Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College
Location
Fontem
,
Southwest Region

Cameroon
Information
School typePrivate, co-educational, boarding school
MottoMay All Be One.
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1966 (1966)
FoundersChiara Lubich and Fon Fontem Defang
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Green and White   
NicknameSWISCOL
AlumniSWESANS
AnthemWe are children of Our Lady

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWISCOL) is a secondary school located in Fontem, Cameroon.

History

It is a coeducational boarding school founded by Chiara Lubich and Fon Fontem Defang in 1966. Today it has an enrolment of 600+ students.[1]

Administration

Principals

  • Reverend Father George F. Cunningham *Reverend Father Stumpel.[2]
  • Anne Bustarret.[2]
  • Jane Dubé (1988-2001)
  • Nelson Vieira Porto Alegre
  • Reverend Father Darryl Joseph D’Souza.[3]
  • Raphael Takougang
  • Clelia Ferrini
  • Marelen Nkafu

Vice principals

  • Nelson Vieira Porto Alegre
  • Clelia Ferrini
  • Marelen Nkafu

Dormitories

Since SWISCOL is a coeducational boarding school, it has both female and male dormitories. There are four of each.

Female dormitories

  • Bernadette
  • Fátima
  • Immaculate
  • New Wing

Male dormitories

  • Chiara (named for Chiara Lubich)
  • Cunningham
  • Defang (named for Fon Fontem Defang)
  • Julius Peters (named for Julius Joseph Willem Peeters, M.H.M former bishop of Buéa)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College". Focolare Movement. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. 1 2
  3. ↑ "L'Effort Camerounais (English Version): Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College Fontem gets new principal". Leffortcamerounais.com. 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2014-08-22.


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