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HISTORY The Expatriate Founding Fathers were Selwyn McGregor Grier, who conceived the idea of setting up the School , and '''V.P.V Powell''', the first Principal of the school. Government College was modeled after the British secondary Boarding School s of the era, and the first set of Students numbered twenty-nine. During the Second World War , the school temporarily moved to several sites before finally resettling back at its original site. CURRICULUM All students were required to complete a number of core courses in the Arts and Sciences . The courses were designed so that all students, no matter what their strengths were, obtained the basic skills of Critical Thinking , effective Writing , effective Oral communication, Library literacy, Laboratory competency, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving . The school was a Centre of Excellence for Cricket and Field Hockey . The school also had a Officer Cadet Corps that offered instruction camps in precision field drills, adventure training and the Cadets were introduced to the principles of Meritocracy . LAURELS IN ACADEMICS In the period before the Dissolution of the Western Region, Nigeria , the school earned the enviable fame of being the best Secondary School in Nigeria. It had well-resourced classrooms and Laboratories . As the school grew in numbers, in Reputation and in fame, its students constantly achieved high scores for exam results at O-Level and A-Level . In the decade of the sixties, over 78 distinctions were obtained by Government College students in the examinations, an unprecedented achievement in Nigeria. Suffice it to say that the school boldly summoned in the decade of the seventies by upholding its Laurel s, in both the Academic and extra-curricular fields. The school has produced over 80% of the presidents of the Nigerian Society of Engineers since its inception, and one of the four Africans in History to be awarded a Nobel Prize . SCHOOL HOUSES
SCHOOL SONG Verse One School of our pride built on the rock, By order, justice and fair play ruled, May what we dare to learn from thee in youth Be our guide light throughout our lives School of our pride we build on thee. Verse Two Service is to others not to self, Consideration for our Nation first, By our examples and not by precept, Show honest labours dignity, School of our pride we build on thee. Verse Three Generations shall come and go, But our pride youth will for aye remain, May be not in the confines of your walls, But in Alumni world-renowned. School of our pride we build on thee. PROMINENT ALUMNI
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