Tier 5 · government / missiongovernmentFederalboarding available
Per term: ₦15K–₦60K
Founded 1927
Queen's College, dem found am 1927 for Yaba, na the female version of King's College and the second Federal Government College for girls for Nigeria. Nigerian curriculum. Federal Ministry of Education fee. Elite academic tradition — old students include supreme court justice, minister, and business leader. Boarding tradition dey strong.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦50.0K–180.0K
/yr · 2025/2026
Boarding fee
₦80.0K–180.0K
First-year total estimate
₦360.0K
tuition + extras
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About dis school — Queen's College Lagos
Queen's College Lagos, dem found am 1927, na the female version of King's College and one of the first two Federal Government College wey dem set up specifically for girls for Nigeria. The Yaba campus dey smaller than KCL at 30 acres, but the school academic reputation equal. Old students include supreme court justice, senator, cabinet minister, and CEO across the Nigerian and diaspora business elite. Where KCL train boys for colonial administration, QC train girls for professional public life at a time when few Nigerian school for do that. Federal fee structure don keep QC accessible for nearly one century, and boarding tradition still na one of the defining feature — "QC girl" na specific Lagos identity, wey get academic rigour, sport competitiveness, and lifelong network.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓Founded 1927 (first Federal Government College for girls)
✓30-acre Yaba campus with restored 1927 assembly hall
✓Alumnae network of supreme court justices, senators, ministers, CEOs
✓Federal fees among lowest for elite girls schools
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Admission process
QC dey admit for JS1 through National Common Entrance Examination wey NECO dey administer. Candidate must be Nigerian female citizen wey age 10-12 on 1 September of entry year. Common Entrance dey April. QC dey take top 10% of female Common Entrance score nationally, with federal-quota allocation for state distribution. After exam, screening interview for Yaba campus. Application fee na the standard NECO Common Entrance fee (~₦4,500). Admission letter dey release for July; boarding place fill first.
Extracurricular
NetballHockeyBasketballSwimmingAthleticsMusic ensemble + choirDebate societyDramaBible studyHome economicsCommunity service
School fee na only part of the bill. See wetin family dey actually pay:
Boarding termly levy₦40,000–₦60,000/term
Uniform (day, house, sports)₦50,000–₦85,000
Books + WAEC entries₦40,000–₦120,000/yr
PTA + development levy₦20,000–₦40,000/yr
Old Girls Association subscription₦5,000/yr
House sports and cultural events₦15,000–₦25,000/yr
Campus & facility
The 30-acre Yaba campus dey centre on the original 1927 assembly hall and colonial-era administrative block, dem don extend am over the decades with academic wing, three boarding house (Kofoworola, Balogun, Ransome-Kuti), science laboratory, chapel, art and home economics block, athletics track, netball and hockey pitch, and 25m swimming pool. Boarding na core feature — around 65% of pupil dey board. The Sarah Idahosa Library get one of the strongest secondary-school collection for the country. Power dey run on NEPA + generator + solar; water from borehole.
Yes — QC don be girls-only school since dem found am for 1927. This na central to the identity and old-girls network. No plan to go co-educational.
Very. Common Entrance cut-off for QC dey top 5-10% of female score nationally. Federal-quota state allocation dey add complexity — pikin from over-subscribed state dey face steeper competition than those from federally-distributed quota state.
Traditional. Three house dey share dormitory, communal bathroom, prep hall, and dining room. Facility na basic by international-school standard but well-maintained. Old girls consistently dey describe boarding as formative — the shared experience na the core of the network.
90%+ credit-pass rate na normal. Science na historically strong. The school dey produce WAEC national subject prizewinner regularly and top 10% dey place for Oxbridge, top US university, McGill, and University of Toronto through scholarship.
Yes — one of the strongest for Nigeria. QC Old Girls Association dey organise annual reunion, mentorship programme, and scholarship fund for current student. Regional QC chapter dey for London, New York, Washington DC, and Toronto.