Top 20 most expensive secondary schools in Nigeria
Top 20 most expensive secondary schools in Nigeria
While some parents are struggling to provide a few thousand to settle their children’s school fees, others are busy, splashing millions on theirs. It may not have crossed your wildest imagination that there are secondary schools in Nigeria where tuition fees run in millions of Naira and thousands of US Dollars. Without wasting much of our time below is the list of the most expensive secondary schools in Nigeria.
20. Norwegian International School, Port Harcourt – N1,843,750 million
Norwegian International School has an enviable reputation within Nigeria. It makes use of the English National Curriculum, together with the curricular standards of the Cambridge International Primary Programme (CIPP) and the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). This world-class school is really a wonderful place for you, your kids, wards or siblings. But before you become too excited, pay close attention to this: A breakdown of their fees for new intakes shows that #250,000 is enrollment fee, #250,000 for development fee, 1,843,750 for tuition, an extra £600 and #20,000 for PTA – putting these together gives you a total of 2,547,647 million Naira. Now you can go ahead and give it a thought if You’ve got the cash!
19. Nigerian Turkish International College, Abuja – N1.6 Million
Nigerian Turkish International College was established in 1998 with the aim of intensifying the existing relationship between the Republic of Turkey and the Federal Republic of Nigeria especially in the area of education. Operating a Turkish based curriculum for the Nigerian environment, the NTIC is a world-class school in Abuja situated on Monrovia Street in Wuse 2.
18. Greenoak International School(GIS), Port Harcourt – N1.9 Million
GIS is currently one of the best secondary schools in Nigeria. Being a member of the Association of International Schools in Africa, the school operates a hybrid curriculum consisting of the innovative International Primary Curriculum (IPC), British/American Curricula and the Nigerian curriculum.
Address: St. Michael’s Crescent, Off Tombia Road Extension, GRA Phase Three, Port Harcourt.
Giving any child the opportunity to be exposed to the kind of facilities present at this International School comes at a price;
New students - 2,800,000 million Naira per year,
while returning students yearly fees fall to 1,900,000 million Naira for boarding and 1,500,000 for non-boarding students.
Hmmmm😯, Let's proceed.
17. International Community School, Abuja – N1.9 Million
Abuja’s school for the international community better known as ICS by its acronym is one of the most expensive schools in Abuja. . Despite the high cost of education here, the school still boasts of over 500 students from approximately 38 countries. That's like 3/4 of my secondary school SS1 arm😅.
16. Charles Dale Memorial International School, Port Harcourt – N2,040,000 million
Charles Dale Memorial International School is a secondary boarding school located in the city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria and affiliated with Bereton Montessori School. At present, it holds 400 students and little over 45 teaching staff. The school has an integration of the Nigerian and British National curricula. The fees for new students is put at 2,951,156 million Naira per year and drops to about 2,040,000 million Naira from the next year.
15. Whiteplains British School, Abuja – N1.6 million
Whiteplains British School merges the academic rigour of the British National Curriculum with the inquiry-based approach of teaching and learning as expounded by Edexcel and Cambridge accreditation. It costs about N1.6 million per annum to cater for the tuition and boarding of a child.
14. Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos – N2 million
This is an independent co-educational boarding and day school in the heart of Regency Town, Lekki, Lagos. The fees are about two million Naira (N2,000,000) per annum for a boarding student and one million, two hundred and fifty thousand Naira (N1,250,000), for day students. This school has internet facilities, swiming pools and so much more. The tuition fees include feeding, school uniform, house wear, and textbooks. We think this is nice, what do you say? To be honest the exterior of the school doesn't look that way 😏.
13. Chrisland College, Ikeja – N2 million
Fees are paid annually or per term but on or before the first day of school. These include registration, tuition deposit, accommodation and feeding. Student pay as high as N2,000,000. .
12. Atlantic Hall, Epe, Lagos – N2.27 million
Atlantic Hall is a private co-educational secondary school in Epe which holds about 600 students. The school has a well equipped medical centre, sporting facilities, well-equipped laboratories, swimming pool, etc.
Weekends in school is filled with a wide range of social activities including concerts, talent shows, dances and film shows. The school charges as much as two million, two hundred and seventy thousand naira (N2,270,000) for a student per annum. And mind you, this is just for tuition, there are some other additional fees such as uniforms, books, etc.
11. Corona Secondary School, Agbara – N2.55 million
Most of us must be familiar with the name of this school 😅, But on a more serious note it's one of the most popular secondary schools. The unique curriculum allows all students to study for local (NECO), regional (WAEC) and international (IGCSE) qualifications which equip them not just with the knowledge they will need in the future but also, the skills that will allow them to be life-long learners. Nigerian Celebrity like Adesua wellington went to Corona secondary school. The fee in this school is over N2 million!
10. Hillcrest School, Jos – N2.65 million
Here we come with one of these schools located in the Northern part of the country, Jos. Hillcrest School is a private, co-educational day school situated in the city of Jos in Nigeria which is a K-12th grade International Christian School with an American curriculum. A significant number of her students come from Nigeria, but a good number come from other countries. The school is owned and operated by eight missions/church organizations. Annually almost all graduates are admitted into North American universities. That’s why it is no doubt patronized by only the elite and rich. Though Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt seem to be taking the greater chunk of these expensive schools.
9. Loyola Jesuit, Abuja – N2.8 million
The school provides an atmosphere conducive to focused learning. They charge as much as N2,800,000 per student. Loyola Jesuit College is one of the most sought-after secondary schools in Nigeria. The school is very selective when it comes to admitting new students, making it difficult for many people to school there. For LJC, we’ll say, it’s not only about the cost, but the much-cherished quality education is also certain.
8. Meadow Hall, Lagos – N3 million
Mrs Kehinde Nwani founded the Meadow Hall Educational Group in 2002. There's this saying that high quality comes with a higher price – Meadow Hall fee is as “low” as N3 million.
7. Greensprings School, Lagos – N3.185 million
We are gradually getting down to the “bigger heads”! Greensprings School is a member of the International Schools Curriculum Project (ISCP), Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA) and Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE). The fees which are left at a considerable prize of N3 million-plus annually for a boarding student and N1,925,200 annually for day students include a registration which is once, tuition, textbooks, school and house uniforms, PTA levy, caution fee, etc.😉
6. Day Waterman College, Abeokuta – N3.7 million
Day Waterman College is a modern co-educational boarding school designed to provide an exciting learning environment for secondary school children. Well, it’ll take just a few millions to meet up with the demands of Day Waterman college.
5. Lekki British International High School, Lagos – N4 million
Lekki British School is the original British School in Nigeria which was established in the year 2000. The tuition really equals the facilities. They pay as much as $19,500 + N200,000 development fee. In Naira, a student pays N4,000,300 per session including feeding, school uniforms, hostel, Sunday wear and textbooks.
4. American International School, Abuja – N4.3 Million
The American International School, located at Durumi area in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria is an American-accredited international school that has been open since 1993. The tuition fee per annum is $20,970.00. Other fees such as Application fee, Capital building fee, Annual development fee, etc, sum up to the grand total above.
3. British International School, Lagos – N4.48 million
The British International School is a multinational co-educational English medium school established in September 2001. Parents pay their children’s tuition fees in dollars but going by Nigerian currency, each student pays N4,480,000 annually. This school is majorly patronized by foreigners, but of course, there are still a good number of Nigerian students there.
2. Grange High School, Lagos – N4.5 million
The Grange Secondary School was established with the aim of providing qualitative British education in a happy, caring and supportive environment.
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1. American International School, Victoria Island Lagos – N5.5 Million
The American International School of Lagos (AISL) is a private, coeducational school which offers an American educational program for students of all nationalities in preschool through 12th grade. The curriculum at AISL is based on US national standards. AISL is fully accredited by the Council of International Schools and the Middle States Association. AISL is an International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) World School. The fees here are paid only in US Dollars. Here is a breakdown of the annual school fees
Application fee: $586
Registration fee: $11,715
Annual capital Levy: $2,662
6th – 8th (Middle School): $24,101
9th – 12th (High School): $27,638
Special Assessment Fee: $9,010
English Language Learners (ELL): $5,946
Student Support: $5,946.
But I need to ask, What do you think about spending so much for a child’s education, especially in our country, considering the fact some would still school in a federal university also considering the wide gap between the rich and the poor, and other relevant factors? Is it right after all or do you think it is sheer extravagance? Let’s have your opinion in the comment section below.
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