Government Comprehensive Secondary School

Government Comprehensive Secondary School (GCSS) is the premier comprehensive secondary school in Nigeria. It is located in the Borokiri neighbourhood of Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria. The school was established through the collaboration of the United States Government of John F. Kennedy represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the then government of Eastern Region, Nigeria in 1962. Its foundation teaching staff were professors of the University of California, Los Angeles, led by Professor Lynne C. Monroe. Monroe was principal of the school from inception until June 1964 when he returned to UCLA.

The school is currently funded and administered by the Rivers State government through the Rivers State Ministry of Education.[1]

Notable alumni

Government Comprehensive Secondary School has produced many notable alumni in different fields, they include:

  • Joseph Atubokiki Ajienka, former Vice-chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt
  • A. Igoni Barrett, writer
  • Sam Dede, actor
  • Finidi George, former Nigerian Footballer
  • Barineme Beke Fakae, former Vice-chancellor of the Rivers State University (formerly Rivers State University of Science and Technology)
  • O.C.J. Okocha (SAN), former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
  • Enato James Osain, former Executive Director, Projects, Federal Housing Authority
  • Okey Wali (SAN), former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
  • Adokiye Oruwari, Lawyer and Nigerian Politician - former State legislator and Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party Rivers State
  • David Ibiyeomie, Nigerian pastor, founder and senior pastor of Salvation Ministries, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  • Sobere Biambo, Rivers State High Court Judge
  • Sokonte Davies, Politician and Former Executive Director, Marine Operations, Nigerian Ports Authority
  • Dawari George, Nigerian Politician
  • Chimbiko Akarolo, former Mayor of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
  • Apostle Prince David Zilly Aggrey, Nigerian pastor, founder and senior pastor of Royal House of Grace International Church, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

See also

References
  1. "RSG Begins Work On Schools". The Tide. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

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