Smith International Baptist Academy, Ogbomoso (SIBAO) is a secondary school, one of the several learning institutions located within the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso. It runs a coeducational programme and has boarding facilities for students who reside in the school. The present student population is a little over 900. The school colours are green and yellow, which signify growth and strength respectively, and school motto is ‘Faith, Knowledge and Service’.
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The school was founded on October 18, 1999 by Reverend Professor Yusufu Ameh Obaje and named after Reverend Charles Edwin Smith, the founding principal of the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso. At the time of SIBAO’s founding, a preschool and a primary school had already been established within the Seminary, hence the need for a secondary school. Since its inception, the office of the principal has been occupied by four people: Reverend T.G Adegboye, who was the pioneer principal; Mr P.E.U Enahoro; Late Mrs G.A Adeyemo; and Reverend Adewale A. Alaba, the incumbent principal. The school has graduated nine sets of students in all since its inception. |