SAINT FRANCIS SECONDARY SCHOOL, IKOT ATAKU/AKPANDEM, EKET was established in 1962 by the Catholic Church to provide education for boys. It is the oldest secondary school in the former Eket Division in what is now referred to as Akwa Ibom State in the South - South geopolitical region of Nigeria.
Over the years, the school has successfully educated men and women who are now contributing to the political, economic, social, and technological development of Nigeria as old students of the school are found in virtually all parts of the world.