Established Ikeja secondary school along the Oba Akran industrial corridor. Nigerian curriculum with reliable WAEC outcomes. Serves the Ikeja/Agege/Alagbado catchment.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦1.0M–1.8M
/yr · 2025/2026
Estimated first-year total
₦1.8M
tuition + extras
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About this school — Tunwase International College
Tunwase International College sits on Oba Akran Road in the Ikeja industrial-commercial corridor — a location that reflects the school's original purpose. Founded 1990 by returnee educators who had taught in the UK and the Commonwealth, Tunwase was set up specifically to serve the mid-career professional families working in the Ikeja/Agege/Alagbado industrial belt: bankers, engineers, mid-tier accountants, the second-generation of Lagos manufacturing families. Thirty-five years on, that catchment shape holds. The school runs a Nigerian curriculum with reliable WAEC outcomes (85%+ credit-pass typical), disciplined classroom culture, and steady teaching staff — many of the current heads of department joined in the 1990s and 2000s. What Tunwase does not have is the marketing gloss, IGCSE option, or premium facilities of the Chrisland Ikeja alternative. What it does have is 35 years of continuous operation, generational family loyalty, and consistent academic outcomes at a fee tier well below Chrisland.
Tunwase was founded 1990 by returnee educators who had taught in UK and Commonwealth schools. The Oba Akran location was chosen because the Ikeja industrial-commercial corridor was expanding rapidly in the 1990s and the mid-career professional families working in that belt — bankers, mid-tier engineers, small-business owners — had few mid-market schooling options in the immediate catchment. Thirty-five years on, Tunwase's catchment shape holds: mid-career professional families in Ikeja, Agege, and Alagbado, second-generation Lagos manufacturing families, plus a substantial small-business-owner cohort. The Nigerian curriculum focus with 85%+ WAEC credit-pass and disciplined classroom culture is the school's brand. Long-serving teachers — many current heads of department joined in the 1990s and 2000s — provide institutional continuity that newer alternatives cannot match.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓35 years continuous operation
✓Ikeja industrial corridor location convenient for Agege/Alagbado
✓Reliable Nigerian curriculum with steady WAEC outcomes
✓Established teaching staff continuity
✓Sibling priority meaningful
✗ Trade-offs
✗No IGCSE
✗No boarding
✗No swimming pool
✗Older facilities
✗Class sizes 30+
Facilities & campus
●3-acre Oba Akran campus
●3 academic blocks
●4 science laboratories
●200-seat assembly hall
●Multi-court
●Small football pitch
●Small library
●Computer laboratory
●Grid + 60KVA generator + inverter
Curriculum & exam pathway
Accreditations
• WAEC
• Federal Ministry of Education
University destinations
LASUUNILAGCovenantBabcockNigerian State universities
Admission process
JS1 entry via school entrance examination held in March, June, and October. The exam covers English, Mathematics, and Verbal Reasoning at end-of-primary level. Application fee ₦15,000, non-refundable, includes assessment materials. Sibling priority is meaningful — approximately 40% of any Year 7 intake is siblings of current or former pupils. Common Entrance results considered supplementarily; a strong Common Entrance score can substitute for the school's own paper. SS1 transfer entry available subject to space and satisfactory academic reference. Interview with the Principal for all shortlisted candidates.
JS1 entrance examination held March, June, and October covering English, Mathematics, and Verbal Reasoning at end-of-primary level. Application fee ₦15,000 covers assessment materials. Sibling priority meaningful — approximately 40% of any Year 7 intake is siblings of current or former pupils. Common Entrance results considered supplementarily. SS1 transfer entry available. Interview with the Principal for shortlisted candidates.
Tuition is only part of the bill. Here's what families actually pay:
School bus₦180,000–₦400,000/yr
Uniform₦35,000–₦65,000
Books + WAEC entries₦50,000–₦150,000/yr
Lunch₦130,000–₦240,000/yr
Campus & facilities
The Oba Akran campus sits on 3 acres of a former commercial-industrial plot converted to educational use in 1990. Facilities include three academic blocks (a two-storey primary block, three-storey secondary block, and separate senior secondary annex), four science laboratories (biology, chemistry, physics, and integrated science), a 200-seat assembly hall used for weekly community assemblies and inter-house events, a small library, a computer laboratory, an outdoor multi-court (basketball/volleyball convertible), and a compact football pitch. Power runs on grid plus 60KVA generator plus inverter backup. Water from onsite borehole with LSWC pipe. Day-only. School buses run from Ikeja, Agege, Alagbado, and adjacent areas.
The Oba Akran campus sits on 3 acres of a former commercial-industrial plot converted to educational use in 1990. Facilities include three academic blocks (a two-storey primary block, three-storey secondary block, and separate senior secondary annex), four science laboratories (biology, chemistry, physics, and integrated science), a 200-seat assembly hall used for weekly community assemblies and inter-house events, a small library, a computer laboratory, an outdoor multi-court (basketball/volleyball convertible), and a compact football pitch. Power runs on grid plus 60KVA generator plus inverter backup.