Tier 2 · premiumprivateChristianboarding available
Per term: ₦900K–₦1,500K
Founded 1990
Chrisland Idimu serves the western Lagos catchment along the Lagos–Abeokuta corridor. Nigerian curriculum, WAEC-focused. Offers optional boarding, useful for families outside the immediate area. Fees roughly 30-40% lower than the Lekki campus for a similar academic outcome.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦2.8M–4.5M
/yr · 2025/2026
Boarding fee
₦3.5M–5.5M
Estimated first-year total
₦10.0M
tuition + extras
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About this school — Chrisland College Idimu
Chrisland College Idimu is the group's western Lagos secondary school, established 1990 to serve the wider Alimosho catchment along the Lagos-Abeokuta corridor. The Idimu campus was Chrisland's first Mainland outside-Ikeja expansion, opened at a time when the western Lagos suburbs were mid-growth and premium-tier schooling options were scarce in the corridor. Nigerian curriculum with Cambridge IGCSE at senior secondary. Offers optional boarding — useful for families outside the immediate Alimosho catchment or whose parents work far from the school. Christian ethos consistent with the Chrisland group standard: openly Christian, morning devotion compulsory, CRS core subject. Fees run 30-40% below the Chrisland Lekki flagship reflecting the western Lagos cost base. WAEC results are consistently 92%+ credit-pass. What Chrisland Idimu offers is Chrisland-brand experience at Mainland fees; what it does not offer is the newer facilities and boarding-house diversity of the Lekki campus.
Chrisland Idimu was established 1990 as the group's first Mainland outside-Ikeja expansion, opened at a time when the western Lagos suburbs were mid-growth and premium-tier schooling options were scarce in the corridor. The school runs the same hybrid Nigerian-Cambridge curriculum as the Lekki campus with WAEC certification through SS3 and optional Cambridge IGCSE from SS1. Optional boarding — useful for families outside the immediate Alimosho catchment or whose parents work far from the school. Christian ethos consistent with the Chrisland group standard: openly Christian, morning devotion compulsory, CRS core subject. Fees run 30-40% below the Chrisland Lekki flagship reflecting the western Lagos cost base. WAEC results are consistently 92%+ credit-pass.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓30-40% cheaper than Chrisland Lekki for similar outcomes
✓Boarding option at 2 houses (~150 places)
✓IGCSE add-on at senior secondary
✓5-acre campus vs 3-acre at Opebi
✓Alimosho corridor convenience
✓Chrisland-brand sibling priority
✗ Trade-offs
✗Western Lagos catchment less prestigious than Island
✗Boarding fee ₦800K-1.2M on top of tuition
✗Strong Christian ethos compulsory
✗Class sizes 25-30
Facilities & campus
●5-acre Idimu campus
●3-storey academic block
●4 science laboratories
●350-seat hall
●Chapel
●2 boarding houses
●Football pitch
●Swimming pool
●Library
●Computer lab
Curriculum & exam pathway
Accreditations
• Cambridge International Assessment
• WAEC
• Federal Ministry of Education
University destinations
UNILAGLASUCovenantBabcockRedeemer'sManchesterWarwickNigerian State universities
Admission process
JS1 entry via school entrance examination held quarterly (January, April, July, October). Examination covers English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning at end-of-primary level plus a short written composition. Application fee ₦40,000, non-refundable. Sibling and Chrisland-network priority applies — pupils transferring from other Chrisland campuses receive first consideration. Common Entrance results considered supplementarily. SS1 transfer entry welcome for pupils with satisfactory JS3 results and IGCSE-pathway interest. Christian family priority; non-Christian pupils accommodated. Interview with senior staff plus a formal parent interview to confirm alignment with the Christian ethos.
JS1 entrance examination held quarterly (January, April, July, October). Application fee ₦40,000. Sibling and Chrisland-network priority applies — pupils transferring from other Chrisland campuses receive first consideration. Common Entrance results considered supplementarily. SS1 transfer entry welcome for pupils with satisfactory JS3 results and IGCSE-pathway interest. Christian family priority; non-Christian pupils accommodated.
Extracurriculars
FootballBasketballAthleticsMusic ensembleDramaCRS societyDebateBible study
Boarding (annual)₦800,000–₦1,200,000 on top of tuition
Campus & facilities
The Idimu campus sits on 5 acres in the Alimosho corridor. Facilities include a three-storey academic block housing primary and secondary, four science laboratories (physics, chemistry, biology in dedicated rooms plus an integrated science lab), a 350-seat assembly hall used for community assemblies and inter-house events, a chapel used for daily and Sunday devotion, two boarding houses (one boys, one girls) with capacity for ~150 boarders combined, sports facilities (a football pitch, basketball courts, small swimming pool used for PE), a library, a computer laboratory, an art studio, a music room, and a dining hall shared between boarders and day pupils. Power on grid + 120KVA generator + partial solar. Water from onsite borehole with LSWC secondary.
The Idimu campus sits on 5 acres in the Alimosho corridor. Facilities include a three-storey academic block housing primary and secondary, four science laboratories (physics, chemistry, biology in dedicated rooms plus an integrated science lab), a 350-seat assembly hall used for community assemblies and inter-house events, a chapel used for daily and Sunday devotion, two boarding houses (one boys, one girls) with capacity for ~150 boarders combined, sports facilities (a football pitch, basketball courts, small swimming pool used for PE), a library, a computer laboratory, an art studio, a music room, and a dining hall shared between boarders and day pupils.
Lower rent and cost base in the western catchment. Same curriculum, similar academic outcomes. The Idimu campus is less new than Lekki but comparably equipped.
Yes — Cambridge IGCSE is offered as an optional add-on at senior secondary, though the take-up rate is lower than at the Lekki campus.
Alimosho LGA — the western Lagos residential/mixed-use corridor. Popular among western Lagos professional families seeking Chrisland brand at a lower price point.
Consistently 92%+ credit-pass rate.
No — approximately 25-30% of pupils board. Boarding is popular with families outside the Alimosho catchment.