The explosive is believed to have been ferried into the school by a suicide bomber, in typical Boko Haram style.
The identity of the suicide bomber is unknown but there are suggestions he might be one of the students of the school or an impersonator who mixed with students on the assembly ground.
Although there are no official numbers yet of causalities, many students are feared dead and several others injured.
The spokesperson of the Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Police, Nansak Chegwam, has confirmed the incident.
The attack on the high school came six days after a similar suicide bombing targeted at members of the Shiite group, Islamic Brotherhood of Nigeria, also in Potiskum as they marked the Ashura Day with a procession.
Potiskum is the largest town outside Damaturu, the Yobe state capital
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