Queen's College, Lagos


Queen's College, Lagos, is a government-owned girl's secondary school with boarding facilities, situated in Yaba, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. Often referred to as the "sister college" of King's College, Lagos, it was founded on October 10, 1927, when Nigeria was still a British colony.
Nigeria has a 6-3-3-4 system of education. Queen's College takes the secondary pupils in the middle two phases. There are six year groups, or grades; each year group contains about 600 students divided into several arms. Recently, class sizes have reduced to an average of 40 per class. The total population for the 2006/2007 session was 2,160 students.
The school has returned the best results nationwide in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council seven times since 1985 and is widely considered to be one of the top schools on the African continent. The school motto is "Pass On The Torch." It's one of the best female secondary School in Nigeria. Bringing out the best in Girls and girl child education.

History

Queen's College was established in October 10, 1927, with an enrolment of 20 students, a Principal and eight part-time teachers. Sylvia Leith-Ross was appointed "Lady Superintendent of Education" in 1925 and she helped to establish Queen's College as a girl's boarding school.
Queen's College has grown to a population 3000 students, and a staff strength of well over 300 full-time teachers.
Queen's College has provided education for girls in Nigeria - creating equal gender opportunities for them in professional fields. Girls are given the opportunity to pursue courses in the Sciences, Medicine, Engineering, Law, Architecture, the Arts, etc.

Structure

The school operates at two levels: junior and senior school. The lowest forms, JS I to JS III, make up the junior school. Students in those forms study for the Junior School Certificate Examination conducted by the National Examination Council and taken at the end of their third year. The Senior School Examination is the goal of the students in the upper forms.
Two examination bodies – West African Examinations Council and National Examinations Council – are each empowered to conduct separately the end-of-course examination and students are to enter for both examinations.
The senior and junior schools are distinct in their operations. Each stream of JS 1 through SS 3 has about eleven classrooms with varying numbers of students.
For management of both sections, the school is headed by the principal, designated PQC who is assisted by three vice principals:
The curriculum of the school covers Science, Social Science, Arts -and vocational subjects as well as co-curricular activities. In line with the 6-3-3 4 system of education, the scope has been enlarged to give a broad-based education with subjects that can lead to courses in tertiary institutions. Staff and twelve Guidance Counselors are available to assist students in learning, in their choice of career, social adjustment, as well as their welfare.
Subjects offered in both Junior and Senior schools are:
The girls are involved in games and sports. The annual inter-house sports competition is usually held during the second term of the academic session.
The school has six houses that compete in the inter-house games, namely Dan-Fodio, Obasa, Obi, Emotan, Efunjoke and Obong.

Principals