Staff school attached to Yaba College of Technology. Primarily for staff children but accepts external pupils. Affordable pricing. Nigerian curriculum.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦150.0K–400.0K
/yr · 2025/2026
First-year total estimate
₦400.0K
tuition + extras
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About dis school — Yaba College of Technology Staff School
Yaba College of Technology Staff School was founded in 1979 as a welfare institution for the children of Yabatech academic and administrative staff. Over four decades it has evolved into a mixed model — approximately 70% Yabatech-staff-connected pupils, 30% external Yaba residents accepted subject to space. The school is one of the few affordable-tier primaries in Yaba that consistently prepares pupils for Common Entrance to Federal Government Colleges and top mission schools (KCL, QCL, FGC Ijanikin, St Gregory's, Holy Child). Fees are subsidised by Yabatech, which keeps the school at roughly one-third the cost of comparable external private primaries in the Yaba/Sabo/Akoka corridor. The pupil profile is heavily academic-family (children of Yabatech lecturers, UNILAG staff, secondary-school teachers in the catchment) which reinforces the academic-preparation culture.
The school's founding in 1979 came during the expansion of federal polytechnic education in Nigeria; Yabatech itself was one of Nigeria's first colleges of technology. As part of the polytechnic's welfare package, staff quarters were built adjacent to the campus and the staff school was established to educate their children. Over four decades the model has evolved as external Yaba residents applied and were admitted to fill spaces. The pupil profile remains heavily academic-family (Yabatech lecturers' children, UNILAG staff children, secondary-school teachers' children from the wider Yaba/Sabo catchment) which reinforces the Common Entrance preparation intensity. The school is one of the few affordable-tier Yaba primaries that consistently prepares pupils for Federal Government College and top mission school entry. Yabatech staff receive fee subsidies covering approximately two-thirds of the actual per-pupil cost; external families pay the full fee which is still substantially below external private primaries in the Yaba corridor.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓Yabatech subsidy keeps fees at one-third of external primaries
✓Common Entrance preparation intensive from Year 5
✓Location within Yabatech campus
✓Academic-family pupil profile
✓Small cohort
✗ Trade-offs
✗Priority to Yabatech staff children
✗Primary-only
✗Basic facilities
✗No non-academic amenities like swimming pool
Facilities & campus
●Compact block within Yabatech campus
●14 classrooms Nursery-Year 6
●Small hall
●Playground
●Small library
●Computer room
●Outdoor space shared with Yabatech
Curriculum & exam pathway
Accreditations
• Federal Ministry of Education Nigeria
• Yabatech affiliation
University destinations
N/A — primary-only. Feeds to Federal Government Colleges, KCL/QCL, mission schools
Admission process
Reception and Nursery entry via play-based assessment plus parent interview. Year 1 and above via written English + Mathematics assessment at grade-appropriate level. Yabatech staff children have first-priority admission; external applications considered for the remaining 20-30% of intake places. Application fee ₦5,000 for staff children, ₦10,000 for external applicants. Common Entrance preparation is intensive from Year 5 with weekend prep classes.
Reception and Nursery admissions via play-based assessment plus parent interview. Year 1 and above via written English and Mathematics assessment at grade-appropriate level. Yabatech staff children receive first-tier priority; external applications considered for the remaining 20-30% of intake places subject to space. Application fees are structured differentially: ₦5,000 for staff children (covering documentation); ₦10,000 for external applicants (covering assessment and documentation). Common Entrance preparation from Year 5 includes intensive weekend prep classes plus a June-July prep intensive before the September Common Entrance examinations. The school's Common Entrance placement record is a source of parental satisfaction; approximately 60-70% of Year 6 leavers place at Federal Government Colleges or top Lagos mission schools.
School fee na only part of the bill. See wetin family dey actually pay:
Uniform₦15,000–₦30,000
Books₦15,000–₦40,000/yr
Lunch₦40,000–₦80,000/yr
PTA levy₦5,000–₦10,000/yr
Campus & facility
The staff school occupies a purpose-built block within the wider Yabatech campus in Yaba. Facilities are compact but functional: 14 classrooms across Nursery through Year 6, a small hall used for assemblies and end-of-year concerts, a playground with basic equipment, a small library, a computer room, and outdoor space shared with the wider Yabatech campus. Power is via the Yabatech grid + institutional generator + inverter — outages are among the shortest in Yaba. Water from the Yabatech central borehole. Day-only.
The staff school occupies a purpose-built two-storey block within the wider Yabatech campus. Facilities are compact but functional: 14 classrooms across Nursery through Year 6 organised by year group and age band, a small assembly hall used for morning assemblies and end-of-year concerts, a library with a strong Common Entrance past-papers reference collection, a computer room (updated with 15 desktop workstations in 2020), an art room combining art and music instruction, a Reception and Nursery playground with age-appropriate equipment, and outdoor sports areas shared with the wider Yabatech campus. Power is via the Yabatech institutional grid + institutional generator + inverter backup for classroom lighting — outages are among the shortest in the Yaba catchment. Water from the Yabatech central borehole. Day-only. Given the campus-within-a-campus location, security is provided by Yabatech security infrastructure.