About Bosco

St. John Bosco’s College of education is a Faith- Based Catholic institution in Navrongo in the Upper East Region. The College is affiliated to the Akenten Appiah –Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED). The College is a Science and Vocational/Technical focused institution but also run programmes in the Humanities.. St. John Bosco’s College of education started in 1930 as Mary Immaculate Conception Junior Seminary to train Cert ‘B’ teachers.

Until 1933, the Seminary was occupying a place now known in the Navrongo Catholic Mission as Carpentry Shop.

By the middle of 1936, a Senior School that is the present St. Mary Junior Secondary School was attached to the Seminary to meet the great demand of applications most of whom wanted to receive higher education.  The following year, a Two-year Teacher Training Course, the first Training College in the then Northern Territories, also begun alongside the Junior Seminary and the Senior School. 

The Teacher Training Course was however discontinued partly owing to the uncooperative attitude of the colonial officers in charge of education who did not want the White Fathers to establish such high institutions of learning in the Northern Territories.

In January 1946, there were four institutions of learning in St. John Bosco’s premises.  The Major and Junior Seminaries, The Senior School and the Training College which was opened as a Cert ‘B’ College under the Principalship of the late Rev. Fr. Chartrand.  In June 1946, however, the two Seminaries were  removed to Wiaga due to lack of accommodation.

It was after the removal of the two Seminary Institutions that the College was officially known as St. John Bosco’s Teacher Training College.  The Senior School was still attached to the College until 1958 when the former was removed to where it now stands as St. Mary’s Junior High School.

St. John Bosco’s College remained a Cert ‘B’ College until 1961 when all the Cert ‘B” Colleges in the country were turned to Cert ‘A’ (4-year) institutions.  Nine years later (September 1970), St. John Bosco’s was again given a new status when it was turned into Post-Secondary Teacher Training College and then three years later (1973) she was raised to the status of a Specialist College of Art Education.  Two years later (1975), the Specialist College of Art Education was replaced with a Three Year Post-Secondary Cert ‘A’ Course.  The Course Integrated Specialization in elective subjects.  This was the case until 2004/2005 academic year when the College was raised to the status of College of Education where students are to pursue a Three-year Diploma in Basic Education Programme. From the 2018/2019 academic year the Bachalors of Education Programme was introduced and progressing well

With a focus on academic excellence, ethical values, and innovative teaching methods, we aim to prepare educators who positively impact the field of education. Our principles revolve around supporting students’ development and instilling a commitment to making a difference.

The key to success lies in our unwavering commitment to academic excellence and holistic student development. we empower our students to become successful educators who positively impact the lives of others.By providing a supportive learning environment, fostering critical thinking skills.