BRIEF HISTORY OF OUR LADY OF APOSTLES PRIVATE SCHOOL, YABA
The history of the established of OLAPS can be traced to the vision of Rev. Sr. ScholasticaMcAndrew who set it up in 1950 here in its present site. The site previously hosted the catholic Mission for St .Agnes Teacher Training School founded in 1933 but later relocated to its present and permanent site at Maryland, Lagos in 1949.
The first African teacher to be employed was Helen Awani in 1950. His Grace Archbishop Aggey Visited the school for the first time in April 12th, 1967 accomplished by Fr. McGuiness. In 1968, 14 pupils received the sacrament of confirmation at St Dominic’s Catholic Church from the hands of His Lordship Bishop Dempsey and the popular BenBruce of the Silverbird now Senator was one of them.
OLAPS pupils were part the team that welcomed the Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellessile on his first visit to Nigeria in 1972.
In the same year, OLAPS pupils joined hands and welcomed the Senegalese President, Dr, Leopold SedarSeghor at the international airport, Lagos.
In the 1973 the entourage that welcomed the president of the council of Hungarian People’s Republic has OLAPS pupils in attendance. On March 1, 1985, OLAPS first Inter-House Sports was held at Unilag Sports ground.
On June 29th, 1985, OLAPS went on Environmental Sanitation campaign at Little Road, Yaba.
In 1987, a new set of classrooms was built and blessed by the then Archbishop of Lagos, His Eminence Anthony Cardinal Okojie now Archbishop Emeritus.
In 2000, OLAPS celebrated her Golden Jubilee. As part of that celebration, another structure, the school hall was blessed by Archbishop Anthony Cardinal Okojie on June 10th, 2000.
For the past seventy-one(71) years, OLAPS has blossomed and will continue to flourish as it is stepping stone for some of our country’s great and reputable men and women of valour in likes of the former first lady of Nigeria, Late Mrs Stella Obasanjo of blessed memory, The Bruce family that now has a Senator of Ben Bruce etc.
OLAPS stands out I unequalled moral, academic and social excellence which has jealously guarded and maintained even in the face of frequent storms in the Nigerian Educational system.
Keeping to its motto: “Work and Pray”, OLAPS has not lagged in its spiritual development, discipline and social upbringing of its pupils to the envy of its patronizing parents and society.
OLAPS is an institution owned by the Catholic Church in Nigeria, domiciled in Lagos and managed/supervised by Our Lady of Apostles Sisters. It has a secondary school component also under the OLA sisters. The Archbishop is His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins, DD, and Archbishop of the Metropolitan see of Lagos. The direct supervisors of OLAPS from inception till date (2021) are:
Rev. Sr. Scholastical McAndrew, OLA 1950
Sr. Liam, OLA 1956
Mrs. Helen Osugo was appointed assistant head mistress in 1959
Sr. Cyril 1963
Sr. Clara 1966
Sr. Benignus 1966
Sr. Mary Martin Heatley, OLA 1973
Sr. Gladys Chikere, OLA 1991
Mrs Okobi on transfer from St. Mary Private School, Broad street became head mistress 1992
Sr. Maura Hayes, OLA 1994
Sr. Monica Onwunali, OLA 1999
Sr. Lucy Otusanya, OLA 2002
Sr. Beatrice Okoye, OLA 2008
Rev. Sr. Valentina Adeyemo, OLA 2011
Rev. Sr. Helen Nwoko, OLA 2017
Who handed the mantle to our present supervisor,
Rev. Sr. Stella Enenmo OLA 2021-Till date .
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Our Vision Statement
To develop well educated builders of a just society with effective work habits, respectful social skills and religious awareness that will allow them meet life’s challenges and fashion their personal lives to attain the eternal destiny.
OLAPS: Cradle of tomorrow’s dynamic and excellent leaders.
Our Mission Statement
To educate learners and challenge them to reach their full potential by engaging all partners in a dynamic experience of faith that is Missionary and learning in a Christ-cantered Community that is inclusive and rooted in the Gospel and Traditions of the Roman Catholic Church.
We do this in the conviction that spiritual, moral, physical, and social growths are all interrelated and interdependent.