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BritishDay & Boardingmixedprimary-secondary2025/2026

Charterhouse Lagos

Lekki
Founded 2024200 studentsStudent-teacher ratio 8:1Payment terms Termly (3 terms per year)

Fee breakdown

Tuition range
₦16.5M–31.5M
/yr · 2025/2026
Application fee
₦2,000,000
non-refundable
First-year total estimate
₦33.5M
tuition + extras
Sibling discount: 5% off second child, 10% off third and subsequent children

Fees by year group

2025/2026 session — quoted per pikin per year.

Year groupTuitionWeekly boardingFull boarding
Year 1-2 (Primary)₦16,500,000Day onlyDay only
Year 3-6 (Primary)₦16,500,000Day onlyDay only
Year 7-9 (Secondary)₦24,000,000+₦5,000,000+₦7,000,000
Year 10-11 (IGCSE)₦24,500,000+₦5,000,000+₦7,000,000
Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read

About dis school — Charterhouse Lagos

Charterhouse Lagos na Nigeria most ambitious — and most expensive — school project. Na di first African campus of 400-year-old British Charterhouse family, e open for September 2024 on 70-hectare Lekki campus wey cost over $150 million to build. Di facilities dey world-class for real: NBA-standard basketball arena, 25-metre pool, 800-seat theatre, 3-storey library. For ₦16.5M–₦31.5M per year, e target ultra-wealthy family. Di academic model na British curriculum for IGCSE and A-Levels plus Nigerian culture. E still early for exam results, but di 8:1 student-teacher ratio show say serious academics dey planned. Main criticism: shared room (4 students) for ₦31.5M. Main attraction: world-class education without comot Nigeria.

Strengths & trade-offs

Strengths

  • World-class facilities unmatched in West Africa
  • 400-year Charterhouse heritage and UK partnership
  • 8:1 student-teacher ratio
  • British curriculum (IGCSE + A-Levels)
  • 70-hectare campus with space for every activity
  • Sibling discount available

Trade-offs

  • Nigeria's most expensive school by far
  • ₦2M non-refundable application fee
  • Very new — no exam track record yet
  • Shared boarding rooms (4 students) at premium price
  • Remote Lekki location — long commute from mainland
  • Limited to primary and lower secondary currently

Facilities & campus

Campus size: 70 hectaresAddress: Ogombo Road, Lekki Peninsula, Lagos
70-hectare campus
25m competition pool + training pool
NBA-standard indoor basketball arena
400m athletics track
Full-size football pitch
800-seat professional theatre
3-storey library
Science and STEAM labs
Music, art, dance, drama studios
Outdoor gym
Medical centre
Landscaped gardens

Curriculum & exam pathway

Exam bodies
  • Cambridge IGCSE
  • A-Levels
Accreditations
  • CIS (Council of International Schools)
  • Charterhouse UK Partnership
University destinations
OxfordCambridgeImperial CollegeUCLWarwickDurham

Admission process

Dem go test your pikin academic level. Apply online for charterhouselagos.com. Submit application plus N2,000,000 registration fee wey dem no go refund. Pikin go write entrance exam. Interview with school people. Dem go give conditional offer based on exam result and school report.

Extracurricular

SwimmingBasketballFootballAthleticsDramaMusicArtSTEAMDebatingCommunity serviceLeadership programme

Area context

Lekki Phase 1
Island · upper-mid
₦5.0M–12.0M/yr

Schools wey resemble

Question wey people dey ask

Charterhouse Lagos fees dey from ₦16,500,000 to ₦31,500,000 per year for 2025/2026 session, depending on year group and whether pikin go board.