Lagos State Model College, Igbonla

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Lagos State Model Junior College, Igbonla, Epe.
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Lagos State Model College, Igbonla
Epe
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Lagos State

Nigeria
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Type Boarding
MottoEducation Leads to Greatness (Junior School). Creativity and Faith for Development (Senior School)
EstablishedSeptember 1988
Founder Lagos State Government
StatusOpen
Area trusteeJames Akinola (J. A.) Paseda
Gender Mixed
Enrollment1000 (2016)
Campus type Urban
Colour(s)Cream and Wine (Junior School). White and Wine (Senior School)

Lagos State Model College Igbonla is a state owned secondary school located in Epe area of Lagos State. [1] [2] [3]

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History

It was founded in 1988, along with four other model colleges under the military administration of Captain Okhai Mike Akhigbe, the then Military Governor of Lagos state. The College which was established along with four others took off at Government College, Ketu, Epe. The other four model colleges include Kankon, Badore, Meiran and Igbokuta. From the period 1988-1992, the Colleges were given necessary foundation and focus on their mission as pacesetters in academics and co-curricular endeavours. Students at the Model College Igbonla won laurels in programmes by the Directorate of Food Roads and Rural Infrastructure (DFRRI), the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) and several other competitions.[ citation needed ] For example, a student from the College won the ANCOPSS National Essay Competition in 1992. The foundation Principal for Igbonla, Mr. James Akinola Paseda, was also the Co-ordinating Principal for the five Model Colleges at inception in February 1988. The foundation Vice-Principal was Mrs. E. M. Akinribido.

This Igbonla College took off actively here in Igbonla in December 1989. In 2003, in the era of Senator Bola Tinubu as the Governor, the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla was divided into Junior and Senior schools with each maintaining autonomous status. The Junior School officially opened on Monday, January 6, 2003. The school is located in a village, Igbonla in the outskirts of Epe off Ijebu Ode road. [4]

Junior Secondary school

The junior section of the school was established in 2003, after the administrative partitioning of secondary schools in Lagos State.

Senior Secondary school

The Senior section of the school was established in 1988 and was separated from the Junior School in 2003 after the administrative partitioning of secondary schools in Lagos State.

Former principals

Notable laurels

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References

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  2. ↑ "Lagos introduces CBT for Model College exam". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nigeria: ERC Condemns N10,000 Entrance Exam Fee Into Lagos Model Schools". allafrica.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Official website". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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