PORT HARCOURT GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL : AMENDMENT

COMPONENTS INCLUDE: 1. CAPITAL LOAN FOR PHYSICAL EXPANSION, SHOP AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND 2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. CURRICULA INCLUDE UNIVERSITY PREPARATION, TERMINAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TECHNICAL, AGRICULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL EDUCATION. PREPARES 400 GRADUATES PER YEAR. CONCENTRATES ON EDUCATIONAL INDIGINIZATION. OUTPUTS INCLUDE: 1. A GUIDANCE AND TESTING PROGRAM, 2. FOLLOW-UP STUDIES ON GRADUATES; 3. DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM MATERIALS FOR ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY, CALCULUS, ENGLISH, METALWORK,SOCIAL STUDIES, BUSINESS EDUCATION, TECHNICAL DRAWING, AND WOODWORKING. EXPANDED CURRICULA INCLUDES ADVANCED TEACHER TRAINING IN THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS. TWO CLASSES GRADUATED IN 1965 AND 1966 OF WHICH 75% OF THE 1965 CLASS OF 52 STUDENTS AND 40% OF THE 1966 CLASS OF 57 WERE EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY INDUSTRY WITH SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE REPORTS BEING RECEIVED FROM THEIR EMPLOYERS. MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT BETWEEN THE 1965 AND 1966 GRADUATING CLASSES. APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE 57 STUDENTS TAKING THE WEST AFRICAN CERTIFICATED EXAMINATION IN DECEMBER 1966 PASSED.