Charterhouse Lagos
Ajah, Lagos, Nigeria
Info checked 2026-10-29
About
British independent school in Lagos, Nigeria, and part of the Charterhouse family of schools. Offers the British curriculum across primary, secondary, IGCSE and A Levels, with day and boarding options. Describes itself as academically selective.
Ogombo Road, Ajah, Lagos, Nigeria
Key facts
Curriculum
British · IGCSE · A Level
Type
International school
- Selectivity
- Selective
- Mid-year entry
- Possible
- Boarding
- Yes
- Accreditations
- WASC
Curriculum and academics
Curricula, explained
British curriculum
Early years to sixth form · Ages 3–18
Follows the English National Curriculum; pupils usually take IGCSEs around age 16 and A Levels in the last two years.
IGCSE
Ages 14–16, 2 years · Ages 14–16
A subject-by-subject qualification taken around age 16 in British-style schools — usually 5–10 subjects studied over two years.
A Level
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–18
The British university-entrance qualification: usually 3–4 subjects studied in depth for two years; UK universities make offers on these grades.
Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide
Strengths
- Academics
- Sport
- STEM
- Visual arts
- Performing arts
Campus and school life
Facilities
- Sports field
- Theatre
- Boarding
Sports
- Football Academy
- Swimming Squad
- Track and Field
- Basketball
- Table Tennis
- Shotokan Karate
Arts
- Drama
- Drawing and Colouring
- Ensemble and Primary Choir
- Graphics and Novel Design
- Secondary Art
- African and Modern Dance
- Creative Writing
After-school activities
- Football Academy
- Primary and Secondary Drama
- Graphics and Novel Design
- Swimming Squad
- Ensemble and Primary Choir
- Shotokan Karate
- Model United Nations
- African and Modern Dance
- Debate Society
- Mathletics
- Primary Science Club
- Drawing and Colouring
- French Club
- Greenfingers Conservation
- Lego and Board Games
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