The school has well over 200 highly committed and determined teachers whose primary goal is excellence. Our staff is committed to excellence not just in education but in making sure their students grow up as good people in society tomorrow. Our students are taught by teachers who are trained and certified in the subjects they teach. Our students are encouraged to strive for excellence every day. GBHS Bafoussam's staff has always sustained a spirit of competition among their students by making each student continuously strive for the best. Moreover, the school also has three guidance counselors who are constantly available to ensure that students follow the appropriate career paths, based on their aptitude interests and abilities. As such, each student leaves ready to face the society.
The Curriculum
GBHS Bafoussam’s academic programs are organized on a trimester schedule. Students in the first cycle are required to take six periods daily (40 minutes each). Students in examination classes (form five and upper sixth) including lower sixth take six periods per day (40 minutes each mostly double periods). There is a 30-minute break for both cycles on a daily basis. Students of the first cycle are required to take a minimum of eight academic subjects out of eleven (out of which English Language, French, Mathematics, Human Biology, Biology, Economics, and Geography are mandatory). While students of the second cycle are required to take a minimum of two academic subjects out of five of their choice within their field of interest (science or humanities) each academic year.
The courses offered in the first cycle are History, Economics, Geography, English language, French Language, English Literature, Logic, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Food sciences, Geology, and Citizenship.
The subjects offered in the second cycle are: English Language, French Literature, English Literature, Pure Mathematics with Mechanics, Pure Mathematics with Statistics, Further Mathematics (which is mandatory for all first-year second cycle students. Students doing humanities can decide to continue with the subject in the second year but the science students are not allowed) Chemistry, Physics, Information and Communication Technologies, Biology, History, Geography, and Food Science.
Students going in for the GCE Ordinary Level, in form five, must register Math, French and English in order to be considered for the exam, and may decide to add a maximum of 8 other academic subjects depending on their career of interest. A minimum grade of C in at least six subjects (including the mandatory subjects) is required for promotion into lower sixth. Upper sixth students at the end of the year sit in for the GCE Advanced Level. Despite grade E being the average passing grade, GBHS requires a minimum grade of C in at least two academic subjects for graduation.