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WELCOME

Thank you for visiting our official alumni website. Whether you're a former student, a friend, or simply curious about our vibrant network, we are excited to have you here. This platform is a dedicated space for reconnecting, celebrating achievements, and continuing to build the strong community that has shaped and continues to serve us all.

Ombe College, a renowned cradle and citadel of Technical Education west of the Moungo, sits on an 85-acre gated enclave along the Mutengene-Limbe highway. Conceived by colonial planners over six decades ago to meet the crucial need for skilled technicians, the college has far exceeded its original goals. Its alumni have excelled in various fields—law, journalism, public health, nuclear physics, and academia, to name a few—and are now spread across the globe, including North America.

This website serves as a hub for staying connected, sharing stories, and celebrating the successes of our alumni. We invite you to explore the site, engage with fellow alumni, share your thoughts, and get involved. Our community thrives on lasting bonds, pride in our shared experiences, and showcasing our incredible journeys and accomplishments.

Take a moment to explore and feel the spirit of our alumni network!

Warm regards,

Solomon Agbor & Paul Saah

Presidents: OOSA North America

& OOSA global respectively

How we started

What currently goes under the appellation, Government Technical High School (GTHS), Ombe was founded in 1952 by the British Colonial Government (BCG) as a trade Centre, the Government Trade Centre (GTC), Ombe. The teaching and administrative staff were of British extraction and served as functionaries of the colonial government.

The British colonial government assigned to Ombe four major roles. The first was to train technicians to meet the technical personnel needs of the colonial government and subsequently, the needs of an emerging independent polity, namely Southern Cameroons. The second was to create a competent artisanal class capable of maintaining basic public infrastructure. The third was to contribute to efforts to endow Africans with the education necessary to appreciate government functioning. Finally, the institution was charged with the task of contributing to the creation of an indigenous middle-class in an evolving colonial polity.

In the process, British colonial authorities deliberately restricted the Ombe curriculum to trade courses. This was a calculated strategy by these authorities to avoid the grave error they believed they had committed in their colonial project in India. Here, the British colonial government had embarked on an ambitious general education program, which produced unintended results. They had, some in their ranks believed, created a native intellectual class that effectively challenged colonial policies in that country. Accordingly, British colonial authorities had come to view any native intellectual class as a viable threat to their authority and power. Read more...

OUR EVENTS

Ombe Students at workshop

Ombe Student Building