Records reveal that there are over 40,000 secondary schools in Lagos state and more than 120,000 in Nigeria. As at 2021, only 5000 out of the 20,000 private secondary schools operating in Lagos had received approval of registration, according to Lagos state’s Commissioner of Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo. This is simply because the majority of the schools do not meet the required standard
Please note that the assessment by Schoolings and EduTimes Africa is not based on the school fees charged although the importance of adequate funding cannot be discounted. It indeed enables the school to hire the best teachers and administrative staff as well as to provide the best of facilities which not only enhances learning but can result in a more rounded education and development.
Bearing in mind the large number of schools in Lagos state, it would be worth noting that our list of 50 good schools is not a comprehensive list of all the good schools in Lagos. Such a list would be almost inexhaustible.
The criteria used in assessing the schools that made the list is as follows:
1. The school’s academic achievements in terms of their WAEC and NECO results
2. Social, sporting and other developmental facilities that aid learning both academically and socially
3. Their performance in inter school competitions within Lagos and even outside the shores of the nation
4. Awards and accolades received both locally and internationally
5. Debating records within and outside its environs plus other salient factors not necessarily enumerated here.
The 2023 list of 50 Good Secondary Schools in Lagos, in no particular order:
1. Children International School Lekki (CIS). Plot 8, Funke Zainab Usman Street, Lekki Phase 1
2. Meadow Hall Education.
Meadow Hall Way, Alma Beach Estate, Lekki, Ibeju Lekki
3. Corona School Lekki. Block 35 Corona Dr, Abijo GRA Scheme 2
4. Grange School.
Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja GRA, Ikeja
5. Grenville International School.
#18 Ladoke Akintola Rd, Ikeja GRA
6. Cayley College.
#6, Church Street, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
7. Chrisland Schools.
#26 Opebi Rd, Opebi, Ikeja, Nigeria
8. National College. #9/11, Lanre Ogunyade Street, Gbagada
9. Adrao International School. #28, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island
10. Queen Diana International Schools
5/7, Ugochukwu Street, Abule Egba, Alimosho
11. Avi-Cenna International School. #6, Harold Shodipo Crescent, Ikeja GRA
12. Caleb International College. #1, Kayode Odusola Crescent, Ikosi GRA, Magodo
13. Dowen College. #18, Adebayo Doherty Road, Road 14, Lekki Phase 1
14. Wellspring College. #25B, Somide Odujinrin Street, Omole Estate Phase 2, Ikeka
15. Loral International Schools. #201 Road, D Close, Festac Town, Amuwo Odofin
16. Cambridge College.
#64, Adekunle Fajuyi Way, G.R.A, Ikeja
17. Atlantic Hall.
Poka, Lekki-Epe, Express way
18. Jextoban Secondary School. #1/3, Ibadan Street, Kosofe
19. Vivian Fowler Memorial College. Plot 5, Balogun Street, Chief T.A. Doherty Layout, Oregun, Ikeja
20. Indian Language School
#14/16, Oba Nle Aro Avenue, Ilupeju
21. Methodist Girls High School. #320, Murtala Muhammed Way, Yaba
22. Greensprings School. #32, Olatunde Ayoola Avenue, Ikeja
23. British International School. #1, Landbridge Avenue, Oniru Private Estate, Eti Osa
24. Kings College. #3 Catholic Mission Street, Lagos Island
25. Queens College. Birrel Ave, Yaba
26. King’s High School. #1 Awomolo Estate, Satellite Town
27. Dansol High School. #13/15, Acme Crescent, Agidingbi, Ikeja
28. St. Gregory’s College. St. Gregory’s Road, Obalende
29. Caleb International College. Km 15, Lekki-Epe expressway, Lekki Phase I, Eti Osa
30. Tunwase High School
#22, Akinola Cole Crescent, Adeniyi Jones Avenue, Ikeja
31. Genesis High School
#34/36, Bisi-Afolabi, Oke-Ira Nla, Badore, Ajah, Eti Osa
32. Redeemers International Secondary School, 350, Ikorodu Road, Maryland, Ikeja
33. Lagoon School. Ladipo Omotesho Cole Street, Lekki Phase 1
34. White Sands. Block 140, Whitesands St, Lekki Phase I
35. Radiance Schools. #41 Road, Festac Town
36. Temple School. #213, Ikorodu Road, Ilupeju
37. Supreme Education Foundation Schools. #23, Emmanuel Keshi Road, Magodo G.R.A
38. Grace School. #Plot 241 Ajidagan Street, Gbagada Estate, Phase 1
39. Halifield School. #2 Oki Lane, Maryland
39. American International School
1004 Federal Housing Estate, Victoria Island
40. ISL Unilag
DLI Road, University Of Lagos Campus, Yaba, Akoka
41. Nigerian Navy Secondary School (NNSS)
Nigerian Navy Barracks, Navy Town, Ojo
42. Edgewood College
#13 Sule Onabiyi Street, Lekki Phase 1
43. Lagos City Senior College
#34, Commercial Avenue, Sabo Yaba, Lagos Mainland, Lagos
44. Mobolaji Bank Anthony Junior High School
#324, Herbert Macaulay Way, Sabo Yaba
45. Blue Waters Academy
Plot 4/5 Abeke Ogunkoya Drive, Lekki Phase 1,
46. Rainbow College
#51 Johnson Street, off Bode Thomas Street, Surulere
47. Badore Community Junior Secondary School
Badore Village, Badore, Ajah, Eti Osa
48. Surulere Community Junior Secondary School, Surulere Street, Alagbado
49. Government Junior College
Osborne School Complex, Osborne Estate, Ikoyi
50. Pinefield Schools.
Christ Avenue, Off Admiralty Road, Lekki Phase 1
There we have it. 50 of the best schools in Lagos. This is just the first of many good school listings that will cover states in Nigeria, Abuja and other African countries. The Lagos Good Schools Guide is a special project carried out by Schoolings and EduTimes Africa. We hope our readers scouting for a good secondary school in Lagos will find it useful.
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