There has been a marked rise of very good secondary schools all over the continent. Whilst government schools within African countries started off the best, following independence, much has changed. For the most part, private schools (we consider missionary school as private) outperform government schools. In addition, international schools have taken Africa by storm. Below is the list of 100 best secondary schools.

1. Grey College South Africa
2. Rift Valley Academy Kenya
3. King Edward VII School South Africa
4. Hilton College South Africa
5. St. George’s College Zimbabwe
6. Prince Edward School Zimbabwe
7. International School of Kenya Kenya
8. Accra Academy Ghana
9. Lycée Lamine Guèye Senegal
10. Adisadel College Ghana
11. St John’s College Houghton South Africa
12. Maritzburg College South Africa
13. Lycée Guebre Mariam Ethiopia
14. Selborne College South Africa
15. St Alban’s College South Africa
16. Lycée Lyautey Morocco
17. Durban High School South Africa
18. Grey High School South Africa
19. St Andrew`s College South Africa
20. Gateway High School Zimbabwe
21. Glenwood High School South Africa
22. Rainbow International School Uganda
23. Lycée Moulay Youssef Morocco
24. Kearsney College South Africa
25. St. James High School Zimbabwe
26. Wynberg Boys High School South Africa
27. Pretoria Boys High School South Africa
28. Lycée Français de Tananarive Madagascar
29. Mauritius College of the Air Mauritius
30. International School Moshi Tanzania
31. Le Collège Mermoz Ivory Coast
32. Strathmore School Kenya
33. Parktown Boys’ High School South Africa
34. International School of Tanganyika Tanzania
35. Holy Child School Ghana
36. Christ The King College Onitsha Nigeria
37. Graeme College South Africa
38. Jeppe High School for Boys South Africa
39. Alliance High School Kenya
40. Hillcrest School Jos Nigeria
41. Kingswood College South Africa
42. Hamilton High School Zimbabwe
43. Lincoln International School Uganda
44. Lycée Victor Hugo Morocco
45. Alexandra High School South Africa
46. École Normale Supérieure Guinea
47. Ghana International School Ghana
48. Arundel School Zimbabwe
49. Rondebosch Boys’ High School South Africa
50. Starehe Boys’ Centre Kenya
51. American International School of Johannesburg South Africa
52. Victoria Park High School South Africa
53. Methodist Boys High School Sierra Leone
54. Harare International School Zimbabwe
55. Methodist Girls High School Sierra Leone
56. Lenana School Kenya
57. St. Andrew’s High School Malawi
58. Benoni High School South Africa
59. Waddilove High School Zimbabwe
60. Roedean School South Africa
61. Wykeham Collegiate Independent School for Girls South Africa
62. Lycee Francais du Caire Egypt
63. Christian Brothers’ College Bulawayo Zimbabwe
64. Kamuzu Academy Malawi
65. Mount Pleasant High School Zimbabwe
66. Mfantsipim School Ghana
67. Chisipite Senior School Zimbabwe
68. Gayaza High School Uganda
69. Kutama College Zimbabwe
70. Wheelus High School Libya
71. Michaelhouse School South Africa
72. Westville Boys’ High School South Africa
73. Namilyango College Uganda
74. Government College Umuahia Nigeria
75. Muir College South Africa
76. Wesley Girls High School Ghana
77. Alexander Sinton High School South Africa
78. Lycée Faidherbe Senegal
79. Royal College Port Louis Mauritius
80. Lycée La Fontaine Niger
81. Lycée Lyautey de Casablanca Morocco
82. Settlers High School South Africa
83. Nyeri High School Kenya
84. Pinetown Boys’ High School South Africa
85. Kings’ College Lagos Nigeria
86. Lycée Français Liberté Mali
87. Paarl Boys’ High School South Africa
88. St. Paul’s College Namibia
89. Tafari Makonnen School Ethiopia
90. Wynberg Girls’ High School South Africa
91. Bingham Academy Ethiopia
92. Port Shepstone High School South Africa
93. Clapham High School South Africa
94. Hillcrest Secondary School Kenya
95. South African College School South Africa
96. Lycée Blaise Diagne Senegal
97. St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls South Africa
98. Townsend High School Zimbabwe
99. St.Gregory’s College Nigeria
100. St. Patrick School Zimbabwe

Most of these schools are old, with tremendous wealth of history. The performance of such schools did take consistency into consideration to eliminate the quick rise and quick fall cases. In addition, great schools such as the African Leadership Academy have yet to prove themselves over years. Only time will tell whether they will remain at the highest level they are at.

While we should always celebrate success of private enterprise and involvement of the private sector in education, it is important to ask the question; “Is the high performance of private schools at the cost of public schools?” This is an important question since the majority of the continent lack the means to pay for the skyrocketing costs of private institutions and choose instead to rely on public schools notwithstanding the fact that each African deserves good quality education. While I do not believe that a cap on secondary school fees will help, I stand convinced that African governments need to spend more on secondary school education.






http://theafricaneconomist.com/100-best-secondary-schools-in-africa/#.Ue1vT1NQ0iD

I noticed that most of the schools are in Southern Africa (South Africa and Zimbabwe), which I think is not surprising. I can definitely vouch for many of the Zimbabwean ones listed (bear in mind that education is highly rated there and the country has a very high, if not the highest literacy rate in Africa).

I am quite surprised (or maybe not) and disappointed that only 5 schools from Nigeria made the list.

Na wash!
Criteria self na wash!

Those are the schools they know!

Tolexander: Na wash!
Criteria self na wash!

Those are the schools they know!

LOL. you think so? why?

Tolexander: Na wash!
Criteria self na wash!

Those are the schools they know!

If the Nigerian Schools are known to have high standard of recognition & Education, more would have made the list, i wasn't surprised not seeing Schools like Cambridge Sec school, British Nigeria Sec School Benin, Nig...wack educational system..Na only Nigeria Secondary School teachers dey go on strike...#smh for una country

eddiebruk:


If the Nigerian Schools are known to have high standard of recognition & Education, more would have made the list, i wasn't surprised not seeing Schools like Cambridge Sec school, British Nigeria Sec School Benin, Nig...wack educational system..Na only Nigeria Secondary School teachers dey go on strike...#smh for una country

I am really wondering about all those private and expensive schools in Lagos and Abuja.. All that money and still?

The school I attended in Zimbabwe (which made this list) didn't even cost much at all compared to the Naija private ones.

Egba girl:

LOL. you think so? why?

what is the yardstick used in measuring the academic effectiveness of this schools?

We all know the criteria for ranking universities!

eddiebruk:


If the Nigerian Schools are known to have high standard of recognition & Education, more would have made the list, i wasn't surprised not seeing Schools like Cambridge Sec school, British Nigeria Sec School Benin, Nig...wack educational system..Na only Nigeria Secondary School teachers dey go on strike...#smh for una country

that is for the public schools.
Does private schools also go on strike?

Not as if am supporting the faulty secondary education system of nigeria. But what am saying is some people can't just sit down somewhere to make some silly analysis just for their own economic reasons, even from the name of their websites

Tolexander: what is the yardstick used in measuring the academic effectiveness of this schools?

We all know the criteria for ranking universities!

TBH, I am not sure of the exact criteria used but it did talk about consistency in the last paragraph so...

Btw, what's the criteria for ranking universities? I don't think there is one standard set of criteria used

I need to know the critera used in compiling this list orderwise it is inaccurate.
They picked out only old and well recognised schools and most of them still operate the old curriculum.
Am not saying the school picked dn't deserve it but there are new generation schools here in Nigeria(i kow some in lagos) that are very good but are not recognised.
by the way who are those that compiled this list??

Joavid: I need to know the critera used in compiling this list orderwise it is inaccurate.
They picked out only old and well recognised schools and most of them still operate the old curriculum.
Am not saying the school picked dn't deserve it but there are new generation schools here in Nigeria(i kow some in lagos) that are very good but are not recognised.
by the way who are those that compiled this list??

Not all the schools on that list are old. Many and probably most are but certainly not all. And as for new generation schools, the last paragraph mentioned that there are great schools such as African Leaders Academy but they can't rate them yet because they are new. Time will tell. I think what the list is getting at is that you can be assured of the quality of education you receive from any of these schools because they have remained consistent over the years and they are not "rise and fall" schools.

*sighs* total wash!!!

Egba girl:

Not all the schools on that list are old. Many and probably most are but certainly not all. And as for new generation schools, the last paragraph mentioned that there are great schools such as African Leaders Academy but they can't rate them yet because they are new. Time will tell. I think what the list is getting at is that you can be assured of the quality of education you receive from any of these schools because they have remained consistent over the years and they are not "rise and fall" schools.

Now i understand better. The future is bright for secondary schools in Nigeria(not public or state owned secondary schools).
The only problem is,most of them are very expensive but still there are affordable ones.
It is no longer about the four corners of the classroom but much more.

Joavid:
Now i understand better. The future is bright for secondary schools in Nigeria(not public or state owned secondary schools).
The only problem is,most of them are very expensive but still there are affordable ones.
It is no longer about the four corners of the classroom but much more.

I agree with the bolded statements. The private schools are ridiculously expensive thereby eliminating a vast majority of kids.

And yes, education is beyond the walls of the classroom and I think that's something the schools listed have incorporated into their curriculum.

Its a pity...O mase o....dis is 2 tel us al dat d level of our education has greatly fallen....yet,our leaders can still not see dis,O seni lanu

Tolexander: consistency in what?

there are consistent criteria used for university ranking:

Quality of education base on the alumni winning the nobel prizes and field medals.

Quality of faculty base on the staff winning the nobel prizes and field medals and also highly cited researchers in up to 21 broad field categories.

Research Output base on the paper published in nature and science and also research indexed on science citation index-expanded and social science citation index.

Per capita performance base on the per capita academic performance of the institution.[/b]

What I know is that different rankings use different (probably similar) criteria for their rankings so I don't know if the criteria you've stated is applicable to all universities. For example, it would differ for local rankings, regional rankings and international rankings.

Egba girl:

What I know is that different rankings use different (probably similar) criteria for their rankings so I don't know if the criteria you've stated is applicable to all universities. For example, it would differ for local rankings, regional rankings and international rankings.

the ranking is for international!

Tolexander: the ranking is for international!

I hear you

Egba girl:
I hear you

you dey vex?

Tolexander: you dey vex?

Nah. I no vex. Or should I??

Egba girl:

Nah. I no vex. Or should I??

abeg o! Make u no vex for me!

Tolexander: abeg o! Make u no vex for me!

I no vex. I no fit so no worries!

Egba girl:

I no vex. I no fit so no worries!

that's my gurl!

Arrant rubbish....Poor compilation. What about Loyola Justus,one of d best college in 9ja if nt da best amongst odas

Dubemkelly: Arrant rubbish....Poor compilation. What about Loyola Justus,one of d best college in 9ja if nt da best amongst odas

I mean it might be good but compared with the rest of Africa?

A Ugandan website actually thinks nairaland made this compilation – here is a report from ugandandiasporanews.com

A Nigerian Website has Ranked Gayaza and Namilyango among the top 100 Best Secondary Schools in Africa ~ without knowing the criteria the research website used to rank the schools, this needs to be received with a grain of salt.
If you were to ask Ugandans what the best schools are right now, you would be assured of a heated debate.
But considering that the Naira Land website is pretty well respected in terms of its research (the interface design aside) ~ here is the list as they see it. South Africa leads with the number of best schools in the collection.

viloko: A Ugandan website actually thinks nairaland made this compilation – here is a report from ugandandiasporanews.com

A Nigerian Website has Ranked Gayaza and Namilyango among the top 100 Best Secondary Schools in Africa ~ without knowing the criteria the research website used to rank the schools, this needs to be received with a grain of salt.
If you were to ask Ugandans what the best schools are right now, you would be assured of a heated debate.
But considering that the Naira Land website is pretty well respected in terms of its research (the interface design aside) ~ here is the list as they see it. South Africa leads with the number of best schools in the collection.

WHAT?!!!! No ways! How/why on earth would they think that? Totally confused. That website needs to be taken with a grain of salt if they cannot properly research their articles.

Govt college umuahia nurtured the likes of, Renowned African literary groit par excellence, Prof Chinua Achebe, nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, Famed literati, Prof Chukwuemeka Ike, Erstwhile nollywood Prolific actor, Igwe Laz Ekwueme and so many other succesful nigerians; so with the calibre of ppl the citadel of knowledge have so far produced methinks they organisers shld've done justice to them by rankin them 1st. proudly an alumni though.

all this things self. Wetin i no be say for e.g maths, the most intelligent in my sec school will beat the best from the 1st school on the list. Period!!!!.
How many achebe's, soyinka's have they produced.

Where is Baptist Boys High School,Abeokuta,Ibadan Grammar SChool and my dearest AFrican Church Grammar School,Abeokuta,I can't find them on the list,without those above mentioned schools,the list 'na wash'...

Egba girl:

WHAT?!!!! No ways! How/why on earth would they think that? Totally confused. That website needs to be taken with a grain of salt if they cannot properly research their articles.

o ti da gobe sile!