Gbongan High School, Gbongan was established on the 23rd August 1976 as Gbongan Community High School by the Ministry of Education Ibadan. of the old Oyo state. The School officially opened its gate to the students on the 23rd January 1977 at the Women’s Center, Gbaje, Gbongan. The School moved to the present permanent site along Ife/Ibadan. Expressway.

The School’s name was changed to Gbongan High School on the 14th August 1992. The Technical College was given temporary accommodation, pending when it would be evacuated to its permanent site., in addition to loaning two blocks of classrooms.

On the 2nd October 2013 the school was disarticulated by the state government into two Middle Schools. In June the school became one middle school and on the 29th April, 2019 the school was relocated to the compound of St Paul’s Ang Grammar School, Gbongan due to the dilapidated state of the school buildings.

The School returned to its permanent site on the 11th November, 2020 when the Government asked schools that have been relocated to other premises due to the policy of disarticulation of schools to move back to their original site. The movement of the school back to its original site was made possible by the intervention of the Old Students Association which renovated the buildings of the school and also supported the school in all aspects.

Past Principals:

• Overseer Dr J.O.O. Ojeleye– Ist September 1976 – 1981 and 1st
• October 1984– 31st January 1991.
• Mr T.O. Ayoola — Ist October 1981– 30th September, 1984.
• Mr R.O. Oyehan– Ist February 1991– 18th October, 1995.
• Mr J.A. Ogunleye — 19th October 1995– 2nd May, 2010.
• Mr J.O. Oyatunji– 3rd May, 2010– 2nd April, 2015.
• Mrs O.I. Farotimi– 3rd April,2015 till date.

The school staff comprises the teaching and non-teaching staff. The teaching staff comprises the government-employed teachers (7), the Alumni teachers (9) and the NYSC. The School was blessed in 2021 with ICT laboratory and a block of six classrooms facilitated for the school by Hon Taiwo Olukemi Oluga ( Member Federal House of Representatives) representing Ayedaade, Irewole, Isokan constituency. The project was commissioned on the 14th April, 2022 by the Governor of Osun state. Alhaji Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola. Since the school has been using the two facilities.

In May 2022 the ICT laboratory hosted sixty girls from ten secondary schools both private and public schools for a week of computer training. The Annual Prize giving day which has been shelved for several years took place on the 14th July, 2022 at the school hall.

The School is blessed with supportive and understanding Alumni who are pillars on which the school rests. The  Alumni have done the underlisted for the school

• Renovation of Administrative building with 3 classrooms and the building donated to the school by Hon Rauf Ajani (an alumni who was once a local government chairman).
• Re – roofing of the block comprising hall, 3 classrooms and 2 offices.
• Construction of toilet for the administrative block.
• Scholarship to 14 students ( GRUTTADARO/PICCARRETO scholarship) facilitated by Mrs Sharon Bolaji- Thomas an Old student. Another scholarship to 2 students by Mrs Iyabo Phelps.an old student.
• Repair of 76 chairs and 100 lockers ( from old Bola Ige furnitures given to the school in 1979).
• Employment of 10 teachers for the school.
• Employment of Day and Night guards for the school.
• Clearing of the thick bush behind the school by bulldozer costing a large amount of money.
• Purchasing of science equipments for the school laboratory.
• Sponsoring of the school prize giving day.
• Repair of the school borehole.
• Purchase of desktop computer and printer with photocopier for the school by anonymous old student.
• Purchase of Senior classes textbooks for students to borrow in the library.