Tier 5 · government / missionmissionIslamic (Anwar-Ul-Islam)
Per term: ₦15K–₦50Kestimated within tier band
Founded 1948
Anwar-Ul-Islam Movement of Nigeria (formerly Ahmadiyya) secondary school in Agege. Founded 1948. Nigerian curriculum. Muslim mission tradition. Very affordable pricing, serving the wider Ikeja/Agege/Alimosho catchment.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦50.0K–150.0K
/yr · 2025/2026
Estimated first-year total
₦150.0K
tuition + extras
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About this school — Anwar-Ul-Islam College Agege
Anwar-Ul-Islam College Agege (formerly the Ahmadiyya Movement schools until the 1974 rename) is the Anwar-Ul-Islam Movement of Nigeria's flagship Agege secondary school, founded 1948. The Ahmadiyya movement founded the school as part of a national Muslim education programme; the 1974 rename reflected doctrinal separation from the international Ahmadiyya movement. Agege campus serves the wider Ikeja/Agege/Alimosho Muslim catchment. Affordable fees, disciplined academics, Islamic ethos.
The school's history reflects the wider evolution of Muslim education in Nigeria. The Ahmadiyya Movement founded the Agege site in 1948 as part of a national programme of Muslim secondary education alongside its mosques and community welfare institutions. The 1974 rename reflected doctrinal separation between the Nigerian institutional network (which identifies with mainstream Sunni Islam) and the international Ahmadiyya movement based in Rabwah, Pakistan. The Anwar-Ul-Islam Movement of Nigeria operates a substantial national network today: several dozen secondary schools, primary schools, and mosques concentrated in western Nigeria. The Agege school is one of the flagship institutions and serves the wider Ikeja/Agege/Alimosho Muslim professional catchment. Islamic Religious Studies + Arabic are taught alongside the standard WAEC curriculum, and pupils who continue to Islamic university (Al-Azhar, Madinah) are supported through the movement's scholarship network.
UNILAGLASUUniversity of IlorinAl-Azhar University (Egypt)Madinah Islamic UniversityNigerian State universitiesCovenantBabcock
Admission process
JS1 entry via school entrance examination. Application fee ₦5,000–₦10,000. Muslim families receive priority. Common Entrance results considered supplementarily.
JS1 entrance examination held in April and August covering English, Mathematics, and General Knowledge at end-of-primary level plus a short Islamic Religious Studies component. Application fee ₦5,000-₦10,000 depending on family circumstances (the movement subsidises fees for lower-income families through zakat funds). Muslim family priority is documented and significant. Sibling priority applies. Non-Muslim pupils are welcome and accommodated but expected to attend morning assembly with generic prayer. SS1 transfer entry available. Interview with the Principal and the school imam for shortlisted candidates; the interview includes assessment of Islamic religious knowledge for Muslim pupils and general aptitude for non-Muslim pupils.
Extracurriculars
FootballBasketballAthleticsIslamic Religious Studies clubArabic languageDebateDramaChess
Tuition is only part of the bill. Here's what families actually pay:
Uniform₦15,000–₦35,000
Books + WAEC entries₦20,000–₦70,000/yr
Lunch₦40,000–₦90,000/yr
PTA levy₦8,000–₦15,000/yr
Campus & facilities
The Agege campus was established in 1948 and expanded through the 1970s and 1990s. Facilities include academic blocks, three science laboratories, an assembly hall, a mosque, a library, sports courts, and a football pitch. Day-only.
The Agege campus was originally established in 1948 on land granted by the movement. The mosque — rebuilt in 1972 following the rename — remains the school's spiritual centre and hosts daily five-times prayers, Friday Juma'ah, and Ramadan iftar community meals. Facilities include three academic blocks (junior secondary, senior secondary, and administrative), three science laboratories (physics, chemistry, biology), the mosque, an assembly hall used for weekly parade and school events, a library with an Islamic reference collection, a computer laboratory, and outdoor sports facilities (a football pitch and basketball court). Power on grid + 80KVA generator + inverter. Water from onsite borehole with mosque water supply as secondary. Day-only.
The 1974 rename reflected the Nigerian Anwar-Ul-Islam Movement's doctrinal separation from the international Ahmadiyya organisation. Anwar-Ul-Islam identifies as mainstream Sunni Islam. The school and educational infrastructure carried on under the new name.
Yes, welcomed. Christian Religious Studies is offered as an alternative to Islamic Religious Studies. Non-Muslim pupils are excused from Islamic religious observances.
Solid — typically 75-88% credit-pass in core subjects. Sciences and mathematics are the traditional strengths.
The Anwar-Ul-Islam Movement subsidises operating costs through mosque donations and endowment funds, letting the school charge substantially below break-even. This is central to the mission — Islamic education should be accessible regardless of family income.
Predominantly LASU, UNILAG, University of Ilorin, and the northern universities. Growing numbers into private universities via scholarship. A smaller share pursue Islamic studies at Al-Azhar (Egypt) or Madinah (Saudi Arabia) via religious-scholarship routes.