Day Waterman College na boarding-only secondary school for Asese, Ogun State (you fit commute from Lagos), dem dey offer British curriculum from Year 7 to Year 13. Dem found am 2009 and dem model am after traditional English boarding school. DWC dey educate around 400 pikin across five boarding house. Na one of only three Lagos-region school wey dey offer UK-style residential boarding (alongside Charterhouse and Atlantic Hall). Fees na ₦5M to ₦7.5M every year, boarding included.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦5.0M–7.5M
/yr · 2025/2026
First-year total estimate
₦7.5M
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
JSS
₦5,500,000
—
+₦5,500,000
SSS
₦7,500,000
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+₦7,500,000
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About dis school — Day Waterman College
Day Waterman na the boarding school for family wey want immersive experience without sending pikin go UK. The school deliberately position dem self between Atlantic Hall (Nigerian co-ed boarding tradition) and Charterhouse (full international British branch). The boarding model dey structured: prep dey supervised, weekend dey programmed with sport and activity, and pikin dey only leave campus three weekend per term. Parents wey choose DWC dey specifically buy the boarding pedagogy — no be just classroom hours.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓UK-style residential boarding at ~40-acre Asese campus
✓Distinctive boarding culture — supervised prep, house masters, weekend programming
✓Cambridge IGCSE + A-Level pathway
✓Recent Oxbridge admissions from Sixth Form
✓Only 3 boarding schools in Lagos region offering full-residential model
✓Structured pastoral care for boarders
✗ Trade-offs
✗60-80 min from Lekki, 90-110 min from Ikeja by road
✗Day pupils not accepted — boarding-only
✗Weekend visits limited to scheduled exeats
✗Application fee ₦80,000
✗Uniform + sports kit ₦180K-280K
Facilities & campus
●40-acre Asese campus
●5 boarding houses
●6 science laboratories
●25m swimming pool
●2 football pitches (1 floodlit)
●Indoor sports hall
●500-seat chapel/auditorium
●Music school + art block with kilns
●Library with 15,000 volumes
Curriculum & exam pathway
Accreditations
• Cambridge International Assessment
• Federal Ministry of Education Nigeria
• Council of British International Schools (associate)
DWC dey do competitive entrance exam two times every year (March and October). The exam dey cover English, Mathematics, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Candidate sef dey do overnight stay for the school as part of the assessment — unusual feature wey allow admissions team observe how pikin dey behave for residential setting. Sibling get priority. Application fee na ₦80,000 (no refund). Year 7 na the main entry point; Year 9 and Year 12 entry dey available if space dey.
Extracurricular
FootballRugbyCricketAthleticsSwimmingCross-countryMusic ensemble + orchestraDramaDebate societyModel UNDuke of Edinburgh Award
School fee na only part of the bill. See wetin family dey actually pay:
Uniform + sports kit (full set)₦180,000–₦280,000
Books and IGCSE/A-Level entries₦150,000–₦400,000/yr
Travel to/from campus₦100,000–₦300,000/yr
Weekend trip programmesincluded in fees
International field trip (Year 11/13)₦800,000–₦2,000,000
Campus & facility
The 40-acre Asese campus na the biggest single school estate for Lagos region. E get five boarding house (three boys, two girls), academic block with 30+ classroom and six science lab, 25m swimming pool, two football pitch (one floodlit), indoor sport hall, 500-seat chapel/auditorium, music school, art block with kiln, and Adetiba Library (15,000 book). The campus dey run on im own borehole water supply, and dem get 100% solar backup for residential block.
Asese dey around 60-80 minutes from Lekki through Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, and 90-110 minutes from Ikeja or Surulere. The school dey operate arrival-day transport from agreed Lagos pickup point for start of each term.
No — DWC na boarding-only. Even pikin wey family dey close for Asese or Mowe must board. The school dey argue say boarding experience na the product, and if dem allow day pikin, e go dilute the residential community.
Pikin get three full weekend exeat per term (usually once a month) plus the normal half-term and end-of-term break. Parents fit visit campus most Saturday for arranged collection or supervised on-site visit. The school dey strict say no mobile phone during prep.
The school dey cater for halal, vegetarian, and common allergen-free diet. Severe allergy (peanut, dairy, gluten) need advance notice and paediatric letter; the kitchen fit accommodate if dem warn dem. The on-site sanatorium dey keep medical log for all boarder.
Yes — academic scholarship wey dey cover 30-50% of fee dey for Year 7 and Year 12 entry. The Founders Scholarship dey cover full fee, dem dey give one outstanding Year 7 candidate every year wey come from state school background. All scholarship na competitive, and family income check dey for full award.