Emilio Piazza Memorial School

Emilio Piazza Memorial School
Address
48 Obiwali Road
Rumuigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Nigeria
Coordinates 4°51′12″N 6°59′11″E / 4.85333°N 6.98639°E / 4.85333; 6.98639Coordinates: 4°51′12″N 6°59′11″E / 4.85333°N 6.98639°E / 4.85333; 6.98639
Information
Type Private
Motto Either the best or nothing
Established 15 September 1996 (1996-09-15)
Chairman Paul Amrasa
Director Jane Amrasa
Principal Peter Ighofowe
Teaching staff 45
Gender Mixed
Colour(s) Pink and blue
Website emiliopiazzamemorial.com

Emilio Piazza Memorial School (EPMS) is a private, mixed day and boarding school located in Rumuigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.[1]

History

EPMS was founded by Paul Amrasa on 15 September 1996. It was established to honor the memory of Emilio Piazza, a Milan-born Italian businessman who sponsored Amrasa's accounting degree at the University of Bolton, England. After Amrasa returned from the United Kingdom, Piazza assisted him to get a job working for A. Micheletti & Sons, a sister company to Emilio Piazza Construction Company. In 1992, at age 56, Piazza died in Cameroon.

EPMS started with 6 classroom blocks, 7 teachers and 2 pupils. The population later increased to 18 pupils, and by 1997, an additional 27 had joined the school. Today, EPMS boasts around 600 pupils, 27 classroom blocks and 45 teachers, bringing the teacher to student ratio to 1:13.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "School history". Emiliopiazzamemorial.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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