Eko Boys' High School in Mushin, founded 1913. State-owned. One of the oldest secondary schools in Lagos. Nigerian curriculum. Very low fees consistent with Lagos State Ministry of Education schedules.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦40.0K–140.0K
/yr · 2025/2026
First-year total estimate
₦140.0K
tuition + extras
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About dis school — Eko Boys' High School
Eko Boys' High School Mushin, dem found am 1913, na one of the oldest secondary school for Nigeria and Lagos State-owned institution. E start for Lagos Island, then the school move to Mushin plenty year ago. Old students include several first-generation post-independence Lagos professional and civil servant. State fee schedule dey keep Eko Boys affordable — one of the cheapest route to WAEC certificate for Lagos with serious academic tradition.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓One of oldest secondary schools in Lagos (founded 1913)
✓Lagos State-owned with state-schedule fees
✓70-85% WAEC credit-pass
✓Mainland catchment (Mushin, Ojuelegba)
✓Very affordable
✗ Trade-offs
✗Class sizes 40-45
✗Boys-only
✗Day-only
✗Older facilities
✗Discipline traditional but softening
Facilities & campus
●Mushin campus (4 acres state land)
●Academic blocks in Lagos State standard design (updated whiteboards 2019-2022)
●Two science laboratories
●Assembly hall
●Library
●Football pitch
●Basketball court
Curriculum & exam pathway
Accreditations
• Federal Ministry of Education Nigeria
• Lagos State Ministry of Education
• WAEC
University destinations
LASUUNILAGNigerian State universitiesPolytechnic pathwayNigerian Defence Academy
Admission process
JS1 entry through Lagos State placement examination for end of primary. State-quota placement dey apply for pikin wey dey live for Lagos LGA. Application fee small (~₦2,000). SS1 entry dey for transfer.
Extracurricular
FootballBasketballAthleticsDebateMusic ensembleChessBible study
School fee na only part of the bill. See wetin family dey actually pay:
Uniform₦10,000–₦25,000
Books + WAEC entries₦20,000–₦60,000/yr
Lunch₦30,000–₦70,000/yr
PTA levy₦5,000–₦15,000/yr
Campus & facility
Mushin campus with academic blocks, science laboratories, sports fields, and an assembly hall. Facilities are basic Lagos State model. Day-only.
The Mushin campus occupies 4 acres of state-owned educational land, developed in phases from the 1960s. The academic blocks were most recently refreshed during the 2019-2022 Lagos State schools whiteboard-and-repaint programme, which upgraded blackboards to whiteboards, repainted classrooms, and refreshed the assembly hall. Facilities include three two-storey academic blocks (junior secondary, senior secondary, and administrative), two science laboratories (integrated science and chemistry), an assembly hall used for weekly assemblies plus WAEC examinations for the wider Mushin state-school cluster, a small library, a computer room (updated with 20 desktop workstations in 2021), and outdoor sports facilities including a football pitch and a basketball court. Power runs on the Ikeja Electric grid with state-provided generator backup for essential facilities but not classroom-wide.
Yes — Lagos State-owned. Fee dey follow state schedule and e dey among the lowest for any secondary school for Lagos.
70-85% credit-pass rate na typical for core subject. E below top mission school but respectable for the fee tier.
Traditional Lagos-Mainland secondary discipline — corporal punishment historically dey apply, though state policy don soften this for the past decade. Uniform strictly enforced.
Mostly LASU, UNILAG, and northern university through JAMB. Smaller share dey enter polytechnic.
Around 1,500 pupil across JS1-SS3. Big state-school scale mean class size of 40+ na typical.