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Corona Secondary School

Lekki / Ikoyi · Ado-Odo/Ota (Ogun) LGA
Tier 3 · mid-marketprivateChristianboarding available
Per term: ₦800K–₦1,200K
Founded 1956

Corona Secondary School na coed day and boarding school for Agbara (just outside Lagos State, on Ogun border). Dem found am 1990, e dey follow Nigerian secondary curriculum with IGCSE option from SS1. Corona notable for the long partnership with Corona Schools Trust Council (the network behind Corona Primary for Apapa and other Lagos primary) — e dey serve as natural secondary continuation for that primary cohort.

Fee breakdown

Tuition range
₦2.7M–3.3M
/yr · 2025/2026
First-year total estimate
₦3.3M
tuition + extras

Fees by year group

2025/2026 session — quoted per pikin per year.

Year groupTuitionWeekly boardingFull boarding
JSS₦2,800,000+₦3,100,000
SSS₦3,000,000+₦3,300,000
Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read

About dis school — Corona Secondary School

Corona na one of Lagos oldest school brand, dem start am for 1956. Secondary school dey operate for Lekki and Ikoyi with strong reputation for WAEC. For ₦2.7M–₦3.3M with boarding option, e offer good value for school wey get almost 70 years history.

Strengths & trade-offs

Strengths

  • Feeder network from Corona Primary sites in Lagos
  • Established boarding tradition
  • Nigerian curriculum with IGCSE option
  • 12-acre campus in Agbara
  • Coed with strong sports programme
  • Sibling priority meaningful

Trade-offs

  • Ogun State location (Agbara)
  • Day and boarding but boarding-preferred
  • Christian-affiliated ethos
  • Application fee ₦35,000

Facilities & campus

12-acre Agbara campus
3 dormitory blocks
4 science laboratories
25m swimming pool
2 sports fields
300-seat hall
Library

Curriculum & exam pathway

Exam bodies
  • WAEC
  • Cambridge IGCSE
Accreditations
  • Cambridge International Assessment
  • WAEC
  • Federal Ministry of Education
University destinations
ManchesterWarwickUNILAGLASUCovenantBabcockNigerian private universitiesCanadian universities

Admission process

Corona dey do competitive entrance exam for March and August. JSS1 na the main entry; SS1 entry dey for transfer. Corona Primary pikin get priority but dem still go sit exam. Application fee na ₦35,000 (no refund).

Extracurricular

FootballBasketballSwimmingAthleticsMusic ensembleDramaCRS societyDebateChess

Area context

Ikoyi
Island · premium
₦15.0M–25.0M/yr

Schools wey resemble

True yearly cost — beyond school fee

School fee na only part of the bill. See wetin family dey actually pay:

School bus (Lagos zones)₦300,000–₦600,000/yr (day pupils)
Uniform₦80,000–₦150,000
Books + WAEC entries₦100,000–₦220,000/yr
Lunch (day) / boarding meals included₦200,000–₦300,000/yr (day)
IGCSE entries (SS1–SS3)₦120,000–₦280,000

Campus & facility

The 12-acre Agbara campus na purpose-built and e get three dormitory block (boys and girls separated), 30+ classroom, four science lab, 25m swimming pool, two sports field, 300-seat hall, and library with 8,000+ book. Boarding dey for single-sex house; day pikin dey bus from Lagos.

RENT NEAR THIS SCHOOL

2-bedroom for Ikoyi dey start from ₦15.0M every year.

SCHOOL RUN COST

School run from Lekki / Ikoyi — BRT, Bolt, and school bus option.

Question wey people dey ask

Technically no — Agbara dey for Ogun State, just over the Lagos border. But the school dey serve mostly Lagos parent base and dem dey run daily bus from Lagos. Practically, most parents dey treat am as Lagos school.