Abeokuta Grammar School

Abeokuta Grammar School
Abeokuta Grammar School
Address
	Elite Road, Idi Aba; Abeokuta, Ogun State; Nigeria
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Iberu Oluwa Ni Ipile Ogbon (Yoruba); (The Fear Of God Is The Beginning Of The Wisdom)
Religious affiliation(s)	Anglican Communium
Established	1908
Sister school	Abeokuta Girls Grammar School
Faculty	3
Grades	JSS1 - SSS3
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Nobel laureates	Wole Soyinka

Abeokuta Grammar School is a secondary school in the city of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. It is currently located at Idi-Aba area, of Abeokuta. Often called the first grammar school in Nigeria, it is attended by students from all parts of Nigeria, the West Coast of Africa, South Africa, Europe and even Asia.

History

The school was founded in 1908 by the Abeokuta District Church Council (Anglicans). The school is associated with many notable figures from Nigerian politics and the arts, including the teacher and political activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, and her son, the musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.[1]

Academically, students of Abeokuta Grammar School entered for examination by the Royal College of Preceptors in 1909 and sat for the Cambridge Local Examination in 1911. It became a mixed institution in 1914 with the admission of girls. In 1939, the school presented students for the Cambridge School Certificate Examination, and in 1996 was elevated to the status of a Model School by the Nigerian government.

AGSOBA is an association of old students (boys and girls) of Abeokuta Grammar School and is the oldest students association in Nigeria. Headed by a national body known as the Central Executive Committee with its headquarters in Abeokuta, the association operates through branches all over Nigeria and the world.

A team of three students from Abeokuta Grammar School in Ogun State has emerged the national winner in the Social and Innovation Category at the 2019 National Pitch Event for the Diamond Challenge. It was held at the Youth Development Center of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.[2]

Notable alumni

Photo Gallery of Abeokuta Grammar School

References

Geiger, Susan; Johnson-Odim, Cheryl; Mba, Nina Emma (February 1999). "For Women and the Nation: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria". The American Historical Review. 104 (1): 294. doi:10.2307/2650358. ISSN 0002-8762.
"Abeokuta Grammar School emerges national winner of Global Diamond Challenge's for Social Innovation Category". Tedprime Hub. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

External links

"History of Abekouta Grammar School, Old Students Association".

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[1] Geiger, Susan; Johnson-Odim, Cheryl; Mba, Nina Emma (February 1999). "For Women and the Nation: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria". The American Historical Review. 104 (1): 294. doi:10.2307/2650358. ISSN 0002-8762.

[2] "Abeokuta Grammar School emerges national winner of Global Diamond Challenge's for Social Innovation Category". Tedprime Hub. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2020-12-20.