In a country where families are juggling rising food prices, rent, amongst others. The idea that some parents are paying millions in annual tuition feels almost unreal.
This sparks disbelief for some with a question of who can actually afford this.
Education has always been seen as a path to a better future in Nigeria. Nigerian parents, regardless of income level, are known to stretch their finances to give their children what they believe is a good start.
Cost-of-living surveys reported by Nairametrics show education remains one of the top household expenses.
At the very top of these education expenses are elite schools that offer premium education, with classrooms equipped with advanced technologies and fully fitted science labs.
Extracurricular activities that go beyond the typical Nigerian debate club and football, extending to entrepreneurship incubators where students were groomed to build and pitch real ventures and exposed to international environments from an early age.
Many of these schools operate foreign curricula, including British, American systems and sometimes blended with elements of the Nigerian curriculum.
They often recruit top-tier educators, including expatriate teachers and specialist subject instructors, to deliver these international standards.
Academics, however, tell only part of the story, for many parents; the appeal lies in the network these schools cultivate and the social capital their children acquire.
Students grow alongside peers from influential families, forming relationships that can shape future careers, partnerships, and opportunities long after graduation.
Here are the most expensive schools in Nigeria.
American International School of Lagos (AISL) is one of Nigeria’s most prestigious and internationally recognised schools, located at Victoria Island, Lagos.
AISL is a co‑educational day school established in 1964.
It follows the American curriculum and also offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme in the final years of secondary school, allowing students to graduate with both an American High School Diploma and an IB Diploma, credentials that are widely recognised by universities around the world.
The school hosts students from more than 50 nationalities and offers a broad range of co‑curricular activities and modern facilities.
The Tuition fees range from N15,775,898 to N26,880,485 yearly, depending on the grade and program.
It was before when education was priority of every home not now