Top 20 Best Secondary Schools In Nigeria (Federal And Private)
In Nigeria, there are more than 50 best secondary schools which include Federal, State, and Private secondary schools. Although the focus of this article is on top 20 best Federal Government secondary schools in Nigeria.
However, there is a need to talk extensively of this topic in order to educate my readers and parents/guardians who wants to make a making decision 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 includes
- Performance in WASSCE or NECO
- Learning Environment
- Teacher to students ratio
- Quality of alumni
- Performance in various competitions like Cowbellpedia, InterswitchSpark, MAN, etc
- Quality of extra curricula activities
The above ranking factors are what distinguish good schools from bad ones and part of the qualities good schools possess.
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That said, Nigeria is blessed with colleges that provide quality education to their students and are always ranking at the top chart of best secondary schools in the country. Some of these schools include
Top Best Secondary Schools (Private and Federal)
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 they 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 objective 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 what 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 on how secondary schools are ranked in Nigeria and to give a holistic view.
Top 20 best 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 perform excellently well among the 104 unity federal colleges. The list below is not in any particular order.
- Federal Government Girls’ College, Benin City
- Federal Government Girls’ College, Kazaure
- Federal Government College, Robuchi
- Federal College Academy, Suleja
- Federal Government College, Okigwe
- Federal Government College, Nise&
- Federal Government College, Ijanikin
- Federal Government College, Okposi
- Federal Government College, Ikole-Ekiti
- Federal Government Girls college, Efon-Alaye
- King’s College
- Federal Government College, Odogbolu
- Federal Government College, Ogbomoso
- Federal Government College, Ikirun
- Federal Government College, Enugu
- Federal Government College, Port Harcourt
- Federal Government College, Kaduna
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