Principal and teachers 
Some members of the Class of 1968 with a few junior girls stooping 
Class of 1969 students seated in front with Mr. Ogiamien and Mrs. Osagie sitting in the middle. 
Class of 1970 
Class of 1971 
Yellow House girls celebrating a big win, 1968 
Principal and teachers 
Preparing for inter-house sports 
French class, Class of 1971 
Student group, 1967 
Students arriving from the stadium 
Principal, teachers, and matrons
Brief History of Anglican Girls’ Grammar School, Benin City.
Anglican Girls Grammar School (AGGS), Benin City was established by the Anglican Diocese of Benin on February 28, 1961 along side Anglican Women Teachers’ Training College situated on Sapele Road, Benin City. The first Principal was Ms Solanges Dominique.
In January 1965 the school was moved to its present site on Adesuwa Road at Ugbo Village under the strong leadership of its second Principal, Ms T. A. Ballard. The buildings at the time were incomplete but the first senior prefect, Ms Mabel Ashaguegbe worked diligently with Ms. Ballard and the teachers to organize the students into houses named after the colors: Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, and Red. Each of the houses (Red, Blue, Green, and Pink) occupied a quadrant of the popular circle with lush green lawn. Yellow house, famous for having great athletes, was a separate building close to the school entrance. The campus also housed some teachers’ quarters. AGGS as it was fondly called by all would excel in sports and attract students from all over the state.
Above are the school principal, Miss Ballard (sitting in the middle) and teachers.
Early Years
Continuing in the legacy of Ms. Ballard, the academic and sports programs flourished under the third principal, Mrs. J. Ibuje. The sports program produced many talented girls and was the envy of other girls’ schools in the state. AGGS Inter -House Sports, famous for tough healthy competition among the houses, attracted many visitors from across the state.
With the take-over of schools by the state government, the name of the school was changed to Adesuwa Girls Grammar School in 1974. The name has since been reverted to Anglican Girls Grammar School. Following the Nigerian educational system, the school campus now houses the Junior and Senior secondary schools. At the present time, the students are all day students and the dormitories are in ruins allowing for encroachers into the property.
It must be noted that AGGS has produced many graduates who have excelled in Government, Politics, Industry, Education, Theology, Medicine, Science and Technology, and Law. Mrs. Ibuje’s teaching that young ladies should walk tall with poise and elegance abide in AGGS old girls to this day.
