Gbagada Phase 2 school serving the eastern Mainland catchment with a hybrid Nigerian-Cambridge curriculum. Christian-affiliated. WAEC results strong within tier. Day-only.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦900.0K–2.0M
/yr · 2025/2026
Estimated first-year total
₦2.0M
tuition + extras
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About this school — Christ the Cornerstone International School
Christ the Cornerstone International School Gbagada Phase 2 serves a specific catchment: the eastern Mainland professional families (Gbagada, Anthony Village, Maryland, Ojota, Ketu) who want a hybrid curriculum without the Third Mainland Bridge commute to Lekki. Founded 2001, the school runs a Nigerian curriculum with optional Cambridge IGCSE at senior secondary — the IGCSE option is meaningful because it opens the international-university pathway for pupils whose families cannot easily justify Island fees. Christian-affiliated (non-denominational). Day-only. WAEC pass rates are strong (85-92% credit-pass in core subjects), stronger than most Tier 3 Mainland peers. The school's size (~500-600 pupils) keeps class caps at 22-28 — smaller than Chrisland Idimu's 30+, larger than Foreshore's 18. What Cornerstone competes on is the specific geographic value proposition: the strongest hybrid-curriculum school in the eastern Mainland catchment at this fee tier.
Christ the Cornerstone was founded 2001 in Gbagada Phase 2 to serve the eastern Mainland catchment — Gbagada, Anthony Village, Maryland, Ojota, Ketu — with a hybrid curriculum option. The Gbagada Phase 2 estate is one of the better-planned Mainland residential developments and had grown into a substantial professional-family enclave by the early 2000s without a corresponding mid-market school. The school's hybrid Nigerian-Cambridge curriculum with optional IGCSE at senior secondary fills that gap. WAEC pass rates are consistently 85-92% credit-pass — stronger than most Tier 3 Mainland peers. The school's size (~500-600 pupils) keeps class caps at 22-28. Alumni move into Nigerian universities plus a growing UK and Canadian scholarship pipeline.
Rolling entrance assessment held quarterly (January, April, July, October). Assessment covers English, Mathematics, and Verbal Reasoning at grade-appropriate level plus a written summary paragraph for JS1 and above. Application fee ₦15,000, non-refundable. Sibling priority applies — approximately 30% of any Year 7 intake is siblings. Common Entrance results considered supplementarily. Reception entry via play-based assessment plus parent interview. Interview with the Principal for all shortlisted candidates plus a school-visit day.
Rolling entrance assessment held quarterly (January, April, July, October). Assessment covers English, Mathematics, and Verbal Reasoning at grade-appropriate level plus a written summary paragraph for JS1 and above. Application fee ₦15,000. Sibling priority applies — approximately 30% of any Year 7 intake is siblings. Common Entrance results considered supplementarily. Reception entry via play-based assessment plus parent interview. Interview with the Principal for all shortlisted candidates.
Tuition is only part of the bill. Here's what families actually pay:
School bus₦200,000–₦450,000/yr
Uniform₦40,000–₦80,000
Books + WAEC/IGCSE entries₦60,000–₦180,000/yr
Lunch₦150,000–₦250,000/yr
Campus & facilities
The Gbagada Phase 2 campus sits on 2 acres inside the Phase 2 residential estate. Facilities include a three-storey primary/secondary academic block, three science laboratories (physics, chemistry, biology in dedicated rooms), a 250-seat assembly hall, a 15m swimming pool used primarily for PE and swimming lessons, sports courts (basketball, volleyball, small football pitch), a library (~5,000 volumes), a computer laboratory, an art room, and a music room. Power on grid + 80KVA generator + inverter backup. Water from onsite borehole with LSWC as secondary source. Day-only. School buses run from Gbagada, Anthony Village, Maryland, Ketu, Ojota, and Ojota junction.
The Gbagada Phase 2 campus sits on 2 acres inside the Phase 2 residential estate. Facilities include a three-storey primary/secondary academic block, three science laboratories (physics, chemistry, biology in dedicated rooms), a 250-seat assembly hall, a 15m swimming pool used primarily for PE and swimming lessons, sports courts (basketball, volleyball, small football pitch), a library (~5,000 volumes), a computer laboratory, an art room, and a music room. Power on grid + 80KVA generator + inverter backup. Water from onsite borehole with LSWC as secondary source. Day-only. School buses run from Gbagada, Anthony Village, Maryland, Ketu, Ojota, and Ojota junction.