Government Comprehensive Secondary School (GCSS) is the premier comprehensive secondary school in Nigeria. It is located in the Borokiri neighbourhood of

Port Harcourt Port Harcourt (Pidgin: ''Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa)'' is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. It lies along the Bonny River and is locate ...

, the capital of

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, Nigeria. The school was established through the collaboration of the United States Government of

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represented by the

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(USAID), the

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(UCLA) and the then government of

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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.

Notable alumni

Government Comprehensive Secondary School has produced notable alumni in different fields, they include: * Joseph Atubokiki Ajienka, former

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of the

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* A. Igoni Barrett, writer *

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, actor *

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, former Nigerian footballer *

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(SAN), former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) * David Ibiyeomie, Nigerian pastor, founder and senior pastor of Salvation Ministries, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

References

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Notable alumni

See also

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