From vision to reality, the success of Lagos’ elite primary schools is rooted in the passion and foresight of the Nigerians who built them from the ground up.
- +Meet the Nigerian minds behind 5 Lagos’ premium primary schools
Here are five premium primary schools championed by Nigerians in Lagos State.
Here are five premium primary schools championed by Nigerians in Lagos State. BusinessDay’s choice of the schools is functional to tuition and surveys.
Winifred Awosika, the founder, started the school in 1977 with just five students
Awosika pioneered the school with a vision for quality education in a conducive learning environment.
With a space of 49 years, the school has spread from its Ikeja campus in Ladipo Oluwole and Opebi to Victoria Garden City in Ajah, Festac, and Lekki, offering both primary and secondary education
Tuition at Christland School, Opebi, is about N1.3 million per term for primary school, with subsequent terms around N900,000, bringing the total annual tuition to approximately N2.7 million, excluding other additional costs.
Lai Koiki, an educator, founded Greensprings School in January 1985. The school has campuses in Anthony, Lekki, and Ikoyi, offering premium education from early years through to secondary level.
Koiki, with her team from the Greensprings Educational Services Limited, which she is the executive director/chief executive officer, has grown the school from a modest Montessori nursery into a leading institution with multiple campuses and a reputation for academic excellence
The tuition for Greensprings Elementary School is estimated at around N4 million per year.
Grange School Lagos, a not-for-profit British international school, was founded in Ikeja in 1958 by British expatriates, and Segun Ogunsanya is the chairman of the board.
is a long-established non-profit British international school located in GRA, Ikeja, founded in 1958, by British expatriates to deliver education of the same standard as what is obtainable in the United Kingdom.
Ogunsanya holds a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University and has held several top executive positions in many corporate organisations.
Tuition at Grange School varies by year group, with fees for primary pupils ranging from N2.9 million for Years 1 and 2, N4 million for Years 3 to 5, and N4.3 million for Year 6, while new students pay up to N5 million with additional fees inclusive.
Kehinde Nwani founded Meadow Hall School, a private school located in Lekki, in 2002.
Nwani, a trained lawyer and education entrepreneur, left her legal career to pursue her passion for education after struggling to find a school that matched her vision for her child.
She envisioned a school model that would offer both the development of children’s minds while keeping them rooted in their heritage and values. This led to the establishment of Meadow Hall, a hybrid institution that blends the British National Curriculum with key elements of the Nigerian Curriculum.
Tuition at Meadow Hall Junior School is N3.8 million to N4.3 million annually for returning students, depending on the year group, excluding additional costs. For new students, fees are about N4.4 to N4.9 million depending on the class.
St. Saviour’s School, Ikoyi, a not-for-profit institution, was founded in 1951 by prominent members of the Nigerian and British communities, and Louis Mbanefo is the chairman of the board of trustees.
The school is built on the principles of the Anglican Christian tradition, and has maintained a strong reputation for academic excellence over the decades.
The tuition at St. Saviour’s School, Ikoyi, is approximately N3,5 million per term.
