Lagos City College in Sabo, Yaba, founded 1946. Nigerian curriculum. State-owned. Very affordable. Historical alumni include several first-generation Nigerian professionals.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦40.0K–120.0K
/yr · 2025/2026
Estimated first-year total
₦120.0K
tuition + extras
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About this school — Lagos City College
Lagos City College Sabo, founded 1946, is one of the older Lagos State-owned secondary schools — established under the pre-independence Lagos Colony administration and one of the state secondaries that survived the 1970s public education expansion with its heritage cohort intact. The Sabo/Yaba location serves the Mainland-Central catchment (Sabo, Yaba, Ojuelegba, Onipanu). State fee schedule keeps LCC among the most affordable structured secondary schools in Lagos — comparable to Eko Boys and Ikeja Grammar. Nigerian curriculum, WAEC-focused. Day-only. Alumni include several first-generation post-independence Nigerian professionals including lawyers, doctors, and mid-tier civil servants — a network less visible than the Federal or Mission school alumni networks but genuinely present. What LCC delivers is exactly what a state-schedule secondary school in a Yaba catchment delivers in 2026: reliable classroom hours, WAEC pathway, and low fees. What it does not deliver is small class sizes (35-45 typical), international-tier facilities, or the aspirational pathway of the federal or mission tier.
Lagos City College was founded 1946 in Sabo, Yaba, during the pre-independence Lagos Colony administrative period. The Sabo location was central to the emerging Mainland residential expansion, and LCC was one of the state secondaries that survived the 1970s public education expansion with its pre-1946 heritage cohort intact. Alumni across the 80+ years include first-generation Nigerian professionals — barristers, medical officers, tradespeople, mid-tier civil servants — many of whom lived in Sabo, Ebute Metta, or the wider Mainland-Central corridor. State fee schedule keeps LCC among the most affordable structured secondary schools in Lagos. What LCC delivers is exactly what a state secondary school in a Yaba catchment delivers in 2026.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓Founded 1946
✓Lagos State-owned with state-schedule fees
✓Sabo/Yaba established campus
✓Mixed-gender
✓Alumni include first-generation Nigerian professionals
✓65-80% WAEC credit-pass
✗ Trade-offs
✗Class sizes 35-45
✗Older state-schedule facilities
✗No IGCSE
✗Discipline traditional
Facilities & campus
●4-acre Sabo/Yaba campus
●Three academic blocks in Lagos State standard
●Two science laboratories
●Assembly hall
●Library
●Football pitch
●Basketball courts
Curriculum & exam pathway
Accreditations
• Federal Ministry of Education Nigeria
• Lagos State Ministry of Education
• WAEC
University destinations
LASUUNILAGNigerian State universitiesPolytechnic pathwayYaba College of Technology
Admission process
JS1 entry via Lagos State Basic Education placement system at end of Primary 6. State-quota placement based on LGA of residence. No school-specific entrance examination. Application fee ~₦2,000 for paperwork. SS1 transfer entry available for pupils transferring from other Lagos State schools with satisfactory JS3 results and countersigned source-school documentation.
JS1 entry via Lagos State Basic Education placement system at end of Primary 6. State-quota placement based on LGA of residence. No school-specific entrance examination. Application fee ~₦2,000 for paperwork. SS1 transfer entry available for pupils transferring from other Lagos State schools with satisfactory JS3 results and countersigned source-school documentation.
Extracurriculars
FootballBasketballAthleticsDebateMusic ensembleDramaChessBible study
Tuition is only part of the bill. Here's what families actually pay:
Uniform₦10,000–₦25,000
Books + WAEC entries₦20,000–₦60,000/yr
Lunch₦30,000–₦70,000/yr
PTA levy₦5,000–₦15,000/yr
Campus & facilities
The Sabo/Yaba campus occupies 4 acres of state-owned land. Facilities include three academic blocks in the Lagos State standard design (concrete construction, painted classrooms updated with whiteboards during the 2019-2022 refresh cycle), two science laboratories (integrated science plus a chemistry room), an assembly hall used for weekly assemblies and WAEC examinations, a library, and outdoor sports facilities (football pitch and basketball courts). Power on grid supplemented by state generators for essential facilities. Water from LSWC pipe with onsite borehole. Day-only.
The Sabo/Yaba campus occupies 4 acres of state-owned land. Facilities include three academic blocks in the Lagos State standard design (concrete construction, painted classrooms updated with whiteboards during the 2019-2022 refresh cycle), two science laboratories (integrated science plus a chemistry room), an assembly hall used for weekly assemblies and WAEC examinations, a library, and outdoor sports facilities (football pitch and basketball courts). Power on grid supplemented by state generators for essential facilities. Water from LSWC pipe with onsite borehole. Day-only.
Yes — Lagos State-owned. Fees follow the state schedule.
Variable by year — typically 65-80% credit-pass rate. Sciences generally stronger than humanities.
Yes for the immediate school area. Sabo/Yaba is an established Mainland district. Standard secondary-school security.
Igbobi is mission (Anglican-Methodist) with stronger academic tradition and slightly higher fees. LCC is state-owned and cheaper. Both serve the Yaba/Bariga catchment.
35-45 pupils per class is typical. Larger than mission or private schools; reflects Lagos State school scale.