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Education is seen as the passport to a better life in Nigeria by many
citizens of the country so they strive to attain the best education
that money can buy. Following the line of the popular saying that if you
think education is expensive, try ignorance, the under-listed secondary
schools charge fees that would leave your mouth hanging open.
NaijaTalkTalk presents you with 10 most expensive secondary schools in Nigeria.
See below:
10. Dowen College, Lekki Lagos:
Entrance into Dowen College
Dowen College is located in Lekki, Lagos and comprises boarding and
day houses. It was founded in 1997 and it offers a broad and balanced
education within a friendly, caring and happy environment. In order to
make learning worthwhile, the school provides a well equipped library,
computer centre, internet connectivity, cultural facilities, football
pitch, swimming pool and many more. 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. The
tuition fees include feeding, school uniform, house wear, and textbooks.
9. Chrisland College, Lagos:
A cross section of students of Chrisland College
Chrisland College is located at Ejigbo road, Idimu, Egbeda in Lagos
and the school fees are paid either annually or termly.Chrisland School
is a vibrant modern and unique school. Their facilities include spacious
fully air-conditioned classrooms, modern laboratories, music and drama
studio, wireless internet access, stocked library, swimming pool, well
laid out air-conditioned cafeteria, basketball court and many more. They
charge as high as two million naira (N2,000,000) annually and these
include registration, tuition deposit, accommodation and feeding.
8. Atlantic Hall, Lagos:
A Picture From Atlantic Hall
Atlantic Hall was established in January 1989 by the Atlantic Hall
Educational Trust Council, a registered non-profit sharing organisation.
Atlantic Hall is a co-educational full boarding secondary school in
Poka, Epe, close to the Atlantic Ocean. 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. Additional charges
like uniforms are excluded from the fees.
7. Hillcrest School, Jos:
A compound view of Hillcrest School
Hillcrest is a K-12th grade International Christian School with an
American curriculum. The school was founded in 1942 as a boarding school
for missionary children. Hillcrest is divided into three schools, each
with a principal. Elementary School is kindergarten to 5th grade. Middle
School is 6th to 8th grade and High School is 9th to 12th grade. In
their junior and senior years students may elect to take a number of AP
classes. Annually almost all graduates are admitted into North American
universities. Hillcrest is situated in the city of Jos on a 4,300 foot
high plateau. They charge as much as N2,650,000 for senior school
students.
6. Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja:
Pictures of various structures in Loyola Jesuit College
Loyola Jesuit College is a co-educational secondary school in the
classical tradition. The college opened with JS 1 in 1996. It is a full
boarding school, with teaching and supervision from members of the
Society of Jesus (Jesuits), and specially trained and dedicated lay
teachers. The school is located in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory
of Nigeria, situated on 28.5-hectare site in the village of Gidan
Mangoro. The school provides an atmosphere conducive to focused
learning. They charge as much as N2,800,000 per student.
5. Greensprings School, Lagos:
Greensprings School
Greensprings school was established in January 1985 and is located at
32, Olatunde Ayoola Avenue, Anthony, Lagos, it also has another campus
in Awoyaya, Lekki (Lagos). They charge a total of N3,185,200 annually
for a boarding student and N1,925,200 for a day student and these fees
include tuition, textbooks, school uniforms and PTA levy. Boarding fees
include a boarding deposit (caution fee, which is refundable on leaving
the school). House wear, Sunday wear, medical deposit, student imprest
account.
4. Whiteplains British School, Abuja:
One of the structures in Whiteplains
Whiteplains British School & College provides a British-style
education for students of all ethnic backgrounds from the ages of 2 – 18
years. As of January 2011, Whiteplains also offers adult education in
the form of University of Cambridge Professional Diplomas.Students
follow the British National Curriculum, and sit ‘external’ examinations
in School at the end of Years 9, 11, and 13. It costs about N3.6 million
per annum to cater for the tuition and boarding of a child.
3. Day Waterman College, Abeokuta:
A view of Day Waterman College
Day Waterman
College is a modern co-educational
boarding school
designed to provide an exciting learning environment for children
between the ages of 11 – 16. The College is set on 35 hectares
of natural landscape in Asu, near Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Facilities and equipment of outstanding quality have been provided to
support the learning environment, including access to safe recreational
areas. It costs about N3.7 million per annum to cater for the tuition
and boarding of a child.
2. Lekki British International School, Lagos:
Students of Lekki British International School
Established in the year 2000, the school is located at Victoria
Arobieke Street, off Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. The school
supplies the needs of each student. They provide everything that is of
international standard as well as creating a condusive environment to
encourage a balanced pursuit of study and recreation. The hostels have
excellent facilities including fully air-conditioned dormitories and a
well equipped common room with cable television video and other
recreational facilities. Other facilities are fully air-conditioned
class rooms, internet-connected desktop computers, well equipped
laboratories and theatre room. They pay as much as N4,000,300 per
session including feeding, school uniforms, hostel, Sunday wears and
textbooks.
1. British International School, Lagos:
A Logo of British International School
The British International School is situated at Landbridge Avenue,
Oniru Private Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos. It is a multinational
co-educational English medium school established in September 2001. It
boasts of excellent facilities which include a multi-purpose hall, music
suites, theatre, computer suites, science suites, tutorial rooms,
swimming pool and many more.Parents pay their children’s tuition fees in
dollars but going by Nigerian currency, each student pays N4,480,000
annually. This also includes their feeding, uniforms, textbooks, etc.
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