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TOP 15 BEST SCHOOLS IN LAGOS STATE IN 2022

Bukki Bello

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7 April, 2022

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Best schools in Lagos in 2022


Lagos houses some of the best schools in Nigeria in terms of facilities, academic performances, alumni strength, etc. The status of Lagos state as the commercial hub of Lagos rubs off on its educational institution.


Little wonder, many parents when looking for a school for their

children in Nigeria opt for a good private school located in Lagos.


The list below contains some of the best schools in Lagos state Nigeria 2022. Some of the criteria for the ranking are the school’s academic performances in recent years, recent awards and recognition, alumni achievements in recent years, among others.


Without further ado, we present the top 10 best schools in Lagos in 2022. The list is in no particular order.


See Also: Best Secondary Schools in Nigeria in 2022


1.      Chrisland International Schools

Chrisland International Schools is at the forefront in the private education sector in Nigeria and beyond. The school helps to nurture children to become all they can be through quality all-round education, from kindergarten to tertiary level.


Dedicated to the general advancement of humanity through quality education, service and total commitment, Chrisland is synonymous with excellence in education, thus a first choice for Nigerian parents at home and abroad.

Chrisland ranks number 1 best school in Lagos in 2022, moving two steps forward from 2021 ranking.


In the recently concluded 2021 WAEC, at Chrisland VGC, out of 67 that sat for the exam, 45 had A1, 15 had B2 and 7 had B3 in Mathematics. For English Language, 11 had A1, 32 had B2 and 21 had B3. Only 21 sat for Further Mathematics and 20 had A1 while 1 person had B2.


Similarly, Kasim Haneefa Olayemi of Chrisland High School VGC, had the second-best result in Lagos State in WASSCE 2020. In sports, Egbakhumeh Osiregbeme (CHSI) won a Gold medal in Golf at the National Youth Games, Ilorin 2021. He also won Gold in Golf at the First Bank Lagos Amateur Open in 2021.


In 2022, Solange Oluwateniola Akinwumi, Michael Chijioke Isiguzo & Michael Okoro were elected Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General and Undersecretary of 2022 NISSMUN Conference.


Chrisland students have gained admission into some of the best universities in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Canada, USA, and other countries of the world.


Their alumni since its establishment continue to bear the light wherever they go thereby making their alma mater proud.


For instance, Daniel Oluwatomisin Oluwalana emerged Winner of the 2021 Ammon S. Andes National Award from the National Aerospace Engineering Society Honour, Sigma Gamma Tau, among many other awards and recognitions. Dr Bunmi Sotayo emerged Engineer of the Year Award at the 2021 Engineering Talent Awards by Equal Engineer.


The school’s board comprises some of the most successful educationists and top leaders from diverse walks of life.

Mrs. High Chief Dr. (Mrs) Winifred Adefolahan Awosika (OON) is the founder and chairman.


Mrs Awosika upon graduation from The University College, Ibadan, where she had a BA Degree in English language in 1966, attended the University of Lagos for a postgraduate diploma in Education, and taught in several reputable schools before she established Chrisland Schools Limited in 1977.


High Chief Dr. (Mrs.) Winifred Adefolahan Awosika has won several awards. And recognitions. She was conferred with the Nigeria National Merit Award: Officer of the Order of the Niger – OON in 2004.


2. Corona Secondadry School


Corona Secondary school is a co-educational institution that is focused on and dedicated to producing well-rounded and proudly Nigerian young men and women equipped for continuous learning, personal mastery, and leadership. Since its first school in 1955, Corona has been delivering on its promise of providing world-class education.


Corona secondary school is deservedly one of the best secondary schools in Nigeria in 2022.


Upon graduation, Corona students gain admission to the leading universities in the world and thereafter build great careers for themselves. In recent times, Corona schools’ alumni have won over $2,098,656 in scholarships from some of the top colleges and universities in the world.


Corona’s success through the decades is not far-fetched from the Board of Trustees and Members of the Governing Board that it has had. The current Chairman of the Governing Board of Corona Schools’ Trust is Hon. Justice Raliatu Iyabo Bukunola Adebiyi.


Hon. Justice Raliatu Iyabo Bukunola Adebiyi is a judge who has been on the Bench of the High Court of Lagos State (Criminal division) since May 2001. Hon Justice R.I.B Adebiyi holds a BA in Law (1981) from University of Kent, Canterbury and an LLM from Queen Mary College, University of London.


Mr. Niyi Yusuf is the chairman, Corona Secondary Schools Board. He assumed the role of Managing Partner of Verraki Partners on April 1, 2019 and he is also the Lead for the Social Sector practice.


Prior to this new role, he was the Country Managing Director of Accenture Nigeria from 2010 to 2019 having joined the Management Consulting Division of Arthur Andersen in 1995. The school is blessed with other top-flight board members.


3.      Greensprings Schools


Greensprings School is an independent, non-partisan, day and boarding school for boys and girls from 18months to 18years. The school encourages students to be lifelong learners by instilling in them great confidence, respect and a consciousness of the needs of society.


Greensprings School began in 1985 in the heart of Anthony Village, Lagos. Today, they have established another state of the art campus on the Lekki Peninsula in Lagos. The Greensprings Community places great value on character and moral education as well as on academics achievements. Their unique education ensures that boys and girls learn in the words of our school song.


Greensprings is goal-oriented and strive for continuous improvement in teaching and learning. There is a conducive and productive learning environment that suits a range of abilities and learning styles.

The school values not only academic success, but also encourage talents of all kinds whether in the arts, drama, music, or sports.


4.      Children's International School


Lagos CIS is an outstanding international learning institution that is committed to setting the standard for world-class education, with a focus to enable students to become successful learners who enjoy learning as well as outstanding individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives.


The school was the Best school in Africa at the COBIS Student World Debate Competition in 2018. Since its establishment, CIS has won many awards and recognitions home and abroad.

 

For two years consecutively – 2019 -2020, CIS students won World School Games Silver Medalist. The school’s alumni have gone ahead to record great achievements in their individual higher education pursuits and further endeavours in the last one year.


CIS has an Advisory Board comprising respectable individuals who are high-flyers in their different fields of expertise, such as investment banking, education consulting, management consulting, finance, law, human resources management, psychology, and education, to mention a few.


Among the CIS board of directors is Mr. Femi Olubanwo, a founding partner at Banwo & Ighodalo, one of the leading and most successful full-service law firms in Nigeria.


5.      Rainbow College


Rainbow College is a leading co-educational secondary school in Nigeria that applies a global approach to teaching and nurturing in an ideal environment for the exercise of learning. Renowned for having one of the highest standards for education in Nigeria, the school constantly looks to modernize its curriculum whenever possible which explains its continued excellent outcomes.


Rainbow’s student performances in examinations at home and abroad testify to the quality of education it school impacts. In the 2021 WAEC, 100% of Rainbow College students had A1-B3 in Mathematics, 100% had A1-B3 in Biology and 98% had A1-B3 in Chemistry and Physics.


Graduates of Rainbow College have gained admissions into some of the leading universities in the world and continue to build on the culture of excellence in their different higher institutions and beyond.

The school was ranked 5th in 2021 and has deservedly moved a step up the ladder in 2022 to rank as the 4th best secondary school in Nigeria.


Some of the members of Rainbow’s board of directors include Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman (Chairman) Mrs. Oludolapo Odunlami, Mr. Muhtar Bakare, Mr. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji. These are some of the best and most experienced brains you can find in the education and technology industries.


Best schools in Lagos in 2022


6.      Meadow Hall College


Meadow Hall College is a co-educational institution founded in July 2002 where an integrated scheme made up of the British National Curriculum and the Nigerian Curriculum is offered.


The school is committed to raising excellent and Godly children that will attain their highest potential in life.

With the result of its hard work in the past year, Meadow hall has conveniently earned itself a space as one of the best secondary schools in Lagos in 2022.


In the 2020 IGCSE, 100% of the students had A* - C in 6 or more subjects. While 100% of the students had A-C in the 2020 WAEC.


When it comes to the caliber of institutions Meadow Hall alumni gain admission into, they are next to no other. Over 40% of their students gain admission into top universities in the UK, while 20%30% of their students were admitted into some of the best schools in Canada and 30%-40% admitted into schools in the USA.


Meadow Hall has won countless recognitions. In 2020, Meadow Hall Education won the first prize in the Wole Soyinka Essay Competition - francophone essay category and was also the global winner of the competition.


Meadow Hall education also won the first prize out of the 25 competing teams at the Kibo Mathematics Challenge among others.

Meadow Hall is one of the best secondary schools in Lagos state in 2022,


7.      British International School


British International School Lagos opened its doors in 2001 to families seeking superior British National Curriculum blended with key elements of the Nigerian provision at Key stage 3.


The British International School Lagos is a vibrant, dynamic, and progressive co-educational school located in a prime serene area of Victoria Island, on a vast green environment.  


The school is a co-educational school offering cutting-edge facilities with thoroughbred academic professionals poised to equip students with the requisite skills for a greater tomorrow.


With students and staff from over 10 different nationalities, the diversity of our school community is one of the strengths which encourages members of the school community to grow, be empathetic, adaptable, and hone other 21st century skills to ensure success beyond British International School Lagos.


8.      American International School


AISL is an international school with an amazing and supportive community. Parents, educators, school board members, alumni, and other supporters continually show their love and dedication to the school.


The students of the school represent fifty-five countries. Their staff represents fourteen countries. This diversity in AIS student body and staff, along with their varied ideas and backgrounds, is a hallmark of AISL.


AIS offers preschool through 12th grade, and their high school students graduate with a United States High School diploma, in addition, they have the opportunity to earn the International Baccalaureate diploma. Their graduates attend and are successful in top universities throughout the world.


9.      Atlantic Hall School


The school is committed to and reflects academic excellence and a well-rounded education. Atlantic Hall was established in January 1989 by the Atlantic Hall Educational Trust Council.

A registered non-profit sharing organisation.


The body is composed of members from varied professions who share a common passion for a 21st Century Nigeria with an enviable and competitive standard of education.

Atlantic Hall is one of the best secondary schools in Lagos state in 2022.


The school’s ultimate goal is to guide each student to identify and develop their talents and interests to the best of their ability.

Located in Epe, Lagos state, the school was established in January 1986. Today, Atlantic Hall School has built an enviable reputation for itself as one of the best institutions of learning all over Nigeria.


10.  Master Moulders International Academy


Since its establishment a few years ago, Master Moulders has relentlessly provided quality education for its students. The school has built a reputation as one of the best schools in Nigeria, hence, many parents find the school as the best choice for their children.


Among other excellent performances in both national and international examinations, in the 2021 National Examination Council (NECO), Master Moulders’ students had 86.6% distinction in Mathematics, 86.6% in English Language, and 93% in Economics.


The schools’ alumni have contributed immensely in various ways to the build-up and development of society. The latest set of the school alumni are all fully engaged with societal activities; a greater part of them have gained admission into tertiary institutions to study the various courses of choice.


Some are gainfully employed while awaiting the admission process, thereby enhancing the human capital and economy of the society.


11.  Avi-Cenna International School, Ikeja


Avicenna was founded in 1989. The school is an independent school with a strong academic and pastoral tradition.


The school embraces innovation and change that best prepares their pupils for the challenges they will face in the years ahead.

Located at 6 Harold Shodipo Crescent GRA, Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria, the school ranks as one of the best in Lagos in 2021.


12.  Dowen College, Lekki


At Dowen College Lagos, the students are the focus. Everything done is centered on the students. The school’s desire is to produce balanced global leaders.


Every decision made seeks to enhance the value-added to the life of each student at Dowen College Lagos because they believe in the total development of the students morally, mentally and physically.


The School was founded on the 6th of October 1997 and is located at No. 18, Adebayo Doherty Road, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, Nigeria

The School offers both Nigerian and British Curricula. The school is one best in Lagos in 2022.


13.  New Hall International School, Lekki


Established over a decade ago, New Hall International School has risen to join the ranks of top private schools in Lagos in 2022.


The school boasts of standard art studios in primary and college, fully air-conditioned classrooms with interactive boards and projectors, world-class Physics, Chemistry, and Biology laboratories in the school college, etc.

Best schools in Lagos in 2022,


14. Lagoon School, Lekki


Lagoon School is a day school for girls only and the first project of the Nigerian Association for Women`s Advancement (NAWA), a not-for-profit and non-governmental educational and social trust dedicated to investing in the girl child for the good of the society.


Lagoon School ranks as one of the best secondary schools in Lagos in 2021. The school is located at Ladipo Omotesho Cole Street, Off Adewunmi Adebimpe Drive, Lekki Phase 1, Lekki. Best Secondary Schools in Lagos in 2022.


15. Whitesands School Lekki


Whitesands schools is a not-for-profit educational trust registered with the Corporate Affair Council, is the first project of the Ikota educational foundation (IEF).

It is a boys' day secondary school. It began classes in its purpose-built environment on 2nd October 2000. The school has done so well over the years that it’s now ranks as one of the leading secondary schools in Lagos.

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