Christ the King College, Onitsha
| Christ the King College (CKC), Onitsha (Amaka Boys) |
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| Location | |
| Nigeria | |
| Information | |
| School type | An all-boys secondary school |
| Motto |
Latin: Bonitas, Disciplina, Scientia (Goodness, Discipline, Knowledge) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Founded | 2 February 1933 |
| Founder | Archbishop Charles Heerey |
| Status | open |
| Headteacher | Rev. Fr. Charles Okwumuo |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Enrolment | 2,597 |
| Houses | Allagoa, Aniogu, Arinze, Azikiwe, Brolly, Butler, Flanagan, Heerey, Mbanefo, Okagbue, Orjiako, Modebe, and Tagbo houses. |
| Colour(s) | White and Royal Blue |
| National ranking | 1st |
Christ the King College, Onitsha (CKC), popularly known as CKC Onitsha, or Amaka Boys, is an all-boys secondary school in Onitsha, Nigeria. It is ranked the number 1 (the best) high school in Nigeria and 36th in the top 100 best high schools in Africa as of February 2014. It was founded on 2 February 1933, by the late Archbishop Charles Heerey, CSSP, and his fellow Irish missionaries. Bishop Heerey remained the proprietor of the school until his death in the spring of 1967. The chief mission of the school is to develop indigenous manpower and leadership skills from the vast pool of Nigerian youths and in a Roman Catholic tradition and environment. The first principal of the college was Rev Fr. Leo Brolly and the first student to be admitted into the college was Peter Charles Obi Nwagbogu
CKC was affected adversely by the Nigeria civil war (1967–1970). Most of its infrastructure was destroyed. The school was taken over by the East Central State Government in 1973 and renamed "Heerey High School", after its founder. However, following representations by its alumni, the school's name was changed back to its original name, "Christ The King College (CKC)" in 1976, and the pre-war first indigenous principal of the school, Rev. Fr. Nicholas Tagbo, was also brought back that year to reorganize, rebuild, and re-energize the school. CKC was finally returned to the Catholic Mission by the state government on 1 January 2009.
CKC is located on Oguta Road in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria. Its motto is Bonitas, Disciplina, Scientia (Latin) (Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge). As of February 2014, the school is currently ranked the number 1 (the best) high school in Nigeria, and 36th in the top 100 best secondary schools in Africa. The school's colours are White and Royal Blue. The college has active alumni associations in Nigeria (Abuja, Benin-City, Enugu, Lagos, Onitsha, Owerri, and Port-Harcourt), and in the United States ("Christ the King College Onitsha Alumni Association USA").
Throughout the years prior to the civil war, the school's population was pegged at 600 to ensure appropriate student/teacher ratio and high-quality education. After the civil war, in the 1970s, the student population ballooned to over 4,000. However, following years of reorganization, the school’s student population is now 2,597, split between (Grades 7- 12); Junior Secondary School (1,350) and Senior Secondary School(1,247).
The school plays Association Football, track and field athletics, handball, hockey and lawn tennis. Its football (soccer) team won the World Secondary School Championship in Dublin, Ireland in 1977.
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