EKO BOYS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Idi-Oro

Boys: 440 Girls: 0 Total: 440

1913-01-01 public secondary lagos

Awards and Achievements

No awards and achievements available.

Head Teacher

Mr. Amoo Johnson Kayode

Management Team

: "1 Mr AMOO Johnson Kayode - Principal 2. Mrs Omobare Etebiremen Theresa - Vice Principal 3. Mr. Bamiro Olukemi Olalekan HOD Language "

Our Mission Statement

To raise physically, mentally and socially balanced learners that will contribute positively to the society.

School History

"Eko Boys' High School in Lagos, Nigeria was founded in 1913 by Rev. William Benjamin Euba. It was the first indigenous, non-religious private secondary school in Nigeria. Founding Rev. Euba founded the school to provide educational opportunities for less privileged citizens of Lagos The school started at 30 Broad Street, Lagos, next to the Methodist Church. The school moved to Oil Mill Street, Rica Street, and Ajele before moving to Mushin. To his eternal credit, the school’s Principal and the first Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Obadiah E. Roberts, graciously made an offer that reflected his deep commitment and selfless devotion to the school. His personal landed property at Masewele, Mushin was offered to the school and the offer was immediately accepted. The area declared by Ikeja Town Planning Authority as Eko Boys’ High School “School Zone” was 8 acres. 1.3 acres represented the gift from Obadiah E. Roberts and the Board of Trustees negotiated with different plot owners to acquire the rest. A building plan was drawn up in “E” shape representing the first letter of the name of the school’s founder, E-U-B-A (Euba). After 34 years of meritorious service to the school, the last 17 years of which were spent as Principal, in January 1948, Mr. Roberts retired. On May 7, 1948, Rev. J. Lucas, the then Archdeacon of Lagos, performed a brief religious ceremony at the new site in Mushin in the presence of stakeholders and well-wishers of the school. Six months later (November 1948), the foundation stone was laid at the very site where the school has since been located pending its relocation to Abijo, Lagos Island. On January 16,1950, the new building of Eko Boys’ High School, Mushin, opened with 300 students on the roll. At last, the school stood firmly on its own ground. The days of worrying over the expiration of leases and of inadequate space for students, difficulties that had threatened the existence of the school right from its inception, were over. Thanks to the school’s second Principal and benefactor, Obadiah Edward Roberts. Over the years, more buildings have been added to the initial ones to provide more classrooms for students, to provide offices and accommodation for staff, to accommodate the library, the science laboratory, an assembly hall and a large recreation area. “Great oaks from little acorns grow.” Today, Eko Boys’ High School is a prestigious institution with a large student population of over 2000 and a large teaching and administrative staff. Over the last 10 decades of its existence, thousands of students have passed through its doors and some of them have gone on to become some of our country’s finest lawyers, judges, clergy, doctors, pharmacists, military officers, scientists, teachers and professors, engineers, civil servants, farmers, traditional Chiefs and Obas, businessmen, administrators etc. The school continues to contribute to the growth and development of our country and all this has happened due to the vision, the decision and action of one great man who at a time that he and people of his race were disdained, discriminated against and persecuted, saw an opportunity to prove his detractors wrong: to change the minds of those who were contemptuous of the African and to positively touch the lives of many people by bequeathing to succeeding generations a lasting and magnificent legacy. The school celebrated its centenary anniversary in 2013"

Subject Offered

English language, Mathematics, Biology, Economics, Yoruba, Physics, Chemistry. Further Mathematics, Geography, Agric Science, CRS, IRS, Literature in English, Financial Accounting, Commerce, Government, History, Civic Education, Computer Science, Data processing, Animal husbandry, Store Keeping e.t.c

Calendar of School Activities For The Year

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Get in touch

Address

LABINJO STREET IDI-ORO MUSHIN

Phone Number

0815

ekoboyssnrh@lagosschoolsonline.com

Website

Clubs and Activities

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Examination Taken

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Past 3 years External Exam Performance in %

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Famous Past Pupils/Students

Future Plans for the School

Thee development of the ultra-modern school hall in addition to other laudable initiatives such includes improving infrastructural and curriculum development of the school