Some of Our Academic Achievements/Successes
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS (ESTABLISHED ON 9TH NOVEMBER, 1981).
SHORT PROFILE/ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE SCHOOL
The School is located at the Main Campus of the University of Lagos, Akoka. It has 120 teaching staff and 52 non-teaching staff. The current Principal of the School is Mr. K. O. Amusan.
SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS
Some of the school’s academic achievements and successes can be summarized below:
1. The school has consistently produced excellent results in WAEC and NECO SSCE since inception.
SUMMARY OF PERCENTAGE PERFORMANCE IN WASSCE (2014-2023)
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
98.08 97.86 90.00 95.01 91.67 99.45 90.00 91.0 92.7 97.1
2. The School was classified the best University Secondary School in the country by WAEC in 1988.
3. Five of our students qualified for the National Merit Award, having scored A1 in 6 six subjects in 1988.
4. In 1991, the school was ranked 3rd among the best 30 Secondary Schools in Nigeria.
5. In 1993, the school produced the candidate with the highest JAMB score in the country i.e. Folajimi Obembe. He also got the 2nd best SSCE result in Nigeria with 8 A1 and 1 B3; and also the best Science and Technology student.
6. In 1999, the school got the overall best aggregate result in WASSCE in Nigeria. The School was given the Augustus Bamidele Oyediran’s Trophy for this brilliant performance in November 2000 at an Award ceremony which took place in Jos, Plateau State, organized by WAEC.
7. In 2003 the School won the Longman Trophy Award for producing the best science result in WASSCE, English, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
8. In 2004, the school emerged the Lagos state champion for Peak Mum of the year competition.
9. In 2005, the school was the winner of the Lagos State JETS.
10. In 2008, one of our Students Akinpelu Korede won the National Champions 2003 annual NNPC Science Quiz Competition held at Abuja, FCT.
11. In 2009, the School won the Science competition organized by the National Mathematics
Center held in Abeokuta in April, 2009(1st position in Informatics).
12. In 2014 Omeire Boss had 9A1s in WASSCE.
13. In 2017, the Head Girl of the School, Immaculatta Edeseimi emerged the winner of the 8th Edition of the National Travel Essay Competition. She won N100,000 cash and in addition was sponsored to attend an International Conference which held in South Africa between 7 and 11 November, 2017, along with her mother.
14. In 2018, one of our students, Are Ifeoluwakolopin Favour had 9A1s in the 2018 WASSCE.
15. The School has produced so many First class graduates both within and outside the country.
16. The school is doing very well in co-curricular activities. It has a standard football field, volleyball court and two world class basketball courts. The athletic team of the school has also won several medals within and outside the country. In 2022 the Junior Achievement (Nigeria) JAN club of the school emerged as the National winner of a competition where they won $1,300 among other medals.
17. In 2022, an old students of the school, Kemi Badenoch assumed office as the Secretary of State for Business and Trade in the United Kingdom. Another old student, Mr. Seyilayo Ojo was appointed 2023 as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The school has produced some many great professionals too numerous to mention.