GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UMUAHIA (GCU)

Welcome to GCU.

GCU is a world-class institution providing a global secondary school education for boys.

Started in 1929 by Rev. Robert Fisher, GCU was established by the colonial government and subsequently managed by a succession of regional and state governments till 2014, when the Abia State government ceded the management of the school to the Fisher Educational Development Trust (the “Fisher Trust”), a public private trust. The Fisher Trust is a registered trust set up by the GCU Old Boys Association to take over and manage GCU. GCU is now an independent school owned and operated as a social enterprise by the Fisher Trust.

In 2019, the last set of students admitted by the Abia State government graduated. The school was closed for a couple of years to allow the Fisher Trust to rebuild the school. The rebuilding is complete. Our doors are open, ready to welcome and nurture brilliant young boys from around Africa.

GCU is focused on the future even as it continues to preserve its long and distinguished heritage of all-round excellence. GCU is poised to serve as a catalyst, providing a new generation of boys with the best secondary education in Nigeria, a supportive network of friends across different generations and geographies, as well as the hard and soft skills they need to navigate the future. 

GCU has one of Nigeria’s largest secondary school campuses. At almost 90 hectares, our sprawling grounds mean we have enough room for our boys to learn and play. Everyone at GCU is committed to providing a safe and happy environment where all our boys, regardless of individual strengths and aptitudes, will have the opportunity to thrive.