Founded 2024200studentsStudent-teacher ratio 8:1Payment terms Termly (3 terms per year)
Charterhouse Lagos na the Nigerian branch of the 400-year-old English public school for Surrey. E open 2021 on 12-acre campus for Lekki Phase 1, and na the only school for the whole country wey dey offer UK-style full boarding for senior secondary. The curriculum na Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level only — no WAEC, no NECO. Fees dey from ₦16.5M for primary day pikin to ₦31.5M for senior boarder, wey make am the most expensive school for Nigeria.
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: 10% off second child; 15% off third and subsequent.
Fees by year group
2025/2026 session — quoted per pikin per year.
Year group
Tuition
Weekly boarding
Full boarding
Year 10-11 (IGCSE)
₦24,500,000
+₦5,000,000
+₦7,000,000
Primary
₦17,500,000
Day only
Day only
JSS
₦21,000,000
Day only
Day only
SSS
₦27,500,000
—
+₦31,500,000
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About dis school — Charterhouse Lagos
When Charterhouse open for Lagos 2021, dem reset the top of Nigerian private education. Before, the premium tier — British International, Greensprings, Grange — peak around ₦5-10M every year. Charterhouse open with three times that. The bet be say rich Lagos families go pay UK fee for UK schooling without visa, cold weather, or homesickness. Three intake years inside, the bet don work: every Sixth Form cohort don full pass. The school na the head of one big shift — rich Nigerians wey for don send their pikin to Eton at 13 now dey keep them for home till 18.
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
Charterhouse dey do rolling admissions with assessment day every three months. Entry points na Reception (age 4), Year 7 (age 11), and Year 12 (age 16). Reception dey get 300+ applications for 40 places every year — you must register 12 to 18 months ahead. Assessment include cognitive test, interview with the Head of Admissions, and for older pikin, English and Maths paper. If pikin sibling dey the school, e get advantage but no guarantee. Application fee na ₦100,000 (no refund). Waitlist dey roll every year — you must re-register every March to keep your place.
School fee na only part of the bill. See wetin family dey actually pay:
School bus (Lagos zones)₦500,000–₦1,200,000/yr
Full uniform set₦150,000–₦250,000
Textbooks + Cambridge entry₦200,000–₦400,000/yr
Lunch (boarding excluded)₦350,000–₦500,000/yr
Co-curricular activities₦100,000–₦300,000/yr
Annual international trip₦1,500,000–₦3,000,000
Campus & facility
The 12-acre campus for Lekki Phase 1 open 2021, and na still the newest big school estate for Lagos. Inside dem get 25-metre swimming pool, floodlit FIFA-standard football pitch, indoor sports hall wey serve as basketball court, six science laboratory (three each for lower and upper school), 400-seat performing-arts auditorium, music practice room and art studio with kiln, plus library with 15,000+ book wey chartered librarian dey manage. The Sixth Form Centre na separate three-storey building with university-style common room, tutorial room, and quiet study floor.
Application fee na ₦100,000 wey dem no go refund. E cover assessment day, cognitive test, and interview with the Head of Admissions. The fee no go roll over if you register again next year.
Yes — na the only school for Lagos wey dey do UK-style full boarding for senior secondary. Boarders dey live for houses on the Lekki Phase 1 campus, and resident housemaster dey supervise them. Boarding go add ₦16.5M-₦18M every year on top of school fee.
Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level only. Pikin go write Cambridge IGCSE for end of Year 11 and Cambridge A-Level for end of Year 13. The school no dey put pikin for WAEC or NECO. Sixth Form choice include all A-Level subject plus EPQ (Extended Project Qualification).
1:8 across the whole school — na one of the smallest for Nigeria. Class size maximum na 20 for lower year and 16 for upper year. Sixth Form class fit be 6 to 14 depending on the subject.
School bus dey between ₦500,000-₦1,200,000 every year depending on distance. Route cover Lekki Phase 1 (the cheapest), Victoria Island and Ikoyi, Ikeja, and Mainland (the most expensive). All bus get GPS tracker, and parents go receive SMS when pikin enter or comot.