Top 20 Secondary Schools In Nigeria (Federal And Private)

Bolarinwa Olajire Last Updated: September 3, 2024

In Nigeria, there are more than 50 good secondary schools, including federal, state, and private secondary schools. The focus of this article is on the federal government secondary schools in Nigeria.

However, there is a need to talk extensively about this topic to educate my readers and parents/guardians who want to decide on the colleges they want their children to attend.

There are various criteria used for ranking these schools in Nigeria but I will mention some that top the chart in this article. These ranking factors include

Performance in WASSCE or NECO
Learning Environment
The teacher-to-student ratio
Quality of alumni
Performance in various competitions like Cowbellpedia, InterswitchSpark, MAN, etc
Quality of extracurricular activities

The above ranking factors are what distinguish good schools from bad ones and are part of the qualities good schools possess.

That said, Nigeria is blessed with colleges that provide quality education to their students and are always ranking at the top chart of the best secondary schools in the country. Some of these schools include

The ranking below is in no particular order.

Loyola Jesuit College
FGA Suleja
Loyola Jesuit College, Gidan Mangoro, Karu-Karshi Road, Abuja
Kings’ College, Lagos
Grange Schools, Ikeja, Lagos Sate
Ambassadors College, Ota, Ogun State
Christ The King College, Onitsha
International School Ibadan UI
Corona Secondary School, Agbara, Ogun State
Olashore International High School, Iloko Ijesha, Oshun State
Oritamefa Baptist Model School
AirForce Secondary School Ibadan
Nigerian-Turkish International Academy, Abuja
Louisville Girl’s High School, Ijebu-Itele, Ogun State
Lekki British International School
Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja
Day Waterman College, Ikoyi, Lagos
St Francis Catholic Secondary School, Oshodi, Lagos State, Nigeria

Moreover, it is important to point out some schools that are not listed above but are worthy to be mentioned because of their top performance by their students in Cowbell mathematics competition. These schools are

Secondary Schools that have Won Cowbellpedia

One of the objectives of this competition is to raise the standard of schools’ education through unbiased engaging tools that would promote sound education, using a holistic platform that is engaging, educative, and entertaining. And the secondary schools below have shown a high level of qualities in the students they breed.

Scholars Universal Secondary School, Ogun State
Zionsfield Private School, Lagos State
Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Ambassadors College, Ota, Ogun State
Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja
Greater Tomorrow International College
Adeyemi Demonstration Secondary School, Ondo State
Halmark Secondary School, Ondo State
Emilis Academy, Calabar
Jesuit Memorial College, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Advanced Breed Group of Schools
Federal Government College Suleja
Ota Total Academy, Ogun State
Bibo Oluwa Academy, Ilesha

All that I have discussed above is to provide a comprehensive article for you. The aim isn’t to digress from the major topic (best unity schools) but to help you with how secondary schools are ranked in Nigeria and to give a holistic view.

Federal Government Secondary Schools

According to the performance report released by the West African Examination Council and the analysis done by PremiumTimesNg, the school below performed excellently well among the 104 unity federal colleges. The list below is not in any particular order.