Tier 5 · government / missiongovernmentFederalboarding available
Per term: ₦20K–₦60K
Founded 1979
Federal Science and Technical College in Yaba, focused on STEM subjects at senior secondary level. Boys-only. Federal fees. Prepares students for both WAEC and NABTEB (technical) examinations.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦60.0K–180.0K
/yr · 2025/2026
Boarding fee
₦90.0K–180.0K
Estimated first-year total
₦360.0K
tuition + extras
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About this school — Federal Science and Technical College Yaba
Federal Science and Technical College Yaba, established 1979, is one of the Federal Government's technical secondary schools focused on STEM subjects at senior secondary level. Boys-only. The FSTC network was designed to feed a technically-skilled Nigerian workforce during the 1970s industrial policy era. FSTC Yaba produces WAEC and NABTEB (technical certification) results and its alumni move into engineering programmes at UNILAG, LASU, and UNIBEN, plus polytechnic pathways. Federal fees keep it accessible.
FSTC Yaba was established 1979 during the expansion of federal technical education under the Second Republic. The Federal Science and Technical College network was designed to feed a technically-skilled Nigerian workforce during the industrial policy era, when Nigeria was investing heavily in petrochemicals, steel, and engineering infrastructure. FSTC Yaba is one of the flagship Lagos-region FSTCs and has produced generations of Nigerian engineers, technicians, and STEM academics. The dual WAEC + NABTEB certification is central to the school's value proposition — WAEC provides university-entry credentials for engineering programmes, while NABTEB certifies technical skills for polytechnic entry or direct-to-work paths. Yaba location gives easy access to UNILAG and Yabatech for post-secondary transitions.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓STEM-focused senior secondary
✓Dual WAEC + NABTEB certification
✓Federal fees
✓Direct pipeline to engineering and technical polytechnic programmes
✓Yaba location convenient for UNILAG post-secondary
UNILAG (engineering)LAUTECHUNIBENLASUYaba College of Technology (polytechnic pathway)Nigerian Defence Academy engineering
Admission process
Common Entrance Examination via NECO. Federal quota applies. Application fee: standard NECO fee. Successful candidates receive federal admission letters. Boarding places fill first.
JS1 entry via the National Common Entrance Examination administered by NECO. Federal quota applies. Application fee is the standard NECO Common Entrance fee. Successful candidates receive federal admission letters. Boarding places fill first. Given the STEM focus, the Common Entrance cut-off for FSTC Yaba tends to be higher for pupils selecting technical-track secondary — the school actively selects for STEM aptitude. SS1 transfer entry available for pupils moving from other FSTCs or from strong Nigerian curriculum secondaries with strong JS3 mathematics and science results.
Tuition is only part of the bill. Here's what families actually pay:
Boarding termly levy₦30,000–₦50,000/term
Uniform + workshop kit₦40,000–₦70,000
Books + WAEC/NABTEB entries₦40,000–₦150,000/yr
PTA levy₦15,000–₦25,000/yr
Campus & facilities
FSTC Yaba occupies a compact urban campus with dedicated STEM-focused laboratories, technical workshops for engineering-drawing and metal/wood work, standard academic classrooms, dormitory blocks, and a dining hall. The Yaba location gives easy access to UNILAG for post-secondary transitions and to industrial employers on the Mainland.
FSTC Yaba occupies a compact urban campus (~5 acres) with STEM-focused infrastructure. Facilities include dedicated engineering-drawing rooms, metalwork and woodwork workshops (rare in Lagos secondary schools), physics, chemistry, and biology laboratories, computer laboratories, standard academic classrooms, dormitory blocks, a dining hall, and the chapel/mosque. The Yaba location provides easy access to UNILAG and Yabatech, both of which absorb significant portions of FSTC leavers. Power runs on grid + federal generator system. Water from onsite borehole with Yaba LSWC pipe backup.
FSTCs focus on science and technical subjects at senior secondary — engineering drawing, metalwork, woodwork, technical drawing — alongside standard WAEC subjects. Regular FGCs are academic-focused. Pupils choose based on career direction.
Yes — dual certification is standard. WAEC gives academic university-entry credentials; NABTEB certifies technical skills for polytechnic entry or direct-to-work paths.
FSTC Yaba is boys-only. Some other FSTCs in Nigeria are girls-only or co-educational; the Lagos-Yaba site is specifically boys.
Predominantly engineering (electrical, mechanical, civil), computer science, applied physics, and polytechnic technical programmes. A smaller share pursue business or humanities via post-secondary university programmes.
Consistently strong in sciences and mathematics — often 90%+ credit-pass in physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Humanities pass rates lower reflecting the technical curriculum bias.