Top 10 Best Secondary Schools in Jos Plateau State

There is a popular saying, ‘“Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”– Confucius. It is the desire of every aspirational parent to provide their children with hope through access to quality education. Quality education, however, is not cheap anywhere

Parents who want their kids to have a good education are willing to make sacrifices for their wards. There are many good secondary schools in Plateau State and its environs for parents who want the best for their children. The quest for quality education and good schools in Jos and its environs has led to the establishment of some of the best schools in Secondary School in that area.

If you are a parent living in Jos, Plateau Jos, some leading schools offer a quality learning experience that your kids can get in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and other places in Nigeria. These top schools in Jos and its environs can compete with other good schools located in different parts of Nigeria.

If you are a parent living in or outside of Jos and you’re looking for a good school for your children within the Plateau, the list of best secondary schools below will give you an idea of what your options are.

These are the schools we will be discussing in the blog post.

Top 10 Best Secondary Schools in Jos Plateau State

Hillcrest School, Jos

Infant Jesus Academy

Fatima Girls College

Baptist High School, Jos

Kent Academy, Jos

Hosanna College, Jos

Adonai Vine School

Kings and Queen Academy

White Diamonds Academy

Aristocrats High School

Top 10 Best Secondary Schools in Jos Plateau State

Hillcrest School, Jos

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. Today a significant number of children come from Nigeria, but a good number come from other countries.

The school is owned and operated by eight missions’/church organizations. 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 to12th grade.

In their junior and senior years' students may elect to take several 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. Jos is located in the central part of Nigeria.

Temperatures are mild all year round; somewhat similar to that of Southern California except that it rains more in Jos. Hillcrest’s primary purpose is to provide a Christian perspective in the context of education while encouraging students towards a genuine, personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

The school seeks to train individuals to become active, vital parts of their communities, and to encourage an appreciation of their place in and obligation to the world around them. Location: Hillcrest School, 13 Old Bukuru Road, PO Box 652, Jos. Plateau State. Nigeria.

Infant Jesus Academy, Jos North

Infant Jesus Academy was established on the 6th of September 1996. Pastor Innocent Uzoji founded the academy as a humanitarian aid approach to missions. He worked with Assemblies of God Church Nigeria and was actively involved in church planting.

With a little over twenty pupils, the school took off academic activities at the nursery and primary school cadre. In 1998, the academy received government’s approval to offer education at the nursery and primary school levels. The secondary arm of the school kicked off formally in the year 2000 and by 2002, it received government’s approval.

The Academy graduated its first set of SS3 students in 2006, ten years after its establishment. The focus is to provide qualitative and affordable education to the less privileged in the society, hence the low cost of tuition fees.

Some orphans and children of single parents are on full scholarship Fatima Girls College, Shendam Fatima Girls College, Shendam, Plateau State is one of the best schools in Plateau state. The school is one of the leading schools in the area that is a Girls only school. 

Baptist High School, Jos

Baptist High School, Jos was started in an old miner's camp in the Northside of Jos, near a village called Yelwa on February 14th, 1961. The school started with three members of staff and thirty students. The members of staff were Mr. W.A. Cowley as Principal, Mr. S.S. Ayanda as Food Master, and Mr. E.A. Areo as HouseMaster. 

There were many difficulties faced, such as lack of water, proper lights and adequate accommodation. The school moved to its present site in 1962. One of the classrooms was used as dormitory and electricity was supplied to the school. After the first term in 1962, the first dormitory, Naraguta House, was ready for use.

In November of 1963, the school was officially opened by the Acting Regional Minister of Education, Honourable Mr. S.S. Ajayi. By November of 1963, other buildings were completed. These were the two classroom blocks, Whirley House, the Dining Hall and the Chapel. Location: Naraguta Rd, Opposite Naraguta Hostels, University of Jos, Plateau.

Kent Academy, Jos

Kent Academy is a Christian, boarding primary school and is located in Miango, about 22 kilometres from Jos, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. It was named after one of the early SIM missionaries, Thomas Kent.

Located on the plateau, the climate is mild and conducive to learning. The environment is serene. The area is surrounded by rocks and hills with a beautiful and natural landscape.

The school’s resolve in the nearest future is to restart erstwhile middle school (7th to 9th grades) and possibly upgrade to the 12th grade thereafter. Today with an attendance of about 150 pupils in grades 1-6, KA serves the church, government workers, and business families within and outside Nigeria. Kent Academy in central Nigeria is owned and operated by ECWA.

Training is focused on giving children a firm foundation in the basics: Bible, Mathematics, Reading and Writing which are key to other subjects. The curriculum is internationally (North American) based. This, along with spiritual training in both the dorm and school, prepares children for life and learning. Kent Academy Miango, ECWA Headquarters, PMB 2009, Miango, Plateau State, Nigeria.

Hosanna College, Jos

Hosanna International College was established in 2008 by Dr (Mrs) Ade Falade (BA Ed, Ife(Hons); M.Ed, PhD Jos). She is a seasoned educationalist with over thirty years’ experience in secondary school education/administration. Hosanna International College was established with a vision to raise successful young leaders with a solid foundation in all aspects of growth.

Hosanna International College is on a mission of actualizing students' full potentials in Wisdom, Integrity and Development (WID) in preparation for further education in tertiary institutions and purposeful living within the society.

Hosanna International College, Plot 11879 Gold & Base, Rayfield, P.O. Box 6363, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.

Adonai Vine School, Jos

Adonai Vine School is a co-education boarding school. The school aims at providing a conducive Christian environment for training youths; Nigerians and other nationals for academic. Children are given complete and functional education that is tailored towards assuming a leadership role with ease.

They are trained to attain full potentials and develop a high level of professionalism in any future career.

As a private secondary school established out of the conscious zeal to rise above the mediocrity that pervades our society, especially the educational sector, the school endeavours to pool together the broadest of minds into harnessing the students’ God-given potentials for the growth of God’s kingdom on earth.

The school believes faithfulness to this cause is sure to engender leadership qualities borne out of discipline, love and respect for fellow humans and justice to all. Kings and Queen Academy, Jos Kings and Queens Academy was founded in 1999 with the primary objective to provide functional and cost-effective education at both Elementary and Secondary School levels.

Due largely to management’s commitment and focus to the school’s core objective, Kings and Queens is now well recognized in Plateau State and beyond as a place of distinction. 

White Diamonds Academy, Jos

White Diamonds Academy is committed to building intellectual capacity and facilitating personal development through qualitative education.

Their focus is to groom students that are physically strong, mentally alert, emotionally stable, culturally sound and socially efficient. Location: White Diamonds Academy, Zaramaganda-Fwavei-Rayfield Road, Jos, Nigeria. Aristocrats High School Aristocrats High School is one of the best schools in Jos.