Aggrey Memorial Secondary School is a school in Arochukwu, Nigeria.

Founded in 1931, Aggrey Memorial Secondary School is a co-educational secondary school which has gained a high reputation as one of Africa's premier academic institutions. The school was founded by the Nigerian educator, statesman, activist and politician Dr Alvan Azinna Ikoku (1900 1971).

Unlike many founders who would name institutions after themselves, Dr Ikoku named the institution after James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey (October 18, 1875 July 30, 1927) who was a missionary and teacher from Ghana. In his journey to Nigeria in 1921, Aggrey made a significant impression and underscored the importance of education for human development.

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