Federal Government Girls College, Calabar

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Federal Government Girls' College, Calabar
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Federal Government Girls College, Calabar
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Coordinates 4°57′00″N8°19′30″E / 4.9500°N 8.3250°E / 4.9500; 8.3250
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School type Secondary
MottoPro unitate
Established1973
PrincipalDr. (Mrs.) Ijeoma Mfon Essien
Website www.fggccalabar.net

Federal Government Girls' College, Calabar is a federal government-owned all girls school located in Calabar, a town and local government area of Cross River State, Southern Nigeria. [1] The institution was established in 1973. [2]

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The school is a co-educational boarding and day school for children aged from 11 to 18 years. In line with the diktats of the National Policy of Education, the college teaches the Nigerian Curriculum for Junior and Senior Secondary Schools. [2]

Past principals

Notable alumni

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References

  1. Kate Henshaw (3 March 2012). "A boarder's life". Vanguard . Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Welcome Note from the Principal". Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.