A HISTORICAL GLIMPSE AT AGWARAGI SECONDARY SCHOOL, TALATA MAFARA

Agwaragi Secondary School Talata Mafara has gone through various phases of development since 4th February, 1980 when it was established as one of nineteen secondary schools in the effort to bridge educational gap between Sokoto state and other states in the federation during the leadership of Shehu Muhammad Kangiwa. The school started as Government Day Secondary School Talata Mafara before it was renamed to Agwaragi Secondary School in the late 80s in memory of the famous Sarkin Mafara known as Agwaragi.

The school started with two blocks of five classrooms belonging to Army Children Primary School borrowed from the L.E.A before six temporary classrooms were ordered to be built by the Ministry of Education Sokoto in March, 1980. Though the building of the two blocks of six classrooms had alleviated the shortage of structures in the school, the relief was short-lived as result of high enrolment experienced in June 1980. Thus the school fell short of six classrooms to serve the skyrocketing enrolment in the year 1981. 

STUDENTS ENROLLMENT:

   The first school students enrollment was two hundred and sixteen (216)students in February 1980 this was divided into six of thirty six(36)students in each class 1A to1F respectively.

   STAFFING

At the establishment of the school six(6) staff were employed among whom only principal was a graduate and the remaining teachers were grade two holders all on secondment from Galata Mafara Local Education Authority.(LGEA)The first Principal of the institution was 1. Malam Aliyu Ibrahim Kaka(NCE,BA)and other five(5)grade two teachers who assisted him in running the school affairs.

2. Malam Sanusi Ahmad IRK and Arabic teacher

3. Malam .Mukhtar Muhammad,Health and Hausa teacher

4.Malam Aminu Abdullahi,History and geography teacher

5. Malam Muazu SA Mohd,Acting vice principal and Maths teacher

6. Malam Abubakar A Damp,games Master and integrated science teacher.

Today, Agwaragi Secondary School Talata Mafara has students’ enrolment hitting the record high with more than 2000 students studying under the tutelage of over 70 dedicated staff and thirty two (32) supporting staff with sixteen (16) Blocks of thirty two classrooms and multipurpose laboratory.

    The school started producing candidates for Senior secodary certificate examination in 1984 under west African Examination council with hundreds of candidates. The school also has made remarkable achiements in three consecutive years is 2000,2001 and 2002 whereby more than 70℅ candidates exposed to senior secondary school certicate examination under new established examination body. National examination council (NECO) have secured minimum requirements for admission in to university and other higher institutions of learning.

  The school has produced hundred of graduates and post graduates serving in various life of endeavors in Nigeria and abroad.