Being one of the country's unity schools, it was founded after the Nigerian civil war to "promote integration among ethnic groups and to discourage divisions and tribalism".

The school has graduates excelling in all fields of endeavor around the world in Medicine, Education, Engineering, Legal, Optometry, Economics to name a few.

Fifty years anniversary, Alumnae are expected to converge in Owerri city from around the world to celebrate the occasion.

[2][3] The school was built on land acquired by the Federal Ministry of Education from Government college Owerri.

The school uniform comprises blue shirts with navy blue skirts for the senior girls, and pinafores for the junior girls.