Edo College is a secondary grammar school in

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, the oldest in the Mid-Western Region. It was established in February 1937 and started as the Benin Middle School with forms, I, II and III. In April 1937, the school, with a total student enrollment of 76 pupils, moved from its temporary site at the old Government School, Benin City to a permanent site, the present Idia College premises. In 1973, the school further moved from Idia College premises to its present site along Murtala Mohammed Way, Benin City,

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in the federal Republic of Nigeria. With the Government take-over of schools in the state in 1973, the management of the College went from the direct control of the Ministry of Education to the Board of Education with particular reference to the appointment and deployment to staff to the school.

Curriculum

Edo College has undergone many evolutionary changes in its educational structure. It had initially began as a

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for boys only but reverted to day school in the 1980s. In the mid-1990s it briefly had a

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structure, day and evening school. Recently following donations from its most successful alumni it is now moving towards boarding school with a total student population of 800 and an average tuition of 60,000

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. All these subjects are carefully woven throughout the 3-3 format of the Nigerian secondary school system. That is 3 years of Junior Secondary School and 3 years of Senior secondary school. A pre-undergraduate level, the Higher School Certificate (HSC) /Advanced School Certificate (A-level), is being reintroduced.

Notable alumni

* David Dafinone, accountant and politician *

Emmanuel Emovon Emmanuel Emovon, CON (February 24, 1929 – February 20, 2020) was a Nigerian professor of chemistry and former vice chancellor of the University of Jos. In 1983, he was elected as president of the Nigerian Academy of Science and succeeded Prof ...

, former vice-chancellor of the

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Ewuare II Ewuare II (born 20 October 1953) was crowned the Oba of Benin on 20 October 2016. He is the 40th Oba, a title created for the Head of State (Emperor) of the Benin Empire at some time between 1180 and 1300. Education Eheneden Erediauwa, as he wa ...

, Oba of Benin *

Lucky Igbinedion Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion (born 13 May 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Edo State from 1999 to 2007. Early life Igbinedion was born on 13 May 1957. He is the eldest son of Gabriel Igbinedion. He holds a BSc in ma ...

, former two-time governor,

Edo State Edo State, Edo, officially known as Edo State, is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South, South-South Geopolitical zones of Nigeria, geopolitical zone of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As of 2024, the state was ranked as the List of Ni ...

, Nigeria (1999 - 2003) *

Tom Ilube Thomas Segun Ilube ( ; born July 1963) is a British entrepreneur and educational philanthropist and former chair of the Rugby Football Union making him the first black chair of a major sport in England. He is the Chair of The King’s Trust in ...

, founder and CEO of Crossword Cybersecurity * Osagie Ize-Iyamu, former chief of staff and secretary to the Edo State government *

Nduka Obaigbena Nduka Obaigbena CON, Duke of Owa Kingdom is the founding Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the THISDAY Media Group and ARISE News Channel. Background He was born in Ibadan, South West, Nigeria on July 14, 1959, into the royal family of Owa Kingdo ...

, newspaper publisher * Chris Okotie, pastor and president of the Fresh Democratic Party *

Ifeanyi Okowa Ifeanyichukwu Arthur Okowa (born 8 July 1959) is a Nigerian doctor and politician who served as Governor of Delta State from May 2015 to May 2023. He was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria), People's Democratic Party, he was th ...

, former two-time governor,

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, Nigeria (2015 - 2023) *

Chris Oyakhilome Christian Oyakhilome (born 7 December 1963), known as Pastor Chris, is a Nigerian pastor, author, televangelist, and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, a Christian ministry based in Lagos. He is the founder of Christ Embassy, a large congr ...

, pastor

References

https://edocollegebenin.com

External links

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