Primary school established 1957. Ebute Metta location. Serves Mainland families as a feeder into strong secondary schools. Nigerian curriculum with common-entrance preparation.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦400.0K–800.0K
/yr · 2025/2026
Estimated first-year total
₦800.0K
tuition + extras
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About this school — Saint Saviour's School
Saint Saviour's School Ebute Metta is one of the older mid-market Lagos Mainland Christian primaries, founded 1957 in a period when the Lagos Colony administration was expanding primary education infrastructure. The Ebute Metta campus serves the Yaba/Ebute Metta/Ojuelegba corridor and functions primarily as a Common Entrance preparation school — the Year 5-6 syllabus is explicitly designed to prepare pupils for entry to Federal Government Colleges, mission schools (Igbobi, King's College, Queen's College, Baptist Academy, Methodist Boys/Girls), and top Nigerian curriculum secondary schools. The academic model is intensive: standard Nigerian primary curriculum from Nursery through Year 4, then dedicated Common Entrance drills, past-question practice, and weekend prep from Year 5. Fees are moderate for the tier and consistent with the Christian mission ethos. Alumni feed strongly into Federal and mission secondary schools — a track record that anchors the school's value proposition in the Mainland-Central catchment where Common Entrance preparation is the primary parental concern for primary education.
Saint Saviour's School Ebute Metta is one of the older mid-market Lagos Mainland Christian primaries, founded 1957 in a period when the Lagos Colony administration was expanding primary education infrastructure. The Ebute Metta campus serves the Yaba/Ebute Metta/Ojuelegba corridor and functions primarily as a Common Entrance preparation school — the Year 5-6 syllabus is explicitly designed to prepare pupils for entry to Federal Government Colleges, mission schools (Igbobi, King's College, Queen's College, Baptist Academy, Methodist Boys/Girls), and top Nigerian curriculum secondary schools. The academic model is intensive: standard Nigerian primary curriculum from Nursery through Year 4, then dedicated Common Entrance drills, past-question practice, and weekend prep from Year 5.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓Established Christian primary (founded 1957)
✓Common Entrance preparation focused
✓Feeds Federal Government Colleges and top mission schools
✓Class sizes 20-25
✓Ebute Metta established location
✗ Trade-offs
✗Primary-only (Year 6 exit)
✗Christian ethos non-negotiable
✗Older facilities
✗Sibling priority tight (35% of Reception intake)
Facilities & campus
●2-acre Ebute Metta campus
●Primary block housing Nursery-Year 6
●Small assembly hall
●Library (~4,000 volumes with Common Entrance collection)
●Computer room
●Art and music room
●Reception playground
●Sports areas
Curriculum & exam pathway
Accreditations
• Federal Ministry of Education Nigeria
University destinations
N/A — primary-only school. Feeds to Federal Government Colleges, KCL/QCL, mission schools
Admission process
Reception and Nursery entry via play-based assessment plus parent interview. Year 1 and above via written English + Mathematics assessment at grade-appropriate level. Application fee ₦8,000, non-refundable. Sibling priority applies — approximately 35% of any Reception intake is siblings. Rolling admissions accepted mid-year subject to space. Christian family priority; non-Christian pupils accommodated. Year 5 and Year 6 admissions are more selective given the Common Entrance preparation intensity — pupils entering at these years must sit an aptitude paper plus reference from the source school.
Reception and Nursery entry via play-based assessment plus parent interview. Year 1 and above via written English + Mathematics assessment at grade-appropriate level. Application fee ₦8,000. Sibling priority applies — approximately 35% of any Reception intake is siblings. Rolling admissions accepted mid-year subject to space. Christian family priority; non-Christian pupils accommodated. Year 5 and Year 6 admissions are more selective given the Common Entrance preparation intensity — pupils entering at these years must sit an aptitude paper plus reference from the source school.
Tuition is only part of the bill. Here's what families actually pay:
Uniform₦20,000–₦40,000
Books₦25,000–₦60,000/yr
Lunch₦50,000–₦100,000/yr
PTA levy₦8,000–₦15,000/yr
Campus & facilities
The Ebute Metta campus sits on 2 acres of Christian mission land in continuous educational use since 1957. Facilities include a primary block housing Nursery through Year 6 across 14 classrooms, a small assembly hall used for daily morning assemblies and end-of-year prize-giving, a library (~4,000 volumes with a strong Common Entrance past-papers collection), a computer room, an art and music room combined, a Reception and Nursery playground with age-appropriate equipment, and outdoor sports areas (a small football pitch and basketball court). Power on grid + 60KVA generator + inverter backup for classroom lighting. Water from onsite borehole. Day-only.
The Ebute Metta campus sits on 2 acres of Christian mission land in continuous educational use since 1957. Facilities include a primary block housing Nursery through Year 6 across 14 classrooms, a small assembly hall used for daily morning assemblies and end-of-year prize-giving, a library (~4,000 volumes with a strong Common Entrance past-papers collection), a computer room, an art and music room combined, a Reception and Nursery playground with age-appropriate equipment, and outdoor sports areas (a small football pitch and basketball court). Power on grid + 60KVA generator + inverter backup for classroom lighting. Water from onsite borehole. Day-only.
Yes — nursery through Year 6. No secondary provision. Pupils progress to secondary schools including KCL, QCL, Federal Government Colleges, and mission institutions via common entrance.
Well — the school's common entrance results consistently produce placements at top-tier federal and mission schools. Year 6 dedicated common entrance preparation.
7:45am-2:30pm typical, with after-school prep sessions for Year 5-6 pupils preparing for common entrance.
20-25 pupils per class. Smaller than state schools; comparable to affordable-tier private schools.
Yes — Christian primary school with morning assembly prayers. Non-Christian pupils are welcome but expected to attend morning assembly.