Baptist High School, often abbreviated as BHS, is a prominent all-boys

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in Nigeria. The school is located in the Borokiri neighbourhood of Port Harcourt,

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and was founded in the late 1940s. BHS was among the mission schools taken over by the

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after the

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. It was returned to the Baptist Mission in 2006 in compliance with the Rivers State Education (Return of Schools) law, 2005.

Notable alumni

Since its establishment, Baptist High School has produced well known leaders and personalities; including: *

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, businessman *

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, politician *

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, former

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of the

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, civil engineer, technocrat, public servant and politician. *

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, accountant *

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, renowned economist *

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, actor *

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, lawyer, 26th president of the

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Diplomat and Administrator *

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-Former Permanent Secretary Abia State *

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Ex Rector Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri

References

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