Ever wonder when Nigeria’s formal education system was founded?
Or have you ever wondered how long some of Nigeria’s most renowned schools have been around?
Your prayers have been heard, as someone has diligently and meticulously put together this list of Nigeria’s Oldest Secondary Schools:
1. CMS Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos (1859)
2. Methodist Boys High School, Victoria Island, Lagos (1878)
3. Methodist Girls High School, Yaba, Lagos (1879)
4. Baptist Academy, Obanikoro, Lagos (1885)
5. Hope Waddell Training Institute, Calabar (1895)
6. St. Anne’s School, (Old Kudeti Girls’ School) Ibadan (1896)
7. Oron Boy’s High School, (Old Oron Training Institute) Oron (1897)
8. Wesley College of Science (old Wesley College), Elekuro, Ibadan (1905)
9. St. Paul’s College, Iyenu, Awka (1900)
10. Methodist Boy’s High School, Oron (1905)
11. Abeokuta Grammar School, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta (1908)
12. King’s College, Catholic Mission Street, Lagos (1909)
13. St. John’s School, Bida (1909)
14. Alhuda-Huda College(OldGovernment Secondary School), Zaria (1910)
15. Ijebu-Ode Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode (12 Jan. 1913)
16. Eko Boys High School, Mushin, Lagos (1913)
17. Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, Ibadan (1913)
18. Government Secondary School, Ilorin – (1914)
19. Government College, Katsina-Ala – (1915)
20. Etinan Institute, Etinan, Akwa-Ibom – (1915)
21. Ondo Boys High School, Ondo – (1919)
22. Duke Town Secondary School – (1919)
23. Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta – (1923)
24. Government College, Kaduna – (1920)
25. Barewa College, Zaria – (1921)
26. Methodist College, Uzuakoli, Aba – (1923)
27. Ibo Boys’ High School, Uzuakoli, Aba – (1923)
28. Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha – (1925)
29. Queens College, Yaba, Lagos (1927)
30. Government College, Apata, Ibadan (1927)
31. Government College, Umuahia (1927)
32. United Memorial Grammar School, Ibadan (1928)
33. St. Gregory College, Ikoyi, Lagos (1928)
34. St. Thomas College, Ibusa (1928)
35. St. Charles College, Onitsha (1929)
36. Aggrey Memorial College, Arochukwu (1931)
37. Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos (1932)
38. St Theresa College, Oke-Ado, Ibadan (1932)
39. Oduduwa Grammar School, Ile-Ife (1932)
40. Christ the King College, Onitsha (1933)
41. Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti (1933)
42. Ilesha Grammar School, Ilesha (1934)
43. St. Patrick’s College, Calabar (1934)
44. Holy Rosary College, Enugu (1935)
45. Government Secondary School, Owerri (1935)
46. Edo College, Benin City (1937)
47. Ibadan Boys High School, Ibadan (1938)
48. Baptist High School, Bodija, Ibadan (1940)
49. Queen of the Rosary College, Onitsha (1942)
50. African Church School, Kajola, Ifo (1943)
51. Lisabi Grammar School, Abeokuta (1943)
52. Offa Grammar School, Offa (1943)
53. Olivet Baptist High School,Olivet Heights Oyo (1945)
54. Adeola Odutola College, Ijebu-Ode (1945)
55. Government College, Ughelli (1945)
56. Anglican Girls’ Grammar School, Lagos (1945)
57. Urhobo College, Effurun (1946)
58. Remo Secondary School, Sagamu (1946)
59. Ansar –Ud – Deen Comprehensive College, Otta (1946)
60. Imade College, Owo (1946)
61. Victory College, Ikare, Ondo (1947)
62. Hussey College, Warri (1947)
63. Ahmaddiya College, Agege, Lagos (1948)
64. Government College, Keffi (1949)
65. Molusi College, Ijebu-Igbo (1949)
66. Baptist High School, Borokiri, Port Harcourt (1949)
67. Oriwu College, Ikorodu (1949)
68. Osogbo Grammar School, Osogbo (1950)
69. Ago-Iwoye Secondary School, Ago-Iwoye (1950)
70. Ijebu Muslim College (1950)
71. Our Ladies of Apostle Secondary School, Yaba, Lagos (1950)
72. St. Peter Claver’s College, Sapele (1950)
73. Egbado (Yewa) College, Ilaro (1950)
74. St. Thomas’ Aquinas College, Akure (1951)
75. Kiriji Memorial College, Igbajo (1952)
76. Queen’s School, Ibadan (1952)
77. Government College, Afikpo (1952)
78. Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure (1953)
79. Ogbomoso Grammar School, Ogbomoso (1953)
80. Loyola College, Ibadan (1954)
81. St. Bernadine’s Grammar School, Oyo (1954)
82. Our Ladies of Apostle Secondary School, Ijebu-Ode (1954)
83. St. Anthony’s Grammar School, Ijebu-Imusin (1954)
84. Manuwa Memorial Grammar School, Iju-Odo (1954)
85. Fiditi Grammar School, Fiditi (1954)
86. National High School, Arondizuogu (1954)
87. Iheme Memorial Grammar School, Arondizuogu (1954)
88. St. Louis Secondary School, Ondo (1954)
89. Gboluji Grammar School, Ile-Oluji (1954)
90. Badagry Grammar School, Badagry (1955)
91. African Church Grammar School, Abeokuta (1955)
92. Ibara Anglican High School, Abeokuta (1955)
93. Doherty Memorial Grammar School, Ijero- Ekiti (1955)
94. St Patrick’s College, Asaba (1955)
95. St. Monica Girls’ School, Ondo (1955)
96. St. Catherine’s Anglican Girls School, Owo (1956)
97. Methodist High School, Okiti Pupa (1956)
98. Mayflower School, Ikenne (1956)
99. Isonyin Grammar School, Isonyin (1956)
100. Ebenezer Grammar School, Abeokuta (1956)
101. St. Joseph College, Ondo (1956)
102. Odogbolu Grammar. School, Odogbolu (1957)
103. Notre Dame College, Ozoro (1957)
104. Government College, Makurdi (1957)
105. Holy Rosary College, Idah (1957)
106. Anglican Grammar School, Iju-itaogbolu (1957)
107. African Church Grammar School, Oka-Akoko (1957)
108. Okemesi Grammar School, Okemesi-Ekiti (1958)
109. Lagelu Grammar School, Ibadan (1958)
110. Ahmadu Bahago Secondary School (old Niger Baptist College) (1958)
111. Anglican Grammar School, Igbara-Oke (1958)
112. St. Patrick’s College, Oka-Akoko (1959)
113. Ondo Anglican Grammar School, Ondo (1959)
114. Premier Grammar School, Abeokuta (1959)..
