There are mind blowing schools in Rivers state. That’s the feeling you’ll get after going through this list of arguably the most expensive schools in the city of Port Harcourt metropolis. This schools left us with food for thought.
As far as the Nigerian education system is concerned, high school is the same high school that one can get in the American, United Kingdom and Canadian school system. Secondary school is part of the world's basic education system. They are the next step after primary school and are compulsory in most parts of Nigeria.
In this article, we want to narrow down our research on the five top most expensive schools in Port Harcourt and see which schools are at the forefront of secondary education in Nigeria.
These are the schools you may want to enroll your children or wards in to give them a head start in their lives and careers. Without further ado, we bring you the five most expensive schools in Port Harcourt.
Compiling a list of this nature takes time, energy and research and even after all these have been put in place, it is not out of place to find out that you missed a school hidden somewhere in town whose fees dwarf those on your list. So as you go through this list, bear in mind that the situation might have changed as the situations in the country is not static. One school replace another, others step higher than the others in terms of educational output, staff warfare and students fees.
The five top most expensive schools in Port Harcourt are useful especially if it appears in Port Harcourt in recent years since the main thing has been found to be growing by a lot and almost if any field including education. Modern schools and programs are always designed to meet the needs of the elite community, and that's really a big win!.
Port Harcourt is the capital and largest city of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Kaduna. Port Harcourt's economy turned to oil and since then the city has developed its human resources and growth. This apparent progress has affected its citizens, so there are a large number of rich and wealthy families, politicians compared to poverty; therefore it is important to go to a school where they offer the best teaching services.
For the great economic changes that determine the country's current path, education does not keep its old records, while Port Harcourt University and polytechnics are considered the best in Nigeria. Therefore, it is important to discuss the country's attitude towards secondary education by listing the five top most expensive schools in Port Harcourt in ascending order of cost:
5. Bloombreed High School
Located at Boskel Road, off Port Harcourt/Aba Expressway in Rivers State, this school is not your average school or for an average income earner. The school which comprises of a Day-care, Nursery, Primary and Secondary section goes for as high as 1,500,000 Naira per year for its pupils/students. Bloombreed High School is the brainchild of Mrs Olufunke Sunmonu who is fundy called Big Auntie, a seasoned educationist and a mother with a strong passion for qualitative education and the desire to inculcate the fear of God in children, which inevitably transforms them into exemplary leaders, equipped to thrive in their life's journey and make a positive impact on on a society at large both nationally and globally. Very spacious, conducive learning environment highly equipped library Science, ICT, language, technical drawing and musical laboratories, highly qualified and resourceful teachers, a medical bay run by a reputable health maintenance organization, uninterrupted power supply, sports and recreational facilities—these are some of the facilities the school claims to have. Although the amount paid by the students in this school might seem outrageous, on this list, it is relatively modest.
4. Port Harcourt International Campus
Port Harcourt International Campus, Heliconia Park, Adjacent to NLNG, Eastern Bypass, Port Harcourt. This is a school set up to serve Nigerian and Expatriate families living within the Onne Camp. PHIC only provides Day-care, Nursery and Primary facilities. Located in an environment that accommodates a state of the art restaurant and bar which is also open to both resident and non-resident parents, Heliconia Park can also be tagged a tourist attraction. Its fees are paid in Euro and range from €10,500 to €11,000 which when converted to Naira ranges between 2,334,168 and 2,445,330 million Naira earning PHIC the number four spot.
3. Norwegian International School
Located at 11 Rotimi Amaechi Road, GRA Phase 3 Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, it makes use of the English National Curriculum, together with the curricular standards of the Cambridge International Primary Programme (CIPP) and the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). This school is a world-class school and truelly a wonderful place to be for you, your siblings, wards, kids as the case may be. A breakdown of their fees for new intakes shows that #250,000 is enrolment fee, #250,000 for development fee, 1,843,750 for tuition, an extra £600 and #20,000 for PTA—putting these together gives you a total of 2,547,647 million Naira, putting it on the number 3 spot. You can think of enrolling your kids, siblings, wards, or yourself if you have the cash.
2. Greenoak International School
Being a member of the Association of International Schools in Africa and having a hybrid curriculum, which is derived from the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), the British/American curricula and elements of the Nigerian curriculum is no mean feat. It is currently one of the best secondary schools in Nigeria. Greenoak International School is located at St. Michael's Crescent, Off Tombia Road Extension, GRA Phase 3, Port Harcourt. They admit children aged 5 years to 16 years from various corners of the globe. Greenoat International Secondary School was founded in 2008 by two experienced educationists whose children all studied abroad. Their vision was fueled by a desire to create a world-class international school. Greenoat International School accepts children of all beliefs with decent values. Exposing your children to the kind of facilities present at Greenoak International School comes at a price, and the manager of the school have pegged that price at 2,800,000 million Naira per year for new students while subsequent yearly fees fall to 1,900,000 million Naira for boarding and 1,500,000 for day. 2,800,000 million Naira is no small amount, but on this list, Greenoak could only afford to make second place.
1. Charles Dale Memorial International School
This is one school whose name has become a household name. Not because every household can afford to have a child there, but more like because the fees leave us amazed. Charles Dale Memorial International School is located at 12 Army Range Road off Eneka/Igwuruta Road Port Harcourt, Rivers State and can boast of one of the best facilities in Rivers State and Nigeria as a whole. Owned and managed by the wife of a former Governor of Rivers State, King Alfred Diete Spiff, one wouldn’t have expected something less. “With great facilities and quality education comes great fees”—Anonymous. As a strictly boarding school equipped with 24 hours surveillance and a school curriculum that is essentially an integration of the Nigerian and British National curricula, the fees for new students is put at 2,951,156 million Naira per year and drops to about 2,040,000 million Naira from the next year. This is a lot of money, and as such has earned Charles Dale the number one spot. This school is most expensive compared to other schools.
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