Tier 5 · government / missiongovernmentFederalboarding available
Per term: ₦20K–₦60K
Founded 1979
Federal Science and Technical College for Yaba, dem dey focus on STEM subject for senior secondary. Boys-only. Federal fee. E dey prepare pikin for both WAEC and NABTEB (technical) exam.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦60.0K–180.0K
/yr · 2025/2026
Boarding fee
₦90.0K–180.0K
First-year total estimate
₦360.0K
tuition + extras
L
Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About dis school — Federal Science and Technical College Yaba
Federal Science and Technical College Yaba, dem establish am 1979, na one of the Federal Government technical secondary school wey dey focus on STEM subject for senior secondary. Boys-only. FSTC network dem design am to feed technically-skilled Nigerian workforce during 1970s industrial policy era. FSTC Yaba dey produce WAEC and NABTEB (technical certification) result, and old students dey move into engineering programme for UNILAG, LASU, and UNIBEN, plus polytechnic pathway. Federal fee dey keep am accessible.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓STEM-focused senior secondary
✓Dual WAEC + NABTEB certification
✓Federal fees
✓Direct pipeline to engineering and technical polytechnic programmes
✓Yaba location convenient for UNILAG post-secondary
UNILAG (engineering)LAUTECHUNIBENLASUYaba College of Technology (polytechnic pathway)Nigerian Defence Academy engineering
Admission process
Common Entrance Examination through NECO. Federal quota dey apply. Application fee: standard NECO fee. Successful candidate go receive federal admission letter. Boarding place fill first.
School fee na only part of the bill. See wetin family dey actually pay:
Boarding termly levy₦30,000–₦50,000/term
Uniform + workshop kit₦40,000–₦70,000
Books + WAEC/NABTEB entries₦40,000–₦150,000/yr
PTA levy₦15,000–₦25,000/yr
Campus & facility
FSTC Yaba occupy compact urban campus with dedicated STEM-focused laboratory, technical workshop for engineering-drawing and metal/wood work, standard academic classroom, dormitory block, and dining hall. Yaba location dey give easy access to UNILAG for post-secondary transition and to industrial employer for Mainland.
FSTC dey focus on science and technical subject for senior secondary — engineering drawing, metalwork, woodwork, technical drawing — alongside standard WAEC subject. Regular FGC dey academic-focused. Pikin dey choose based on career direction.
Yes — dual certification na standard. WAEC dey give academic university-entry credential; NABTEB dey certify technical skill for polytechnic entry or direct-to-work path.
FSTC Yaba na boys-only. Some other FSTC for Nigeria na girls-only or co-educational; Lagos-Yaba site na specifically boys.
Mostly engineering (electrical, mechanical, civil), computer science, applied physics, and polytechnic technical programme. Small number dey pursue business or humanities through post-secondary university programme.
Consistently strong for science and mathematics — often 90%+ credit-pass for physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Humanities pass rate lower because of the technical curriculum focus.