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Government Secondary School, Afikpo (GSSA) is a boys' secondary school located in Afikpo, a town in Ebonyi State in the former Eastern Region of Nigeria, the part of Nigeria that attempted to secede as the independent state of Biafra in the late 1960s. The Nigerian Civil War was Nigeria's ultimately successful attempt to reintegrate Biafra forcibly into the larger Nigerian polity. GSSA was one of the best of the antebellum “leadership academies” of Nigeria until the war and its aftermath.




History


GSSA was established in 1952 by Charles W. Low.
The first Principal was Charles W. Low, an Australian.
The Present principal is Hon. Ogbonnia Nwachi.




Academics


GSSA was established as an elitist school. The school has continued to be one of the best secondary schools in Nigeria. All students are required to complete a number of core courses in the arts and sciences. Its students constantly achieved high scores in examination results at SSCE, O-Level and A-Level.




Sports and extra-curricular activities


Students of the school also participate in athletics and sports like, cricket, hockey, handball, basketball and football (soccer).
The school also has an Officer Cadet Corps that offers instruction in adventure training, camping and field drills.




School houses


The various houses to which students are assigned upon admission are:

Afikpo House
Akabuogu House
Charles Low House
Ibiam House
Ibi Mboto House
Niger House
Okpara House
Ramat House
School House




Notable alumni


Chinweizu, pan-African philosopher
Okwui Enwezor, curator, scholar.
Lieutenant Commander Lawrence Ewa (Lorenzo), 1985 set. naval officer based in Lagos
Emmanuel Isu, formal gubernatorial aspirant Ebonyi state
Anyaoha Samuel Ndubuisi, 1999 set Communication Engineer; Standards Organisation of Nigeria
John Nwangwu, public health doctor
Ikenna Okike (CIPD) class of 1999, renowned UK trained human capital development specialist
Iké Udé, photographer, performance artist, author and publisher
Dave Umahi, politician
Justice Oko Orji (DJ Slam), 1998 set - Marine Engineer, Naval Officer (Nigerian Navy)




External links


GSSA Alumni Association Website




References

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