Seminary Senior High School formerly known as St. Mary's Seminary/Secondary School is a reputed second cycle institution for boys situated in Lolobi in the present day Oti Region; one of the six newly created regions of Ghana in December 2018. The new Oti Region was carved out of the northern part of the existing Volta Region. SMASCO as it is nicknamed, was initially founded as a minor seminary at Lolobi on 29 September 1961 by the Roman Catholic Church under the leadership of His Lordship Most Reverend Anthony Konings a Dutch missionary who was then the Bishop of Keta Diocese. The institution was intended to serve both as the minor seminary for the entire Keta Diocese and as a secondary school for the area. St. Mary's Seminary Secondary School opened admission to non-seminarians and students of all denominations right from the very beginning of its foundation. The school was absorbed by the government of Ghana in 1977 and it became government assisted senior secondary school. SMASCO has become one of the most popular and one of the best performing senior high schools in the Volta and Oti Regions. The motto of the school is "Domine Adsum" translated into English as ‘Lord here I am'. The students are called SMASCANS and the alumni are known as Cardinals. St. Mary's Old Boys Association (SMOBA) is the name of the alumni organization. Since its inception, St. Mary's Seminary Secondary School has been headed by Catholic Priests and many of its teachers till date are Catholic Priests.First Headmaster: Rev. Fr. William Van Frankenhuijesen, SMA.Current Headmaster: Rev. Fr. Felix Akpah.
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