Meadow Hall School vs Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls

	M Meadow Hall School Lagos, Nigeria	V Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls Lagos, Nigeria
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year NGN 45,000 - 120,000	Fees / year NGN 15,000 - 2,135,000
Age range	Age range 0 - 16 years	Age range 10 - 16 years
Type	Type Co-educational, Co-educational (boarding)	Type Girls School (boarding)
Curriculum	Curriculum British Curriculum, Bespoke Curriculum	Curriculum Cambridge IGCSE, Bespoke Curriculum
Pupils	Pupils 1,100	Pupils 654
Typical class size	Typical class size —	Typical class size 25
Instruction language	Instruction language English	Instruction language English
Opened	Opened 2002	Opened 1991
Bus service	Bus service No	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location Meadow Hall is located in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. The Lekki address is Meadow Hall Way, Alma Beach Estate, Lekki-Epe Express Way, about 0.7 km from the 3rd Roundabout in Lekki. Meadow Hall serves as the base for Infant School, Junior School and College on this site.	Location Plot 5 Billingsway, Chief T.A. Doherty Industrial Layout, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. The school is located in Ikeja, in the Oregun district, Lagos. The address places the school along major roads in Lagos, Nigeria.
Stages	Stages Infant School; Junior School; College	Stages Junior Secondary; Senior Secondary
School type	School type Co-educational day school offering a British-Nigerian integrated curriculum.	School type All-girls secondary school with boarding facilities
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix —	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support A SEN department supports students with Special Education Needs.	Additional learning support —
Country affiliation	Country affiliation Nigeria; affiliated with British international standards via a British-Nigerian curriculum.	Country affiliation Nigeria
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation Christian	Religious affiliation —
School day structure	School day structure The school day starts at 8:00 a.m. for Infants and Junior School; College hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Extended hours for Infant School run from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., with after-school care available.	School day structure —
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Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application / Registration Fees - Infant & Junior school: Non‑refundable registration/application fee N50,000. - College (Years 7–11 entry process): Non‑refundable registration/application fee N70,000. Acceptance/offer letters require payment of the stated acceptance/joining fee within the deadline in the offer. Tuition fees (published amounts by year group and per term) - The school does not publish a public, line‑by‑line tuition tariff for each year group and term on its public admissions pages. Parents receive fee amounts and the re‑enrollment/fee package directly from the school as part of the admissions or re‑enrollment documentation. The school requires full payment of invoiced school fees (see Billing schedule and payment terms). Billing schedule and payment terms - Payment frequency: Fees may be paid annually (annual payment attracts a discount) or termly. A 5% discount is applied for annual payment subject to the school's stated conditions. Years 6 and 11 are required to pay all session fees at the start of the academic year and again at the start of the 2nd term as set out in the invoice schedule. All fees must be paid before the first day of each term; parents are issued a clearance card as evidence of payment and students will be admitted only on presentation of a valid clearance card. Non‑payment may result in cancellation of enrollment and the student's place being reallocated. - Returned cheques incur a charge of N5,000. Re‑enrollment deposits and joining/acceptance fees are governed by the re‑enrollment terms and deadlines in the re‑enrollment package. Failure to accept and complete re‑enrollment by the stated deadline may result in loss of the place and forfeiture of deposits as described in the re‑enrollment notice. Boarding fees (where applicable) - Boarding provision: Boarding accommodation is provided for college‑level students. Specific boarding fee amounts are not published on the general admissions pages; boarding charges, invoicing terms and any associated accommodation or mess charges are included in the school's fee schedule sent to parents/guardians at offer or re‑enrollment. Boarding terms follow the same invoicing and payment rules described above. Other costs and typical additional charges - Lunch subscription: Infant & Junior lunch subscription N45,000 per session; College lunch subscription N50,000 per session. Payment for lunch subscriptions is handled via the school's payment channels and must be confirmed before the service is activated. - Uniforms and sports wear: Uniform lists are specified for Junior School and College; the school sells some sports wear on campus. Uniform items are required and are charged to parents as part of the admissions/re‑enrollment process or via the school's uniform sales—specific uniform pricing is provided to parents with the uniform ordering information. - Identification/access cards: One access card and one family identification card are issued per family; additional family ID cards are available for purchase at N1,000. Replacement access cards are charged at N2,000. - Extra charges that may appear on invoices: textbooks and exercise books, external examination fees (where applicable), excursions and field trips, optional co‑curricular activities, specialist course materials, exam resit charges and transcript/administration fees. The school issues specific invoicing for such items as required. Refunds and withdrawal rules - Application/registration fees are non‑refundable. Re‑enrollment deposits and joining/acceptance payments are subject to the deadlines and conditions set out in the re‑enrollment or offer documentation; failure to resume or to follow the stated process can result in forfeiture of paid deposits as described in the school's re‑enrollment terms. Withdrawals during the academic year require written notice of one term to the Admissions Manager; withdrawals at the end of the academic year require written notice at least 15 school days before the end of the year. The school will not permit a student to resume where tuition or other outstanding fees remain unpaid. Fee payment options and banking details used by the school - Bank transfer / direct deposit: The school and its virtual learning / programme units accept payments to designated Zenith Bank accounts (examples shown for lunch subscription and virtual learning registrations use the account name Daisy Meadow Hall School and the Zenith Bank account number provided on the school's payment pages). Evidence of payment must be uploaded where requested. - Online payment platforms: Certain services (for example lunch subscription) reference use of an online payment platform (Quickteller) and require use of the same email address on that platform when completing payment. The school's virtual learning registrations likewise request uploaded proof of payment after electronic transfer. - Cheques: The school historically accepts cheques; returned cheques attract the stated returned‑cheque fee. Invoicing and acceptance of payment by cheque are subject to the school's accounts procedures. Summary (key items for parents to budget for) - Non‑refundable registration/application fee: Infant/Junior N50,000; College N70,000. - Routine additional charges to budget for: school lunches (N45,000–N50,000), uniforms and sports wear, textbooks and exam fees, co‑curricular activity charges, access card / ID card charges, and any boarding/mess charges if boarding is used.	Fee details Application / Registration fees - Registration (application) fee: ₦15,000 per student. Tuition fees (by academic session and per-term guidance) - Published tuition (2025/2026 academic session): ₦2,000,000 for the academic session (standard session rate reported for students). - Typical term billing (inference from a single annual/session charge): when a session total is divided into three terms, the approximate amount per term would be ₦666,667. This per-term figure is an arithmetical division of the reported session fee and not an independently published term charge. - No publicly posted breakdown by specific year group (e.g., Junior Secondary vs Senior Secondary or by individual grade) was found in the publicly available material; the fee information located is presented as a general session rate rather than separate amounts per year group. Boarding / accommodation fees - Accommodation (boarding) charge reported for the 2025/2026 session: ₦120,000 (this is listed separately from the session tuition in published reports). - The college operates boarding facilities and provides supervised hostel life for boarding students. Specific accommodation inclusions and any tiered boarding rates (if any) were not publicly listed. Billing schedule and payment terms - Fees are managed through the school's online parent/student portal and online application links (school uses an online fees portal for admissions and parent login). Parents are required to pay fees via the school's fees portal and by the school's published deadlines. - No detailed public schedule stating exact invoice dates, late-payment penalties, or staged instalment deadlines was found in the public material reviewed. Where a session total is given, schools often expect payment before term resumption or via termly instalments; the reported session total suggests the school accepts session or term payment arrangements through the portal, but precise contract terms were not publicly posted. Other costs and typical additional charges - Items commonly noted as included or separately charged in published summaries for this school: textbooks, uniforms, and (in some reports) learning/technology items such as student tablets may be covered or billed at first-term/initial billing; exact inclusions differ between reports. Parents should budget for additional costs such as examination fees, transport, medical/insurance charges, co-curricular activity fees, excursions/trips, and any optional extra-curricular payments. - No precise published schedule of uniform costs, book packs, or per-item charges was located in the public material. Refunds and fee withdrawal policy - No publicly available, detailed refund policy or formal published instructions for refunds/fee credits was found in the public material accessible without parent/portal login. Specific refund terms (for withdrawal, early leave, or overpayment) are not publicly posted in the sources reviewed. Fee payment options - The school directs parents to an online fees/admissions portal (parent login / online application links are active on the school's public pages), indicating payments are processed through the portal system. The portal is the official route for fee payment and billing notices. - No publicly posted list of accepted payment instruments (specific bank account details, accepted card types, or third‑party payment processors) was found in the public material; those details are typically available within the school's secure parent/fees portal. Brief note on availability of detailed year-group and term-by-term breakdowns - Publicly available material reviewed provides a session (academic year) fee headline amount (₦2,000,000 for 2025/2026) and a separately reported accommodation charge (₦120,000). It does not provide a published, itemised fee table showing separate tuition rates for each individual grade or a school-published term-by-term tariff breakdown accessible without parent/portal login. For that reason, line‑by‑line per-year-group numbers and an official published refund policy were not locatable in the public pages and third‑party summaries.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details Site-based curriculum blending the British National Curriculum with the Nigerian curriculum. The British Curriculum covers four key stages and core subjects: English (Literacy), Maths (Numeracy), Science, and ICT; non-core subjects include Information and Communication Technology (ICT), French, Arts & Craft, Music, History, Physical Education, and Geography. It prepares pupils for Standard Attainment Tests (SATs) at the ends of Year 2, Year 6 and Year 9 and for International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) exams in Year 11. The Nigerian Curriculum is taught alongside the British Curriculum and includes Social Studies, Religious Education and Nigerian Languages. Field trips supplement learning and provide real-life application of knowledge.	Curriculum details The school offers a holistic education with a balanced blend of enrichment opportunities across academics and co-curricular activities. STEAM programmes (Robotics and Coding) develop technical skills, while Chess, Scrabble, Girl Guides and Red Cross foster strategic thinking, teamwork and service. A wide range of sporting activities complements classroom learning, supporting physical development and healthy competition.
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Exam results	Exam results IGCSE results: 100% of students attained 5A*-C.	Exam results —
Higher education progression	Higher education progression The U1 Programme (University Transition Year) with Trinity Western University provides the first year of undergraduate studies in Nigeria in partnership with Meadow Hall Education. U1 is a dedicated first year for global students and can lead to continued study at TWU in Canada or completion of the degree here before transferring. The program runs two semesters totaling 36 credits. It is not an ESL program.	Higher education progression —
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
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Safeguarding	Safeguarding —	Safeguarding —
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Facilities	Facilities
Facilities overview	Facilities overview —	Facilities overview —
Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities —
Academic facilities	Academic facilities —	Academic facilities —
Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities —
Parent experience	Parent experience
History	History —	History —
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Parent teacher association	Parent teacher association —	Parent teacher association —
Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
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Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching —	Bilingual teaching —
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Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions Infant School & Junior School admission: Registration Fee: N50,000. Required Documents: Reference from applicant's current school; Recent Passport Photograph; Photocopy of Birth Certificate; Photocopy of Immunization Record; Transcript or Photocopies of past school results for three previous & consecutive years. Please note that both parents will be required to attend the interview. Online Application: Online applications will only be processed if a non-refundable application fee of N50,000 (Fifty Thousand Naira) is paid into the school Naira account and a scanned receipt of payment received by the school account department, and if all required documents have been received by the Admissions Manager. Enquiries: Call +234(0) 807 300 0554, 0807 300 0556. College admission: Registration Fee: N70,000. Required Documents: Reference from applicant's current school; Recent Passport Photograph; Photocopy of Birth Certificate; Photocopy of Immunization Record; Transcript or Photocopies of past school results for three previous & consecutive years. Please note that both parents will be required to attend the interview. Online Application: Online applications will only be processed if a non-refundable application fee of N70,000 (Seventy Thousand Naira) is paid into the school Naira account and a scanned receipt of payment received by the school account department, and if all required documents have been received by the Admissions Manager. Date for the assessment is communicated to Parents. Successful candidates' examination numbers will be published on the website. Interview is scheduled for both Parents and candidate. An interview does not guarantee placement in Meadow Hall. Offer letter is issued and parents will be informed via Email. Acceptance fee to be paid within stipulated time as stated in letter of offer. Midstream Admission: Admissions from other schools during the academic year are based on availability of space in the required class. Students seeking such admissions will be required to provide previous school records and character reference. Exam subjects: Math; English; Science. Only Pupils who will be 11 years old by 31 August 2026 will be eligible for entry into Year 7 for 2026/2027 session. Online Application (College): Online applications will only be processed if a non-refundable application fee of N70,000 (Seventy Thousand Naira) is paid into the school Naira account and a scanned receipt of payment received by the school account department, and if all required documents have been received by the Admissions Manager. Enquiries: Call +234(0) 807 300 0554, 0807 300 0556.	Admissions 1. Make An Enquiry. Read through VFMCG's website and call or write to the school for further information. This starts the admissions process. It provides initial details about how to apply. 2. Apply Online. Use the Online Application Portal to begin the application. The link is in the Admissions section. Submit the form as instructed. 3. Visit Us. Take a tour of the facilities and ask questions. You can also book a Skype appointment if you are unable to visit. 4. Apply. Pick up a registration form from the school office (₦15,000 per form). Return the completed form with two passport photographs, a birth certificate copy, and copies of three years of school reports. Forms can be sent by email after payment; downloaded forms can be returned by email. 5. Take The Entrance Exam. The entrance examination will be held at the school on Saturday, 27 February 2021, and may be taken online. The exam has three parts: English, Numeracy and General Knowledge. Arrangements can be made to take the exam in your city if travel to Lagos is not possible. 6. Attend The Interview. After the exams are graded, you will be invited for a personal interview. The interview is part of the admissions process. The outcome informs enrolment. 7. Enrol. At the end of a successful interview, you are offered admission and a fee schedule. Pay the acceptance fee to secure the place in the desired class. Enrollment completes the admission.
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