₦31.5 million vs ₦150,000: di 210x gap wey dey shape Lagos school
Di most expensive school for Lagos don dey charge more per year pass wetin many Lagosian dey earn for ten years. Charterhouse Lagos, dat British boarding school wey open for 70-hectare Lekki campus for 2024, dey collect ₦31.5 million for secondary boarding — and waiting list still full. Meanwhile, good budget private school across mainland dey operate for ₦150,000 to ₦500,000 per year. Dat 210x gap between top and bottom of Lagos private education no be just number. Na how di city take dey work.
Di middle na where most family dey feel am. Schools for ₦2 million to ₦6 million range — Greensprings, Grange, Vivian Fowler, Chrisland — don raise fees by 30 to 70 percent between 2024/25 and 2025/26 session. Di reason na: naira don fall so curriculum material wey dem import don cost, diesel for school generator don expensive, and qualified teacher fit japa comot. Parents bear di increase because alternative — government school — no still dey competitive for Lagos.
Curriculum choice matter well well. British curriculum school (IGCSE/A-Level) dominate di premium tier and feed straight into UK university. IB Diploma, wey school like Greensprings dey offer, na di one wey dey better for US and Canada application. Nigerian curriculum school (WAEC/NECO) cost less but e go limit international option. Hybrid approach — Nigerian curriculum plus British overlay — na di fastest-growing category.
Geography dey drive school choice same level with fees. Family wey dey mainland go cluster around Ikeja GRA and Surulere school; Island family go stay within Lekki-V.I. corridor. Di daily school run inside Lagos traffic — 45 minutes for 5km distance — make proximity no negotiable. Dis geographic lock-in give school pricing power: if you live for Lekki, your realistic option no reach one dozen.