Government Secondary School, Owerri

Government Secondary School, Owerri
Address
14 Okigwe Road
Owerri, Imo State
Nigeria
Coordinates 5°29′56″N 7°02′06″E / 5.4989764°N 7.0348961°E / 5.4989764; 7.0348961Coordinates: 5°29′56″N 7°02′06″E / 5.4989764°N 7.0348961°E / 5.4989764; 7.0348961
Information
Other name Government College Owerri and GSSO
Type Public secondary school
Motto Dirige Nos Domine
(Lord, guide us)
Established 1935 (1935)
Gender Boys
Classes Junior Secondary 1 to 3 and Senior Secondary 1 to 3
Medium of language English
Website www.gssowerri.org.ng

Government Secondary School, Owerri (referred to as Government College, Owerri or GSSO) is a public boys' English medium secondary school in the Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria. The school is considered a model secondary school in the city of Owerri, and due to this, sit for additional entrance examination after the general state organized secondary school entrance examination.[1][2]

Class structure

There are six classes (levels) - Junior Secondary 1 to 3 (JSS 1 to JSS 3) and Senior Secondary 1 to 3 (SS 1 to SS 3). The Junior Secondary levels cover subjects including (but not to limited to) English Language, Igbo Language, Mathematics, Agricultural Science, Introductory Technology, Social Studies, Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK). The Senior Secondary levels cover subjects such as English Language, Igbo Language, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography, Government, Literature in English, etc.

The school uniform is a white short-sleeved shirt with thin sky blue strip/line around the sleeve and collar, and across the breast pocket. The junior students wear a pair of sky blue shorts while the senior students wear pair of trousers of the same color.

Inter-house sports

The school holds an annual sports competition during which students of the school are grouped into houses which compete against each other's in events such as 100m race, 200m race, 1000m relay races, high jump, long jump, and football. These houses include Red house, Yellow house, Green house, and Blue house. These houses are also known by the names of their sponsors/patrons, which are usually prominent members of the society. For instance, the Red house is also called Njemanze house which is named after the late traditional ruler of Owerri Dr. Emmanuel Njemanze.[3]

Old Students' Association

Past students of GSSO refer to themselves as "ogsians". There is no single official external body responsible for coordinating these groups as many of them can be found in different cities in Nigeria and other countries. The groups, oftentimes, donate to the schools or hold motivational talks to positively inspire current students.

See also

List of schools in Nigeria

References

  1. ↑ "Government Secondary School Overri (GSSO) - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org.
  2. ↑ "Schools in Owerri, Nigeria - List of Schools". www.businesslist.com.ng.
  3. ↑ "Buhari mourns Eze Njemanze of Owerri".
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