Queen's College, Lagos , is a government-owned high school (high) with dormitory facilities, located in Yaba, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. Often referred to as the "twin colleges" King's College, Lagos, was founded on October 10, 1927, when Nigeria was still a British colony.
Nigeria has a 6-3-3-4 education system. Queen's College takes secondary students in the middle two phases. There are six groups of years, or grades; each group of years contains about 600 students divided into several arms. Recently, class sizes have been 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 nationally in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) conducted by the West African Trials Council (WAEC) seven times since 1985 and is widely regarded as one of the top schools in the African continent. The school motto is "Pass On The Torch." This is one of the best high school women in Nigeria. Bringing out the best in girls and girls education.
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History
Queen's College was founded on October 10, 1927, with enrollment of 20 students, a Principal and eight part-time teachers. Sylvia Leith-Ross was appointed "Lady Superintendent of Education" in 1925 and she helped found Queen's College as a boarding school for girls.
Queen's College has grown to a population of 3000 students, and a staffing force of over 300 full-time teachers.
Queen's College has provided education for girls in Nigeria - creating equal gender opportunities for them in the professional field. Girls are given the opportunity to attend courses in the fields of Science, Medicine, Engineering, Law, Architecture, Art, etc.
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Structure
Schools operate on two levels: junior and senior high schools. The lowest form, JS I to JS III, forms the junior secondary school. Students in the forms of study for the Secondary School Certificate Examination conducted by the National Exam Council (NECO) and taken at the end of their third year. The Secondary School Exam is the student's goal in top form.
Two examining bodies - the West African Examination Council and the National Examination Council - are each authorized to undertake a final examination of the course separately and students should be admitted for both hearings.
The senior and junior schools are different in their operations. Each stream of JS 1 over SS 3 has about eleven classrooms with varying number of students.
For the management of both parts, the school is headed by the principal, designated PQC (Principal Queen's College) assisted by three vice principals:
- Deputy Primary Administration
- Deputy Duty Special Representative
- Deputy Chief of Academics
Curriculum
The school curriculum includes Science, Social Sciences, Art-and vocational subjects as well as co-curricular activities. In line with the education system 6-3-3 4, the scope has been enlarged to provide broad-based education with subjects that can lead to programs in tertiary institutions. Staff and twelve Counselor Guides are available to assist students in learning, in their career choices, in social adjustments, and in their well-being.
The subjects offered in junior and senior high schools are:
- English, Literature-in-English, History
- Math, Advanced math
- Social Studies, Geography
- Integrated Science (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics)
- French
- Business Studies, Economics, Trade, Accounting
- Introduction Technology
- Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies
- Nigerian - Yoruba/Hausa/Igbo
- Agric/PHE
- Arabic
- Music/Pure art
- House Economy
- Typewriting
- Computer Studies
- Government
- Trade
- Book Insurance/Bookkeeping
- Household Economics/Food And Nutrition/Clothing And Textiles.
The girls are involved in games and sports. The annual home-inter-sport competition is usually held during the second period of the academic session. The school has six homes that compete in home games, namely Dan-Fodio (Rumah Merah), Obasa (Blue House), Obi (Yellow House), Emotan (Green House), Efunjoke (House Purple) and Obong (Orange House ).
Principal
- Miss F. Wordsworth (later Mrs. Tolfree) - 1927 to 1930
- Miss W. W. Blackwell - 1931 to 1942
- Madam. D. Mather - 1942 to 1944
- Dr. Alice Whittaker - 1944 to 1946
- Miss Ethel Hobson - 1946 to 1950
- Miss Mary Hutcheson -1950 until 1954
- Miss Joyce Moxon - 1954 to 1955
- Miss Margaret. Gentle (later Mrs. Harwood) - 1956 to 1963
- Madam. 1. E. Coker - 1963 to 1977 (first Nigerian principal in Queen)
- Madam. T. E. Chukwuma - 1978 to 1982
- Mrs.A.A Kafaru - 1982 to 1986.
- Madam. J. E. Ejueyitche - 1986 to 1987
- Madam. J. Namme - 1987 to 1991
- Madam. H. E. G. Marinho - 1991 to 1996
- Madam. M. T.F. Sojinrin - 1996 to 2001
- Madam. O. O. Euler-Ajayi - 2001 to 2004
- Madam. M. B. Abolade - 2004 to 2006
- Madam. O. Togonu-Bickersteth - 2006 to 2008
- Madam. A. C. Onimole - 2008 to 2010
- Madam. A. Ogunnaike - 2010 to 2011
- Madam. M. O. A. Ladipo - 2011 - 2012
- Mrs E. M. Osime - 2012 - 2015
- Ny. Lami Amodu - 2015 - 2017
- Ny. B. A. Is - 2017 -today
See also
- Oyinkansola Abayomi
- Kofoworola Ademola
- Federal Government College Ikot Ekpene
- Federal Government College, Benin City
Famous Alumni
- Suzanne Iroche, CEO of FinBank
- Modupe Omo-Eboh, the first female judge in Nigeria
References
External links
- Official website
- Jet, Njoku Onyekacji (2006-08-15). "Queens College holds a parting service". The Sun Online . The Sun Publishing Ltd . Retrieved 2007-05-05 .
- "Queen's College Expels 30 Students". Online Nigeria . 2002-10-13 . Retrieved 2007-05-05 .
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