St.
Louis Secondary School was established on 18th January 1951 as a boarding
school. It is a Catholic mission school owned by the Catholic Diocese of Kano,
and run by the Sisters of St. Louis (Nigeria Province). It is the first
Secondary Schools for girls in Kano State. It was named St. Louis Secondary
School after the Institute of the Sisters of St. Louis, who came from Ireland
to begin the school, at the invitation of Arch Bishop John McCarthy.
The
motto of the school is “UT SINT UNUM”, meaning “MAY THEY BE ONE”. These words
are written over the school crest, underneath are written DIEU LE VEULT,
meaning “GOD WILLS IT”.
The
school and the staff are international in character, we came from different
cultural and religious backgrounds, yet we aim above all to live together as
one happy family.
The
present proprietor of the school is Most Rev. Dr. John Namaza Niyiring (OSA),
The Catholic Bishop of Kano diocese.
