About
Comprehensive High School Aiyetoro — a place where futures were forged, friendships were born, and the 2006 Set found its identity.
Our Institution
Shortly after Nigeria gained independence in 1960, the country began rethinking its secondary education system so that it more closely served national manpower needs. Sixth-form work in the sciences was made a priority, alongside the introduction of technical streams at school-certificate level.
Out of that effort, the then Western Region government established Comprehensive High School, Ayetoro in February 1963 — with staffing support from USAID through Harvard University, and funding from the Ford Foundation until 1973. The school was the second comprehensive school in Nigeria, after Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Port Harcourt, founded a year earlier.
Compro quickly became a model school. In its early years, other secondary schools organised weekend excursions simply to see how it worked. It was the first school in Nigeria to have one thousand or more students.
It also ran an unusual dual system: the Junior School followed an American curriculum — notably in "Modern Mathematics" — while the Sixth Form followed the British system, finishing with the Cambridge Higher School Certificate for university admission. The original plan to use American SAT examinations for the Junior School was later changed to WAEC, prompting curriculum changes and extra tutoring for the first cohort reaching Forms Four and Five.
The school sits on a 171-hectare campus, 37 kilometres west of Abeokuta. It was founded as an experiment based on a philosophy set out by its founders — Dr. Adam Skapski, Chief B. Somade, Judson T. Shaplin and John Monro — with three goals:
- Serving the educational needs and potential of every child;
- Providing education relevant to the technical, economic, social and scientific needs of society;
- Developing democratically minded citizens, aware of their country's social, economic and political challenges.
The 2006 Set
The Class of 2006 carries that legacy forward. Members of our set have gone on to build careers in medicine, law, engineering, finance, education, technology, entrepreneurship and the arts — across Nigeria and around the world.
This platform is our digital home: a place to stay connected, keep our records current, celebrate each other's milestones, support members who need it, and give back to the school that shaped us.
Whether you left Compro in 2006 and never looked back, or you have stayed close ever since, you belong here. Add yourself to the directory and help us build the most complete picture of our set that has ever existed.
The House System
CHSA's houses — rivals on the field, family for life.
Our Anthems
Ise ya a a
Ise ya a a
Omo Ogun ise ya a
Olodumare ise ma ya o e e
Ise ya
Enyin omo Ogun e se giri
Ise po fun wa lati se e e
Omo rere ki isa se e
Omo Ogun ki i s'o le e
Ebere gb'eru o o
Olorun mbe fun wa
E tera mose o o
Ise ya
Omo Ogun ise ya a
Land of our birth, we pledge to thee
Our love and toil in the years to be;
When we are grown and take our place
As men and women with our race.
Our Values
Brotherhood
The bonds forged at Compro last a lifetime. We support each other through every season of life.
Excellence
CHSA instilled in us a relentless pursuit of the highest standards in everything we do.
Legacy
We honour our school by giving back — mentoring students, supporting the institution, and lifting each other up.
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