How do you determine which school is best for your Child or Ward; one of the ultimate expectations of Parents/Guardians is to see their Ward emerge with the quality result. In this analysis, pointers have been provided to aid Parents/Guardians decision process

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2. What are those things
that determine
Students’
Performance?

3. It is generally believed that Cost, Location, etc.
are synonymous with Quality and Quantity.
For instance; it is evident that Public schools are
cheaper to attend compared to their Private
counterparts, but are there corroborative evidence
when it comes to the performance of the Pupils in
National Examinations?
Does the cost of School Fees, Location, School
Age, School system and Type, etc. play any
significant role in determining how well Pupils
perform in WAEC / NECO? Also, are there any
statistical evidence showing the effect of Location
on Pupils performances?

4. Source of Data
The data used for this analysis was downloaded
from www.schoolsinnigeria.com.
As at the time of this analysis; there were 460
Schools listed with the following information:
Location of School & Area,
Name of School,
School Fees,
Year Founded,
Curriculum,
School System – Boarding / Day
School type – Mixed / Unisex
Population of Student / Teachers,
WAEC results for most recent 3 years,
Total Enrollment for WAEC,
Total Pass & Percentage,
Result of Best Student for each year

5. Data in Summary 6 No. of Students Total
8 School Fees (Boarding) Total
State Total Curriculum Total 0-99 7 0-49999 131
1 Lagos 114 2 Nigerian 186 100-199 34 50000-99999 16
Delta 14 Nigerian & American 10 200-299 46 100000-149999 14
Ogun 9 Nigerian & British 22 300-399 32 150000-199999 16
Oyo 8 Nigerian, British & American 16 400-499 32 200000-249999 8
Edo 8 Grand Total 234 500-599 26 250000-299999 7
Kwara 7 600-699 10 300000-349999 7
Plateau 6 700-799 14 350000-399999 5
Abia 6 System Total 800-899 7 400000-449999 4
Kano 5
3 Boarding Only 30 900-999 6 450000-499999 2
Yobe 4 Day & Boarding 101 1000-1099 4 500000-549999 2
Rivers 4 Day Only 103 1100-1199 1 550000-599999 3
Enugu 4 Grand Total 234 1200-1299 4 600000-649999 2
Ekiti 3 1300-1399 3 650000-699999 2
Abuja 3 1600-1699 1 700000-749999 3
Akwa-Ibom 3 Type Total 1700-1799 2 750000-799999 3
Sokoto 3
4 Boys Only 11 1800-1899 2 800000-849999 1
Adamawa 3 Girls Only 12 2100-2199 1 900000-949999 1
Bauchi 3 Mixed 211 2400-2499 1 950000-999999 2
Kaduna 3 Grand Total 234 3800-3900 1 1000000-1049999 1
Borno 3 Grand Total 234 1150000-1199999 1
Osun 2 1450000-1499999 1
Year Founded Total
Cross-River 2 5 Unknown 6
1650000-1699999 1
Anambra 2 2000000-2049999 1
Benue 2 1855-1864 1
Grand Total 234
Nassarawa 2 1925-1934 1
Ondo 2 1935-1944 1
School Fees (Day) Total 350000-399999 4
Gombe 2 1945-1954 2 7 0-49999 113 400000-449999 3
Zamfara 2 1955-1964 11
50000-99999 53 450000-499999 3
Bayelsa 1 1965-1974 7
100000-149999 25 500000-549999 3
Katsina 1 1975-1984 9
150000-199999 10 550000-599999 1
Niger 1 1985-1994 65
200000-249999 5 850000-899999 1
Imo 1 1995-2004 130
250000-299999 8 950000-999999 1
Jigawa 1 2005-2014 1
300000-349999 4 Grand Total 234
Grand Total 234 Grand Total 234
*Fees in Naira

6. Of this 460 schools; only 234 have WAEC results
available for 3 years and were used for the study.
Two Variables were derived from the result;
Quantity of Passes & Quality of Passes (Best Result Analysis)
Quantity of Passes : Implies the percentage of Pupils
with passes compared to the total enrollment for WAEC
Quality of Passes : Implies the degree of passes based
on the Best Result. Results are provided in A, B & C; a
Candidate with 5A’s is regarded to have performed better
than one with 3A’s.
Each Best Result is converted as follows:
3A’s, 4B’s, 1C A candidate with 3A’s, 4B’s, 1C
Let A = 5, B = 4, C = 3 is converted to 32 using the
substitution as illustrated
3*5 + 4*4 + 1*3 = 15+16+1 = 32

7. This conversion is done so as to get a statistic
which measures the quality of Pupils result.
See Sample data below:
School Name Best Result Quality of Pass
A.A. International Schools 2A's, 3B's 1C 25
Abuja International Academy 8C's 24
Access High School Calabar 3A's, 5B's, 1C 38
Adrao International School 1A, 5B's, 2C's 31
Ahmadu Ribadu College 7A's, 2B's 43
Bols International College 2A's, 5B's 2C's 36
CAL College 5A's, 3B's, 1C 40
Cambridge International School 6B's, 2C's 30
Ahmadu Ribadu College with 7A’s, 2B’s on
conversion got 43 as Quality of Pass, which
apparently is the best result from the list above.
7 * 5 + 2 * 4 = 43

8. Quality of Result
Which School has the Best Result?

9. This is a sample from 234 Schools showing the Quality of
Result per school
School Name 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year CQP
A.A. International Schools 25 29 33 29.00
Abuja International Academy 24 31 32 29.00
Access High School Calabar 38 33 37 36.00
Adrao International School 31 27 37 31.67
Ahmadu Ribadu College 43 43 45 43.67
Air Force Secondary School 38 38 31 35.67
All Saints' College 36 28 20 28.00
Altitude College 33 43 40 38.67
Anwar-Ul-Islam Girls' High School 33 27 29 29.67
Apata Memorial High School 31 35 43 36.33
Aquinas Private College 17 35 28 26.67
Archdeacon Brown Education Centre 28 33 40 33.67
Arigbede College 28 35 37 33.33
Atlantic Hall 42 42 35 39.67
Aunty Alice College 30 35 38 34.33
The Cumulative Quality of Pass (CQP) entry is the Average
of the Best Result of the last 3years of each school

10. Top 47 Schools with high CQP
Cumulative Quality of Pass
45.00
44.50 44.33 44.33
Showing 17 Schools with
44.00
43.67
the Best Results
43.50
43.00 43.00
43.00
42.67 42.67
42.50 42.33
42.00 42.00 42.00
42.00
41.67 41.67 41.67 41.67 41.67 41.67
41.50
41.00
40.50
40.00
Loyola Primose Ahmadu Royal Seat of Jubilee Topgrade Suzan Cherubim Christ The Patman Baptist Eccowas Gaskiya Grace High Legacy High Supreme
Jesuit Private Ribadu Kriston Wisdom College Sec. Sch. Martins & Seraphim King Intl. College High Scool College Skills Intl School School Edu Found.
College College College College Model Comp. High College School Jattu Schools Sch.
School School Uzarue
School Name CPQ Position School Name CPQ Position School Name CPQ Position
Fed Govt. Girls' College, Odogbolu 41.33 18th Jextoban Secondary School 40.00 27th Whitesands School 39.67 33rd
Grange School 41.33 18th New Covenant High School 40.00 27th Ighile Group of Schools 39.33 39th
Rock Foundation College 41.33 18th Nigerian Turkish Intl College, WuseII 40.00 27th Igbinedion Education Centre 39.33 39th
Yaba College of Tech. Sec. Sch. 41.33 18th Picfleur Montessori & High School 40.00 27th Lumen Christi Intl High School 39.33 39th
Paragon Intl College 41.00 22nd Topfield College 40.00 27th St. Jude's Private Sec. School 39.33 39th
Jelly-Las College 40.67 23rd Atlantic Hall 39.67 33rd Thomas Adewumi Intl College 39.33 39th
Mt. St. Gabriel's Secondary School 40.67 23rd Excel College 39.67 33rd Ilupeju College 39.00 44th
Holy Rosary College 40.33 25th Mivara Secondary School 39.67 33rd Omolaja Sodipo Mem Anglican Sch. 39.00 44th
Our Lord's Shepard Intl School 40.33 25th Parmville College 39.67 33rd Toyibat Comprehensive High School 39.00 44th
Jephthan Comp. Sec School 40.00 27th Redeemers's Intl Sec. School 39.67 33rd Union Baptist Grammar School 39.00 44th

11. What likely variables are common to all these Top schools
Location:
Location:
Lagos contributed 51% of the top schools; but the school
with the best results are from Abuja & Abia States
Loyola Jesuit College – 1st (Abuja)
Primose Private College – 1st (Abia)
Ahmadu Ribadu College – 3rd (Adamawa)
Royal Kriston College – 4th (Lagos)
Seat of Wisdom Model College – 4th (Delta)

12. Type:
System & Type:
45%
6% 92%
40% 2%
15%
45% of top schools operate 91% of top schools are
both Day & Boarding system Mixed, both boys & girls
School System Type Position
Loyola Jesuit College Boarding Only Mixed 1st
Primose Private College Day Only Mixed 1st
Ahmadu Ribadu College Day Only Mixed 3rd
Royal Kriston College Day Only Mixed 4th
Seat of Wisdom Model School Day & Boarding Mixed 4th
Absolute 100% for Mixed schools!

13. School Fees – Day
58% of top schools pay N100,000 for school fees. 3 of the top
5 schools are Day only while only one is both Day & Boarding
School Day (N) Position
Primose Private College 45,000 1st
Ahmadu Ribadu College 172,000 3rd
Royal Kriston College 64,000 4th
Seat of Wisdom Model School 107,000 4th

14. School Fees – Boarding
53% of top schools pay N100,000 for school fees.
School Day (N) Boarding (N) System Position
Loyola Jesuit College 0 631,500 Boarding Only 1st
Seat of Wisdom Model School 107,000 222,000 Day & Boarding 4th
Jubilee College 250,000 290,000 Day & Boarding 6th
Christ The King Intl. School 270,000 465,000 Day & Boarding 9th
Patman College Jattu Uzarue 15,600 27,600 Day & Boarding 9th
Baptist High Scool 0 180,000 Boarding Only 12th
Ecowas College 45,000 120,000 Day & Boarding 12th
Grace High School 570,600 1,020,600 Day & Boarding 12th
Supreme Education Found. Sch. 0 0 Day & Boarding 12th

15. Curriculum
Nigerian Curriculum is favorite
among top performers, 72% of
these schools use Nigerian
Curriculum.
School Curriculum Position
Loyola Jesuit College Nigerian 1st
Primose Private College Nigerian 1st
Ahmadu Ribadu College Nigerian 3rd
Royal Kriston College Nigerian & British 4th
Seat of Wisdom Model School Nigerian 4th
4 out of the first 5 schools run Nigerian Curriculum!

16. Year Founded
Majority of these schools
were founded in the 1990s.
The oldest (Holy Rosary
College, Enugu) in the top
47 was founded in 1935. It
sits at the 25th position.
The oldest school (Primose Private College, Abia)
among the top 5 were founded 20years ago.
School Year Founded Position
Loyola Jesuit College 1996 1st
Primose Private College 1992 1st
Ahmadu Ribadu College 2001 3rd
Royal Kriston College 2001 4th
Seat of Wisdom Model School 1998 4th

17. The analysis so far seek to establish the relationship
between “Schools’ Best Result ” over 3years against:
Location of School,
School System – Boarding / Day,
School type – Mixed / Unisex,
School Fees,
Curriculum,
Year Founded
The top 3 schools are located in Abuja, Abia & Adamawa
On the average Day only school system perform better
The performance of Mixed schools are far better than single sex;
in fact, only one Girls only school emerged in the top 47 schools
Schools with high fees show no academic advantage over their
low-paying schools
Nigerian Curriculum still stand as the most preferred, 35 of the 47
schools use Nigerian Curriculum.
Academic performance & Age of school show indirect
relationship; marginally, the younger the school, the better the
performance

18. Quantity of Result
How many Students Passed?
%

19. The Quantity of Result is about the number of Students
who obtained at least credit passes in WAEC.
Why is this important?
While it is admirable to produce the best result, what
percentage of the entire student also achieved success?
This analysis, like the foregoing, seeks to establish the
school with the best performance measured against
Location, School system, Type, Curriculum, Year
founded and School Fees.
Which would you rather prefer; enroll your
Children/Wards in the school with the Best Result or the
School with the best quantity of Passes or both?
Whatever is your decision, in a short while you will find
statistical evidence for or against it.

20. Top 50 Schools with high Percentage of Passes
Showing 22 Schools with
the highest pass rate
School % of Pass Position School % of Pass Position School % of Pass Position
Royal Kriston College 98.33 23rd Trinity Intl. College 97.00 32nd Mercy College 93.00 43rd
Whitesands Sch 98.33 23rd Ahmadu Ribadu College 95.67 34th Musa Iliasu College 93.00 43rd
The Lagoon Sec Sch 98.33 23rd Christ The King Intl. Sch 95.67 34th Winford College 93.00 43rd
St. Peter's Junior Seminary 98.33 23rd Topgrade Sec Sch 94.67 34th Baptist High Scool 92.67 46th
Scholars' Private College 98.33 23rd Grange Sch 94.33 37th Great Grace Private Sch 92.67 46th
The Vale College 98.00 28th Tadey Intl. College 94.33 37th Chrisland College 92.67 46th
Soundhope Private Acad. 98.00 28th Faan Sec Sch 94.00 39th Ighile Group of Schs 92.33 49th
Eccowas College 97.67 30th Sch Masters Academy 94.00 39th Thomas Adewumi Intl. Coll 92.33 49th
Adrao Intl. Sch 97.67 30th Patman College Jattu 93.33 41st
Seat of Wisdom Model Sch 97.00 32nd Mictec Intl. High Sch 93.33 41st

21. What likely variables are common to all these Top schools
Location:
Location:
Lagos contributed 54% of the top schools; but the schools
with consistent 100% pass rate are:
School State School State
Loyola Jesuit College Abuja Ronik Comprehensive School Lagos
Legacy High School Lagos Danchimah-Nig-American Lab Sch. Abia
Supreme Education Found. Sch. Lagos Jomal Comprehensive College Lagos
Holy Rosary College Enugu S- Tee Intl. School Lagos
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College Abuja Victory Grammar School Lagos
Lumen Christi Intl. High School Edo Stafford House Intl. College Delta
Fountain Heights Secondary Sch. Lagos Fortune High School A/Ibom
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College Lagos Primose Private College Abia

22. Type:
System & Type:
50%
92%
34%
6% 2%
16%
50% of top schools operate both 92% of top schools are Mixed,
Day & Boarding system both boys & girls
Each of these schools maintained an 100% pass rate:
School System Type School System Type
Loyola Jesuit College Boarding Only Mixed Danchimah-Nig-American Sch. Day & Boarding Mixed
Legacy High School Day Only Mixed Jomal Comprehensive College Day Only Mixed
Supreme Education Foundation Sch. Day & Boarding Mixed S- Tee International School Day & Boarding Mixed
Holy Rosary College Boarding Only Mixed Victory Grammar School Day & Boarding Mixed
Nigerian Turkish International College Day & Boarding Mixed Stafford House Intl. College Day Only Mixed
Lumen Christi Intl High School Boarding Only Boys Only Fortune High School Day & Boarding Mixed
Fountain Heights Secondary School Day Only Mixed Primose Private College Day Only Mixed
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College Day & Boarding Mixed Jubilee College Day & Boarding Mixed
Ronik Comprehensive School Day & Boarding Mixed

23. School Fees – Day
DAY
BOARDING

24. Curriculum
Nigerian Curriculum is
favorite among schools
with high pass rate, 60%
of these schools use
Nigerian Curriculum.
School Curriculum School Curriculum
Loyola Jesuit College Nigerian Danchimah-Nig-American Sch. Nigerian
Legacy High School Nigerian & British Jomal Comprehensive College Nigerian
Supreme Education Found. Sch. Nigerian, UK & US S- Tee International School Nigerian & US
Holy Rosary College Nigerian Victory Grammar School Nigerian
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College Nigerian Stafford House Intl. College Nigerian
Lumen Christi Intl. High School Nigerian Fortune High School Nigerian & British
Fountain Heights Sec. Sch. Nigerian Primose Private College Nigerian
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College Nigerian & US Jubilee College Nigerian & British
Ronik Comprehensive School Nigerian, UK & US Note: US – American, UK - British

25. Year Founded
Majority of
these schools
were founded
in the 1990s.
Majority of these school were established in the 1990s.
School Founded School Founded
Loyola Jesuit College 1996 Danchimah-Nig-American Sch. ?
Legacy High School 1996 Jomal Comprehensive College 2002
Supreme Education Found. School 1991 S- Tee International School 1994
Holy Rosary College 1935 Victory Grammar School 1990
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College 1998 Stafford House Intl. College 2003
Lumen Christi Intl. High School 1986 Fortune High School 2002
Fountain Heights Secondary School 2001 Primose Private College 1992
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College 2000 Jubilee College 1990
Ronik Comprehensive School 1993

26. The following observations were made from the
analysis of Students Pass Rate against:
Location of School,
School System – Boarding / Day,
School type – Mixed / Unisex,
School Fees,
Curriculum,
Year Founded
Nine of the top 17 schools are located in Lagos
On the average Day school system perform better
The performance of Mixed schools are far better than single sex;
1 Girls only and 3 Boys only schools emerged in the top 50.
Schools fees seems to matter when it comes to consistency in
academic performance
Nigerian Curriculum is the most preferred; 30 of the 50 schools
use Nigerian Curriculum beside those with Nigeria and others.
Academic performance & Age of school show indirect
relationship; marginally, the younger the school, the better the
performance

27. Conclusion:
Location of School may not matter when it comes to Student
with Best Results but it does matter for percentage of Passes.
Results;
Students who attend Day & Boarding Schools are most likely to
perform better than Day or Boarding Only schools.
Mixed schools’ performance is excellent in both “Best Result”
analysis and “Percentage of Passes”. None of Boys or Girls
Only came close, however Boys Only perform better than Girls
Only.
Only
The relationship between School Fees and Performance is not
well defined; though schools with high fees show more in top
performance.
Nigerian Curriculum is the most preferred, either in “Best
Result” analysis or Percentage of Passes.
In this analysis; Age is just a number when it comes to
Performance. Younger schools really outperformed older ones.

28. Data source:
- BrainPOWER Limited, Publishers of: Annual Top
Secondary Schools in Nigeria & BottomLINE
Monthly Newsletter. www.schoolsinnigeria.com
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