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Lady Justice Mrs. Olivia Obeng-Owusu, a High Court Judge, has stressed the need to instill in female students, a sense of integrity, since in her view,  it was the greatest virtue every well-balanced woman should possess for leadership in the 21st Century.

She said personal integrity was more important than “the string of degrees” the students would acquire, while the knowledge they would obtain in various academic institutions,  would not necessarily guarantee them success.

“Always remember that it is your honour and integrity that will live long in the memory several years after you have left this world. If you live right in this world, you would leave a good legacy for your family and future generations”.

Justice Mrs. Obeng-Owusu was speaking at the 69th Open and Prize-Giving Day of the Holy Child School in Cape Coast, on the theme: “Nurturing a Well-Balanced Woman for Leadership in the 21st Century- The Task of the Educator.”

She advised the students not to let the pursuance of money lead them to engage in clandestine activities and other vices that will be detrimental to their future, adding that money and the success they desired would come their way through hard work and sacrifice.

She paid glowing tribute to the past and present authorities of the school,  for inculcating in students  values which had contributed immensely in making them responsible persons.

She described the global ratio of male and female as a statistical dead-heat, with the unmistakable conclusion being that society cannot expect to make rapid progress, if more women are not given the opportunity to aspire to leadership positions.

Most Rev. Matthias Kobena Nketsiah, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast,  noted that education should be a holistic transformation of an individual,  adding that it was also a comprehensive formation of life.

He stated that a well-balanced woman should be able to make independent,  but responsible decisions for herself and society,  and stick to them, adding that it was that type of woman the school was established to churn out.

He said it was evident that the school was on course with the motivation which led to its establishment, and urged the current students not to rest on their oars,  but use the privilege of being in the school as a springboard for further transformation.

The Headmistress of the school, Rev. Sister Josephine A. Anto,  said results of candidates the school presented at the 2014 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) was excellent.

She said out of 369 candidates, 325 had eight passes, 39 had seven passes, three had six passes, one had five passes, and another one had four passes adding that no student had three or less passes which indicated that there was no failure.

               She disclosed that two students had eight A1s, 18 had seven A1s, 11 had six A1s, 19 had five A1s and except about five subjects the school recorded 100 percent in all subjects and gave the assurance that that the school would record better results in the 2015 WASSCE.

                Rev. Sr. Anto said despite the excellent academic performance, the school could not defend its 2013 title as the best school in the Central Regional Inter-schoosl Athletics Championship (Super Zonal), Girls category,  neither in last year’s or this year’s competition.

                 She appealed to parents not to discourage their children from taking part in sports, since information reaching her indicated that some parents were doing so,  hence the inability to get girls to represent the school at the championship.

                She expressed gratitude to stakeholders, especially the 1990 year group, for renovating the school’s dining hall and kitchen,  and appealed to them to build a befitting library, get instruments for their newly-established regimental band, 72-seater bus for students and a kia Truck for the kitchen.