According to history, the first secondary school in Nigeria was located in Abeokuta, before moving to Lagos, which is known as CMS grammar school. Abeokuta and its environment take education so seriously and which is why this article is coming out to appreciate the schools in Abeokuta as a whole as well as listing out the most rated schools in Abeokuta, as this article changes every year based on their rating.

Below is a list of some of the best private secondary Schools located in Abeokuta Nigeria and its environs.

Going by the above, the schools that are featured in this list of the top-rated private secondary schools in Abeokuta largely meet these criteria and even more among other private secondary schools in Abeokuta. However, this list is arranged based on the highly-rated performance

If you want to enroll your child in a top-rated private secondary  school in Abeokuta, you may want to consider any of the schools listed below:

Here is the list of the Top 10 Best Private Secondary Schools in Abeokuta, Nigeria

TOP-RATED PRIVATE  SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA

1. TAIDOB COLLEGE



TAIDOB College, formerly TAIDOB High School, came into existence in October 1994. The establishment of TAIDOB College MARKED the conjunction of an “opportunity”. The need viz-a-viz vision is to contribute to the improvement of academic standards and National building through the provision of educational services to all races and tribes of the world irrespective of religion, sex, social background, and the likes. The College has been approved a study Centre by Middlesex College of Law, United Kingdom, to run international University Foundation Programmes (IUFP) in courses like; Accounting, Business, Computing, International Technology, International Relations, Philosophy, Marketing, Mass Communication e.t.c. IUFP is a year Pre-Degree course and a fast track alternative to GCE ‘A’ levels. After completion of the Foundation Programme in any of the aforestated courses here in Nigeria, students will thereafter transit to UK Universities like; the University of Southampton, University of West London, University of Derby e.t.c, to start the first year Degree course.


2. DAY WATERMAN COLLEGE, ABEOKUTA

Day Waterman College (DWC) is a purpose-built, co-educational boarding school of 500 students aged 11 to 16.  The College is set on 35 hectares of the natural landscape in Asu Village, near Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, less than an hour's drive from Lagos.

The College offers world-class facilities in an environment with a natural, peaceful, and focused setting. These facilities and equipment of outstanding quality have been provided to support the learning environment, including access to safe recreational areas.

Their boarding facilities are world-class and next to none in Nigeria.

Day Waterman College provides outstanding education that inspires leadership traits as it focuses on the individual child’s ability to excel in the global world. The College is designed to educate young people to become leaders who will be at the forefront of the rapid economic and social development sweeping through Nigeria and the world.

The students at Day Waterman College primarily proceed to a range of higher or further educational institutions in the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, South Africa, and other Europe countries and study towards a variety of qualifications and certifications including A levels, Foundation Diplomas, International Baccalaureate, SATs, High School Matriculation and European Baccalaureate.

3. NOBLE HOUSE COLLEGE, ABEOKUTA

Nobelhouse College is one of the reputed and sought-after secondary schools in Ogun state with boarding facilities.

The school provides outstanding, world-class education to children ranging from 10-to 16 of different nationalities, seated on an expansive 63 acres of land. They have a low student-teacher ratio and they inculcate in their student's morals, a responsibility to the environment and the less privileged in the community.

Nobelhouse College has thriving boarding houses with boys and girls housed in separate hostels and supervised by senior hostel personnel. The hostels preserve some measure of privacy whilst at the same time engendering a spirit of community.

The school is located at Olusegun Obasanjo Hilltop GRA, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Private Boarding Secondary Schools


4. MUEENAT INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY

In 2015 a school that aims at preparing pupils for useful living within the society was established, that is to say, Mueenat has good intentions for our society as their students hold a reliable future.

They practice Western and Islamic education and are located in Abeokuta, the same town that holds notable organizations in Nigeria. They are believers, their motto reads: Aim high and pray, no doubt that their standard of education is internationally based. Aside from academics, they are taught Islamic and moral values.

Mueenat International Academy

They have both day and boarding school.

In 2018, Mueenat came second in the Muslim Student Society of Nigeria.

School fees range from N50,000-N150,000.

5. THE AMBASSADORS COLLEGE

Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” was the basis on which Home of Mathematics Champions (School’s nickname) was built on the 14th of September 1998 in Ota town.

It is a co-educational award-winning school that consists of a nursery, a primary and secondary school with day and boarding facilities.

Juliet Ekoko and Ayoola Oguntade made the school's top Cowbellpedia Mathematics Quiz Competition as it earned the candidates N1,000,000 each and an all-expense paid education excursion outside the country according to The Guardian news.

Oh well, their motto which says “Where God helps us to make a total child” has and is still manifesting as some parent's reviews qualify it.

“The school challenges the children to compete healthily and aim to the best, I have seen a great improvement in my children just in two terms” -John Akindowale.

This school has won awards such as the British council, Waec, National Spelling Bee, and others.

School fees range from N301,000- to N500,000 with sibling discounts available.