
St John’s secondary school was founded in 1972 is a missionary school
under the Diocese of Otukpo with a vision (Vision Statement) of providing Wholistic education per excellence
at the grassroot and a vision (Vision Statement) of creating Academic and Moral excellence for self reliance
through systematic teaching. to be the most vibrant school among others and in the state and beyond; to
inculcate discipline and moral in student as staff.
It started as one classroom in the catholic primary
school Amoke of Otukpo in the then Benue/plateau state. The school started with 36 students and moved to its
current and permanent site in March 1972 as an all boys (boys only) school.
Reverend Father Gaffney M.A.
was the first principal and he built the school up to form four before leaving in August 1975, he was
succeeded by Reverend Father Groves.
The school which started off as an all Boys boarding school was
converted to a coeducational institution and a day school in 1999 and 1995 respectively.
The school is
dedicated to teaching/training up children educationally and moraly, offering quality teaching and enabling
environment for this to be possible.
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The school currently has 6 classroom blocks for each class, and also it posses standard laboratories
for the science subjects, a well stocked library and high quality sporting facilities including 2
football feilds, athletic feilds, tennis court, amongst others. It contains staff quarters
for staffs, capable of accomodating twenty staffs and their families, a school chapel, two computer
labs and staff/ admin blocks.
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school is WAEC (West African Examination Council), and NECO (National Examination Council) approved.
The school has had eleven principals from the time of its inception, before the current principal
(Mrs. Ekwo V. I. (JP))
the table below shows the list of the principals and the time spent.
| S/No | Name | From | TO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rev. Fr. Gaffney P.M.A. | Jan. 1972 | Aug. 1975 |
| 2 | Rev. Fr. Groves J. | Aug. 1975 | Aug.1976 |
| 3 | Rev. Fr. Graffin Vincent | Oct. 1976 | Oct. 1980 |
| 4 | Mr. Abayol J. T. | Oct. 1980 | Aug. 1987 |
| 5 | Onyilo B. O. (KSJ) | Aug. 1987 | Feb. 1992 |
| 6 | Mr. Eliagwu A. N. (KSJ) | Feb. 1992 | Sept. 1996 |
| 7 | Mrs. Muodumogu C. A. | Sept. 1996 | Nov. 1998 |
| 8 | Mr. Obodumu E. O. (KSM) | Nov. 1998 | Feb. 2004 |
| 4 | Mr. Abayol J. T. | Oct. 1980 | Aug. 1987 |
| 5 | Mr. Ochai I. P (KSM) | Nov. 1998 | Feb. 2004 |
| 6 | Mr. Orgah B. E. | Sept. 2005 | Oct. 2007 |
| 7 | Rev. Francis O. Atama | Oct. 2007 | April. 2010 |
| 8 | Mrs. Ekwo V. I. (JP) | April. 2010 | to date |
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