| Christ the King College, Onitsha | |
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Oguta Road, Onitsha , | |
| Coordinates | 6°08′34″N 6°47′27″E / 6.14284°N 6.79086°E |
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| Former name | Heerey High School (1973-1976) |
| Type | Private Non-profit All-boys secondary education institution |
| Motto | Bonitas, Disciplina, Scientia (Latin) Goodness, Discipline, Knowledge (English) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 2 February 1933 |
| Founder | Archbishop Charles Heerey |
| Headteacher | Celestine Arinze Okafor |
| Number of students | 2,597[1][non-primary source needed] |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue and White |
| Website | http://www.ckconitsha.com/ |
Christ the King College, Onitsha (CKC), popularly known as CKC Onitsha, or Amaka Boys, is a Catholic all-boys secondary school in Onitsha, Nigeria. It is ranked the top-ranked high school in Nigeria and 36th in the top 100 best high schools in Africa as of February 2014.
CKC was founded on February 2, 1933, by the late Archbishop Charles Heerey, CsSp, along with Fredrick Akpali Modebe and his wife Margret, who (like in the other schools they founded) not only provided the land, but also built the first administration block and the first hostel accommodation. 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 Catholic tradition and environment. The first principal of the college was Fr Leo Brolly.[2]
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Fr Leo, in those early years, was mostly associated with Nigerian-Catholic education. He laid the foundation of Christ the King College, Onitsha, still one of the finest high schools in Nigeria. He was principal there until 1939 when he became pastor at Ahiara.