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St John's College Jos is one of the schools established by the Northern Nigeria Communion. It is situated in Jos, Plateau State of Nigeria. It was founded in February 1965 as one of the four Anglican Secondary Schools in Northern Nigeria comprising of St Faith's College in Kaduna for girls; St Peter's College in Kaduna for boys, Anglican Secondary School in Offa, a mixed gender school and Anglican Secondary School in Jos, also a mixed gender school.

The College was renamed in 1969 to become St John's College, after one of Jesus' Apostles, St John, the beloved.

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Early years

Mr E. O. Ita an History teacher was seconded from St Peter's Anglican Teachers College in Wusasa Zaria to be the architect of the school towards the end of 1964. On 15th February 1965 the school opened its door to 20 students using a room in one of the St Luke's Church (now Cathedral) premises along Langtang Street in Jos. Mr Ita began the school with Mr Kolade, the Mathematics teacher, Miss Newton as the English teacher. They were later joined by Rev Wilson and Mrs Wilson, who became the first Principal of the College and the Social Science teacher respectively.

Development through 1970s and 1980s

The 1990s up to 2000

The New Millennium

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