About UGCOA

📜 A Short History of the Colleges

In 1985 when the government of the old Ondo State felt that enough Grade II teachers had been produced, the more reason the National Policy on Education had already specified that the least qualified teacher in Primary School level must be holder of the NCE. In consequence of this, the existing Ten Teacher Training Colleges in the State appeared irrelevant. With the burning desire of our people to have model Unity Secondary Schools in the state, nine of such defunct Teacher Training Colleges with their enormous facilities were immediately converted and put into use as Unity Secondary Schools in September 1985.

The Nine Original Unity Secondary Schools (1985):

• - St. Peter's Unity Secondary School, Akure
• - Unity Secondary School, Ado-Ekiti
• - St. Helen's Unity Secondary School, Ondo (Originally Unity Girls Secondary School, Ondo)
• - Unity Secondary School, Ode-Aye
• - All Saints Unity Secondary School, Usi-Ekiti
• - Unity Secondary School, Epinmi-Akoko
• - Unity Secondary School, Ikere-Ekiti
• - Unity Secondary School, Oye-Ekiti
• - Unity Secondary School, Owo

Initially, the management of the Unity Secondary Schools was left in the hands of the Central Schools Board/Teaching Service Commission while the officers there were under the Nigerian Union of Teachers. There was virtually not much difference between the happenings in the Unity Secondary Schools and other public Secondary Schools except that they operated full boarding facilities with full control of their students.

In the wake of teachers' sporadic industrial unrest in 1993 in the state with the NUT's various splinter groups, the most affected institutions were the Unity Secondary Schools where students had to hurriedly travel to distant places which were various locations of their parents and guardians under great risks and stress. As a result of this very awful situation, the government decided to reappraise the condition of the Unity Secondary Schools in the area of management and staffing by taking the bull by the horn.

In April 1995, the old Ondo State Government through an edict transferred the management of the institutions from Teaching Service Commission to the Ministry of Education and the Civil Service Commission. In essence, all officers that would have to serve in the Unity Schools would have to be civil servants, hence the NUT industrial action would no longer have effect on the schools and the staff, while all officers who were not prepared to join the civil service were disengaged.

On 1st October 1996, Ekiti State was created, while four of the nine Unity Secondary Schools existing in the old Ondo State fell within its jurisdiction, namely at Ado-Ekiti, Ikere-Ekiti, Oye-Ekiti, and Usi-Ekiti.

The government of Ekiti State and the State Ministry of Education have both held the issue of Education — which is considered as the main industry of Ekiti people — as being sacred. Therefore, the affairs of the four colleges have not been treated with levity.

In December 1997, the State Government decided to change the name of the schools from Unity Secondary School to State Government College, as a way of enabling the public to be more aware of its full ownership and control of the institutions. Efforts have been on in the area of rehabilitation of broken-down facilities by the Ministry of Education while additional basic infrastructures are being provided to improve the living condition of the students and enhance teaching and learning.

It is the aspiration of the government and the Ministry of Education in the state that these colleges must provide high standard of education comparable with what obtains in the Federal Government Colleges. In order to ensure that this is achieved, high quality and qualified staff are regularly deployed to the colleges to teach the students.

In the State today, it is very gratifying to observe that the colleges have continued to live up to expectation as they continue to take the lead in external examinations conducted by either the West African Examination Council (WAEC) or by the Ministry of Education (JSCE). Apart from this, the students of these colleges have equally been taking the lead in various inter-school debate and quiz competitions organized by the State Radio Corporation.

The State Government College, Oye-Ekiti is situated at the site of the defunct Divisional Teacher Training College, Oye-Ekiti; therefore inherited the assets/facilities of the Teacher's College — Blocks of Classrooms, Dormitories, Library, Auditorium, Staff Quarters, Dining Hall, Recreational Amenities, Vehicles, etc.

The first Principal of the school was Mr. J.R. Ola who worked tirelessly with a few teachers to give the school a solid foundation.

🎓 College Admission Policy

The State Government through its Ministry of Education conducts a competitive Entrance Examination each year for prospective students. Examination Centres are located in each of the Local Government Headquarters within the State and some appointed centres outside the State.

The Admission Criteria are strictly on merit irrespective of the State origin. Consideration is also given to each Local Government Area within the State and the catchment area of the school; and also a certain quota is considered for non-indigenes of the State.

This admission is open to all interested candidates irrespective of the tribe, race, religion, or status of parents.

🎯 Aims & Objectives of UGCOA

1. To foster unity among its members and to create a forum for the members to meet and exchange ideas on issues affecting them as individuals and the school.
2. To advance the development of the school's academic performance.
3. To persuade the government to implement policies and programmes to enhance the welfare of the staff, students and the school.
4. To defend and promote the image and integrity of the school.
5. To raise members of great conscience.
6. To create and maintain an endowment fund for the proper execution of the association development.
7. To facilitate interactive sessions among members to enhance decision making.
8. To enhance the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to ensure members' practical and interactive inputs from any location in the world.
9. To work for the development of the school and to encourage and provide humanitarian services to the school.
10. To create and maintain an endowment fund for the proper execution of the Association's development objectives.
11. To promote love and encourage better relationship among members irrespective of his or her religious affiliation or year of graduation.

In realization of the above objectives, our constitution in Article 28 permits us to raise funds through the following means:

1. Personal Donations
2. Gifts from People
3. Gifts from NGOs
4. Levies from Membership Forms, etc
5. Fines paid by members
6. Bank Interest on Alumni's Bank Deposit Account
7. Voluntary Donations

We urge individuals, groups, organizations, institutions, banks, multinational companies, and NGOs to partner with us and join hands with the Alumni in this noble course of giving back to our Alma Mater and the society.