Bishop Shanahan College Orlu, Old Boys AssociatiOn 1987 Session.

Bishop Shanahan College Orlu, otherwise called BSC Orlu, was established in 1949 by the Marist Brothers of Schools in memory of one of the Missionaries by name, Bishop Shanahan (1871-1943). The motto of the school is ‘DUC IN ALTUM’ which is a Latin phrase meaning ‘Aim at the Highest’. It is established as a boys’ school. 

The school was sited in Eluama Village in Orlu Community, where His Majesty, Eze Patrick Achilonu, (Igwe of Orlu) was the traditional ruler. The founders of the school, as their names implied, had interest in establishing schools. Their major goal was to train the less privileged and also to get capable young men, who could assist in propagating the good news of the gospel and especially the Catholic faith.