List Of Top 50 Oldest Secondary Schools In Nigeria

In Nigeria, there are lots of secondary schools that existed long before Nigeria gained independence in 1960.

These schools are still recognized today because of their long years in existence. The list is very long, but here are the top 50 oldest secondary schools in Nigeria, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.

(1.) CMS Grammar School

The Church Missionary Society established the first secondary school in Nigeria in June 1859. The school was called CMS Grammar School.

(2.) Methodist Boys High School, located in Victoria Island, Lagos state Nigeria was established in the year 1878

(3.) Methodist Girls High School, located in Yaba, Lagos state Nigeria was established in 1879.

(4.) Baptist Academy, located in Obanikoro, Lagos state, was established in 1885. The primary school arm was established in 1855 but was now changed into a secondary school.

(5.) Hope Waddell Training Institute, located in Calabar, Cross River state, was established in 1895.

(6.) St. Anne’s School (Old Kudeti Girls’ School) was established in Ibadan in 1896.

(7.) Oron Boy’s High School (Old Oron Training Institute), located in Oron, was established in 1897.

(8.) Wesley College of Science (old Wesley College), Elekuro, Ibadan, was established in Nigeria in 1905.

(9.) St. Paul’s College, Iyenu, located in Awka, was established in 1900.

(10.) Methodist Boy’s High School, Oron, was established in 1905.

(11.) Abeokuta Grammar School, Idi-Aba, located in Abeokuta, was established in 1908.

(12.) King’s College, Catholic Mission Street, located in Lagos state, was established in 1909.

(13.) St. John’s School, Bida, was established in 1909.

(14.) Alhuda-Huda College (Old Government Secondary School), Zaria, was established in 1910.

(15.) Ijebu-Ode Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode was established on the 12th of January in the year 1913

(16.) Eko Boys High School, Mushin, Lagos state, was established on the 13th of January in 1913.

(17.) Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, Ibadan, was established in March 1913.

(18.) Government Secondary School, Ilorin, Kwara state, was established in 1914.

(19.) Government College, Katsina-Ala, Benue state, was established 1915 by the Nigerian government.

(20.) Etinan Institute, Etinan, Akwa-Ibom state, was established in the year 1915

(21.) Ondo Boys High School, Ondo state, was established in the year 1919

(22.) Duke Town Secondary School was established in the year 1919

(23.) Baptist Boys High School, Oke-Saje, Abeokuta, was established in the year 1923

(24.) Government College, Kaduna, was established in 1920 by the Government.

(25.) Barewa College (Old Katsina College, Kaduna College, and Government College), Zaria (Established as Katsina Teachers’ College) was established in the year 1922 by the Government.

(26.) Methodist College, Uzuakoli, Abia state, was established in 1923.

(27.) Ibo Boys’ High School, Uzuakoli, Abia state, was established in the year 1923

(28.) Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha, in Anambra state, was established in the year 1925

(29.) Queens College, Yaba, Lagos state, was established in 1927 by the Government.

(30.) Government College, Apata, Ibadan, was established in 1927 by the Government.

(31.) Government College, Umuahia, Abia state, was established in the year 1927 by the Government

(32.) United Memorial Grammar School, Ibadan, was established in the year 1928

(33.) St. Gregory College, Ikoyi, Lagos, was established in 1928 by the Catholic.

(34.) St. Thomas College, Ibusa, was established in the year 1928

(35.) St. Charles College, Onitsha, in Anambra state, was established in the year 1929

(36.) Aggrey Memorial College, Arochukwu, was established in the year 1931

(37.) Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos state, was established in the year 1932

(38.) St. Theresa College, Oke-Ado, Ibadan, was established in 1932 by the Catholic.

(39.) Oduduwa Grammar School, Ile-Ife, was established in the year 1932

(40.) Christ the King College, Onitsha, Anambra state, was established in 1933 by the Catholic.

(41.) Christ’s School, Fajuyi Park, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state, was established in 1933.

(42.) Ilesha Grammar School, Ilesha, Osun state, was established in the year 1934

(43.) St. Patrick’s College, Calabar in Cross River state, was established in 1934 by the Catholic.

(44) Holy Rosary College, Enugu state, was established in 1935 by the Catholics.

(45) Government Secondary School, Owerri in Imo state, was established in 1936 by the government.

(46) Edo College, Benin City (1937) by the government.

(47) Ibadan Boys High School, Ibadan, was established in the year 1938

(48) Baptist High School, Bodija, Ibadan, was established in the year 1940

(49) Queen of the Rosary College, Onitsha, in Anambra state, was established in the year 1942

(50) African Church School, Kajola, Ifo, was established in the year 1943

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