Tier 3 · mid-marketprivateChristianboarding available
Per term: ₦800K–₦1,200K
Founded 1956
Corona Secondary School is a coeducational day and boarding school in Agbara (just outside Lagos State on the Ogun border). Founded in 1990, it follows the Nigerian secondary curriculum with IGCSE add-ons available from SS1. Corona is notable for its long-standing partnership with Corona Schools Trust Council (the network behind Corona Primary in Apapa and several other Lagos primaries) — it serves as the natural secondary continuation for that primary cohort.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦2.7M–3.3M
/yr · 2025/2026
Estimated first-year total
₦3.3M
tuition + extras
Fees by year group
2025/2026 session — quoted per pupil per year.
Year group
Tuition
Weekly boarding
Full boarding
JSS
₦2,800,000
—
+₦3,100,000
SSS
₦3,000,000
—
+₦3,300,000
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About this school — Corona Secondary School
Corona is one of Lagos's oldest school brands, founded in 1956. The secondary school operates in Lekki and Ikoyi with a strong reputation for WAEC performance and character development. At ₦2.7M–₦3.3M with boarding options, it offers good value for a school with nearly 70 years of history.
Corona Secondary Agbara was founded 1990 as the secondary continuation of the Corona Schools Trust Council network — a Christian mission organisation established in Lagos in the colonial era. The Agbara site was chosen for its combination of accessibility from Lagos and its lower cost base for a substantial boarding secondary. The school has grown into one of the mid-market boarding secondary options serving Lagos families, competing directly with Corona Abijo (the Trust's newer Ajah-area boarding site) and Rainbow, Grundtvig, and NTIC in the wider mid-market boarding tier. WAEC pass rates are consistently 85-92% credit-pass, and the school's IGCSE cohort at senior secondary has been expanding since 2018.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓Feeder network from Corona Primary sites in Lagos
Corona admits via competitive entrance examination held in March and August. JSS1 is the main entry; SS1 entry is available for transfers. Corona Primary pupils receive priority but still sit the exam. Application fee is ₦35,000 non-refundable.
JS1 entrance examination held March, June, and September covering English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning, and Bible Knowledge at end-of-primary level. Application fee ₦35,000. Corona Primary sibling priority is meaningful — approximately 50% of any Year 7 intake comes from Corona Primary sites. Common Entrance results considered supplementarily. SS1 transfer entry available for pupils moving from other Corona schools or from strong Nigerian curriculum secondaries. Interview with the Principal for shortlisted candidates plus an overnight boarding-experience stay as final admissions step for pupils new to boarding.
The 12-acre Agbara campus is purpose-built and includes three dormitory blocks (boys and girls separated), 30+ classrooms, four science labs, a 25m swimming pool, two sports fields, a 300-seat hall, and a library of 8,000+ volumes. Boarding is in single-sex houses; day pupils are bussed from Lagos.
The 12-acre Agbara campus is a purpose-built boarding secondary school. Facilities include three dormitory blocks (boys and girls separated), 30+ classrooms across JS1-SS3, four science laboratories, the chapel used for daily morning devotion, a 300-seat assembly hall, a 25m swimming pool, two sports fields (football + athletics + hockey), an art and music block, the college library, a computer laboratory, and staff quarters. Power runs on grid + industrial generator + partial solar (installed 2020). Water from onsite borehole.
Technically no — Agbara is in Ogun State, just over the Lagos border. But the school serves a primarily Lagos parent base and operates daily school buses from Lagos. For practical purposes most parents treat it as a Lagos school.
Roughly 60% boarding, 40% day. The school admits day pupils from Lagos and bussed routes cover Lekki, Victoria Island, Ikeja, and Surulere. Boarding capacity is approximately 350.
Yes — Corona Primary pupils receive priority admission, though they must still sit the entrance exam. Approximately 50% of each JSS1 cohort comes from Corona Primary sites.
Football, basketball, swimming, athletics, table tennis, and netball. Boarders have access to facilities outside school hours. Inter-school competitions include the Lagos Premier Schools League (football and basketball).
Consistently strong — typically 92%+ A1–C6 across the cohort. The school publishes anonymised subject-level results annually for parents.