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, northern

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. Founded in 1921 by British

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, it was originally known as Katsina College. It switched its name to Kaduna College in 1938 and to Government College, Zaria in 1949 before settling on Barewa College. It is one of the largest boarding schools in Northern Nigeria and was the most-celebrated post-primary schools there up to the early 1960s. The school is known for the large number of elites from the region who attended and counts among its alumni include Tafawa Balewa who was

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from 1960 to 1966, four

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Memorable names of the dormitories include Bello Kagara House, Lugard House, Clifford House, Dan Hausa House, Mallam Smith House, Nagwamatse House, Bienemann House, Mort House and, later, Jafaru House and Suleiman Barau House, which were called New House A and New House B during their construction. These dormitories housed up to a thousand pupils at any one time, in the vast landscape east of Tudun Wadda.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Barewa include: *

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- Premier of Northern Nigeria * Abubakar Tafawa Balewa -

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- military ruler of Nigeria *

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of Ilorin, First Northern Region Minister of Health (BOBA No. 54) *

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, governor of

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Gallery

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References

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External links

Barewa Old Boys Association (BOBA)

Legendary Barewa College:
Nigerian School That Produced 5 Presidents, 20 Governors and More Secondary schools in Nigeria Zaria Government schools in Nigeria Schools in Kaduna State