When it
comes to education in Nigeria, Enugu state is most famous as the home of the
nation’s first indigenous and one of the most prestigious universities, the
University of Nigeria. Very little has been said or written about its bevvy of
high-performing secondary schools that have consistently continued to produce
the best results in external examinations, thereby making the state a veteran
A-lister when it comes to education among states in the country.
comes to education in Nigeria, Enugu state is most famous as the home of the
nation’s first indigenous and one of the most prestigious universities, the
University of Nigeria. Very little has been said or written about its bevvy of
high-performing secondary schools that have consistently continued to produce
the best results in external examinations, thereby making the state a veteran
A-lister when it comes to education among states in the country.
What
follows below puts on the limelight the 5 secondary schools in Enugu state that
have contributed the most in the development of the brightest of young minds in
recent history. Some have been around for close to a century, while others have
just celebrated their 10th year anniversary. What is however common with all of
them is making good their claim of providing the best of secondary school
education to the children of Enugu.
follows below puts on the limelight the 5 secondary schools in Enugu state that
have contributed the most in the development of the brightest of young minds in
recent history. Some have been around for close to a century, while others have
just celebrated their 10th year anniversary. What is however common with all of
them is making good their claim of providing the best of secondary school
education to the children of Enugu.
1. Mea
Mater Elizabeth High School, Agbani
Mea Mater
Elizabeth High School (MMEHS), is a private co-educational, boarding secondary
school located in Agbani in Nkanu West local government area of Enugu state. It
first opened its door to students on Septmeber 2004, and since then has not
looked back.
Elizabeth High School (MMEHS), is a private co-educational, boarding secondary
school located in Agbani in Nkanu West local government area of Enugu state. It
first opened its door to students on Septmeber 2004, and since then has not
looked back.
The school
is divided into two: the junior school and the senior school. Students are also
divided into four different houses. These include the red house, the blue
house, the green house and the yellow house.
is divided into two: the junior school and the senior school. Students are also
divided into four different houses. These include the red house, the blue
house, the green house and the yellow house.
Students of
MMEHS come from all over the country: from cities like Port Harcourt, Lagos,
Warri, Onitsha and Abuja. The school even has its entrance examination outlet
in Abuja.
MMEHS come from all over the country: from cities like Port Harcourt, Lagos,
Warri, Onitsha and Abuja. The school even has its entrance examination outlet
in Abuja.
Mea Mater
Elizabeth High School has since inception continued to produce brilliant
students who are scattered all over the world pursuing different dreams. It has
been rated among the top 10 schools in the West Africa Senior School
Certificate Examination organized by WAEC for years now. Precisely, in 2015,
2016 and 2017, MMEHS Agbani was placed at the 7th position among the over
80,000 secondary schools in Nigeria
Elizabeth High School has since inception continued to produce brilliant
students who are scattered all over the world pursuing different dreams. It has
been rated among the top 10 schools in the West Africa Senior School
Certificate Examination organized by WAEC for years now. Precisely, in 2015,
2016 and 2017, MMEHS Agbani was placed at the 7th position among the over
80,000 secondary schools in Nigeria
MMEHS
Agbani is a centre for the International General Certificate of Secondary
Education (IGCSE). Prospective students are required to sit for and pass an
entrance examination which holds across cities in Nigeria before the start of a
new session.
Agbani is a centre for the International General Certificate of Secondary
Education (IGCSE). Prospective students are required to sit for and pass an
entrance examination which holds across cities in Nigeria before the start of a
new session.
2. St.
Teresa’s College (STC), Nsukka
St.
Teresa’s College was founded by His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. Charles Heerey, the
then Archbishop of Onitsha in 1948 as a grade 11 Teacher Training College with
Rev. Fr. William Butler as the founding principal.
Teresa’s College was founded by His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. Charles Heerey, the
then Archbishop of Onitsha in 1948 as a grade 11 Teacher Training College with
Rev. Fr. William Butler as the founding principal.
It is one
of the premier boys secondary schools in Nigeria, located in Odenigbo road,
near the Total roundabout, few metres from the University of Nigeria in the centre of Nsukka, Enugu state.
of the premier boys secondary schools in Nigeria, located in Odenigbo road,
near the Total roundabout, few metres from the University of Nigeria in the centre of Nsukka, Enugu state.
Fondly
referred to as the best college east of the Niger, STC has produced and has continued to produce men
who have gone on to blaze the trail in various fields of endeavour both in
Nigeria and around the world. The alumni club, the St Teresa’s Old Boys
Association (STOBA) have Professors, famous entrepreneurs, Government
ministers, state governors and famous writers and scientists as members.
referred to as the best college east of the Niger, STC has produced and has continued to produce men
who have gone on to blaze the trail in various fields of endeavour both in
Nigeria and around the world. The alumni club, the St Teresa’s Old Boys
Association (STOBA) have Professors, famous entrepreneurs, Government
ministers, state governors and famous writers and scientists as members.
St.
Teresa’s College is administered by priests and seminarians of the Catholic
Diocese of Nsukka, who are notorious for their pursuit of moral and academic
excellence in their students through the hard way. This has gone a long way in
making sure that STC Nsukka continues to produce students of good morals and
thus remains the top choice for parents who want the best for their boys.
Teresa’s College is administered by priests and seminarians of the Catholic
Diocese of Nsukka, who are notorious for their pursuit of moral and academic
excellence in their students through the hard way. This has gone a long way in
making sure that STC Nsukka continues to produce students of good morals and
thus remains the top choice for parents who want the best for their boys.
Admission
into STC Nsukka requires sitting for and passing an entrance examination held
in the school before the beginning of a new school session.
into STC Nsukka requires sitting for and passing an entrance examination held
in the school before the beginning of a new school session.
3. College
of Immaculate Conception (CIC), Enugu
The College
of Immaculate Conception (CIC) Enugu was founded by His Grace, Most Rev. Dr.
Charles Heerey, the then Archbishop of Onitsha in 1942 in response to the
desire of the entire Catholics in Enugu to have their own college. The school precisely took off on
January 2, 1942 with only 46 students, and with Rev. Fr. John Roche, a former
staff at Christ the King College (CKC), Onitsha as priincipal.
of Immaculate Conception (CIC) Enugu was founded by His Grace, Most Rev. Dr.
Charles Heerey, the then Archbishop of Onitsha in 1942 in response to the
desire of the entire Catholics in Enugu to have their own college. The school precisely took off on
January 2, 1942 with only 46 students, and with Rev. Fr. John Roche, a former
staff at Christ the King College (CKC), Onitsha as priincipal.
Located at
Amaigbo Lane, Uwani, Enugu, CIC has continued to produce students who have gone
on to become leaders in various fields of endeavours.
Amaigbo Lane, Uwani, Enugu, CIC has continued to produce students who have gone
on to become leaders in various fields of endeavours.
CIC boasts
of comfortable and well-ventilated classrooms with television screens as
instructional materials, a spacious arts and crafts room, state of the art
music room, an audio-visual room, world-class ICT facility, functional sick
bay, and an up-to-date library, with all working in unison to bring out the best
that is in the students.
of comfortable and well-ventilated classrooms with television screens as
instructional materials, a spacious arts and crafts room, state of the art
music room, an audio-visual room, world-class ICT facility, functional sick
bay, and an up-to-date library, with all working in unison to bring out the best
that is in the students.
CIC Enugu
also has a science laboratory for practicals, and a standard basketball pitch
for physical education.
also has a science laboratory for practicals, and a standard basketball pitch
for physical education.
Alumni
include former governors, emeritus professors, and of course reigning high-life
music stars.
include former governors, emeritus professors, and of course reigning high-life
music stars.
The vision
of the College of Immaculate Conception is the formation of youths as paragons
of virtue in all spheres of life, and its army of highly educated and
disciplined staff makes sure that it keeps working towards this vision
of the College of Immaculate Conception is the formation of youths as paragons
of virtue in all spheres of life, and its army of highly educated and
disciplined staff makes sure that it keeps working towards this vision
4. Shalom
Academy, Nsukka (SAN)
Shalom Academy,
Nsukka was established in 1999 by a couple, Dr. W and Dr. (Mrs) V. Onu in order
to fulfill the desire to ensure that a balanced qualitative Christian education
at minimal cost can be achieved.
Nsukka was established in 1999 by a couple, Dr. W and Dr. (Mrs) V. Onu in order
to fulfill the desire to ensure that a balanced qualitative Christian education
at minimal cost can be achieved.
Located at
No. 50 Enugu Ezike road, Nsukka, Shalom Academy Nsukka assists its students in the development of
skills, thinking , organising graphic and setting goals which will eventually
lead to achieving good grades in assignments and tests, and being the best
members of their society outside the school.
No. 50 Enugu Ezike road, Nsukka, Shalom Academy Nsukka assists its students in the development of
skills, thinking , organising graphic and setting goals which will eventually
lead to achieving good grades in assignments and tests, and being the best
members of their society outside the school.
The school
boasts of modern classroom blocks located on a fenced yard, well-equipped science
laboratory, and qualified teaching and non teaching staff.
boasts of modern classroom blocks located on a fenced yard, well-equipped science
laboratory, and qualified teaching and non teaching staff.
Shalom
Academy Nsukka has been outstanding in external examinations, with the school making
national headline in 2017 when one of her students came out with all A’s in the
West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination organized by WAEC.
Academy Nsukka has been outstanding in external examinations, with the school making
national headline in 2017 when one of her students came out with all A’s in the
West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination organized by WAEC.
Admission
into Shalom Academy is on merit of one’s performance on the entrance examination
oganized at the beginning of every session.
into Shalom Academy is on merit of one’s performance on the entrance examination
oganized at the beginning of every session.
5. Pine
Crest School, Enugu
Pine Crest
School describes herself as “a crystallization of the founder’s fervent
passion for education and a strong desire to make changes in our educational
system characterized and bedeviled by lapses, incongruities and academic
ineptitude”.
School describes herself as “a crystallization of the founder’s fervent
passion for education and a strong desire to make changes in our educational
system characterized and bedeviled by lapses, incongruities and academic
ineptitude”.
Located at
No. 5, Pine Crest Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu, Pine Crest School is
committed to “building the best for the total child”.
No. 5, Pine Crest Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu, Pine Crest School is
committed to “building the best for the total child”.
The school
works with qualified, dedicated and experienced instructors who have expertise
in their disciplines and exhibit flawless erudition in their teaching with
advanced , innovative, ICT compliant and modernized instructional facilities.
These instructors are constantly trained and retrained nationally and internationally
to keep abreast of the latest trends in the educational system, and for this
Pine Crest School has been blazing the trail in secondary school education in
Enugu state since 2001.
works with qualified, dedicated and experienced instructors who have expertise
in their disciplines and exhibit flawless erudition in their teaching with
advanced , innovative, ICT compliant and modernized instructional facilities.
These instructors are constantly trained and retrained nationally and internationally
to keep abreast of the latest trends in the educational system, and for this
Pine Crest School has been blazing the trail in secondary school education in
Enugu state since 2001.
Pine Crest
School boasts of an up-to-date library, a science and ICT lab, music room and
model boarding facilities.
School boasts of an up-to-date library, a science and ICT lab, music room and
model boarding facilities.
Admission
into Pine Crest School Enugu is offered on the merit of a child’s performance
in the entrance examination organized by the school.
into Pine Crest School Enugu is offered on the merit of a child’s performance
in the entrance examination organized by the school.