Oakwood International School pupils in the main courtyard at morning assemblyA Primary 4 classroom at Oakwood with the teacher at the whiteboardThe junior playground and the field behind itThe library reading cornerA teacher working one-to-one with a pupil
Verified liveBritish (Cambridge Primary) + NigerianNursery 1 – SSS 3Co-educational · daySince 1994

Oakwood International School

Cambridge Primary and Nigerian curricula side by side, small classes, and a bus that covers most of Ikeja.

4.7 · 86 reviews from enrolled familiesTaking applications · closes 24 Oct Sobo Arobiodu St, Ikeja GRA · 2.1 km from youAdmissions office replies in ~2 hrs
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Oakwood International School costs ₦232,500 a month all-in for Primary 4 in 2027/28 — ₦2,790,000 a year, paid in three termly payments of ₦930,000 — with the bus and lunch included. 5 seats are left after the first round of offers, and applications close on 24 October 2026.

All-in, per month
₦232,500
Seats left
5
Closes
24 Oct
Ratio
1 : 12

Fees, 2027/28

Every figure below is what the school published, in naira. The all-in figure is the year divided by 12 so it compares with other schools.

Fee itemPer termPer year÷ 12
Tuition₦750,000₦2,250,000₦187,500
Development levy₦50,000₦150,000₦12,500
Transport Included · routes below₦80,000₦240,000₦20,000
Lunch Included · 5 days₦50,000₦150,000₦12,500
All-in₦930,000₦2,790,000₦232,500

Paid once, on admission

Application
₦25,000
Registration
₦50,000
Admission
₦150,000
Uniform & books
≈ ₦120,000

Termly fees can be spread over four monthly payments with a partner bank. You see it when an offer arrives; the bank decides, BigDot only supplies the record.

Seats & deadlines, 2027/28

Live from the school's seat plan. A seat is held from the moment an offer goes out until the parent answers; lapsed offers return it automatically.

Primary 45 of 30 left · closes Sat 24 Oct
Primary 112 of 30 left · closes Sat 24 Oct
JSS 1Full · waitlist of 6 · seats return when offers lapse

Enrolled Held by an open offer Available

How admissions work here

Primary 4 eligibility

Age
8 by 1 September 2027 The only reason we ask for a date of birth
Previous grade
Report card, no minimum
Assessment
Written test (English, Maths · 60 min) and a session with the class teacher
Parent interview
No

Documents this school needs

  • Birth certificate On file from your BigDot application
  • Passport photograph
  • Last report card
  • Immunisation record
  • Proof of address Not on file yet — asked once, kept for every school
  1. 1Apply — from your BigDot application; Oakwood asks 2 questions on top. Fee ₦25,000.
  2. 2Documents verified — usually within 3 working days.
  3. 3Assessment — Saturdays in October, booked from your tracker.
  4. 4Decision — offer, waitlist or decline with the reason, within 10 days of the assessment.
  5. 5Offer — the seat is held for you until the accept-by date. Awards itemised, net fee and monthly figure shown.

Awards this school offers

Schools on BigDot don't run discounts. Fee reductions are awards with conditions, set by the school and shown in full on any offer.

Merit scholarship — up to 10% of tuition

Awarded on the assessment. Renewable each year if attendance stays above 90% and the year average is 70% or above.

Sibling concession — 5% of the annual fee

For the second and later children while both are enrolled. Applied automatically when a sibling is on the roll.

Early acceptance — registration fee waived

₦50,000 waived when you accept an offer within its accept-by date.

Instalment plan

Each term over four monthly payments through a partner bank, subject to their approval. No interest on the school's side.

Facilities & the school day

Campus
4.2 hectares · Ikeja GRA
Class size
Up to 24 · 1 : 12 with the assistant teacher
Labs
3 science labs, 2 ICT suites
Sport
25 m pool, football field, courts
Library
Yes · 11,000 titles
Day
7:45 am – 2:30 pm · after-school care to 5:00 pm (₦15,000 a month)
Health
Nurse on site · Reddington Hospital 6 min
Security
CCTV, gated, pickup by registered adults only
Special needs
Learning support unit · not yet answered in detail

What enrolled families say

Only parents with a child enrolled here can review
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Funmi A.Parent, Primary 3 & Primary 6 · Verified enrolment
5.0

The bus is the reason we chose them and it has been on time for two years. Teachers message on the class thread the same day when anything happens.

Teaching 5 · Communication 5 · Transport 5 · Value 4

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Tunde O.Parent, JSS 2 · Verified enrolment
4.0

Fees went up 12% this year with a letter explaining why. Not cheap, but you know what you're paying for and nothing appears mid-term.

Teaching 4 · Communication 4 · Transport 5 · Value 3

Oakwood replied: Thank you, Mr O. The 2027/28 structure on this page is now fixed for the year.

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Location & bus routes

OakwoodOgba 7:05Maryland 7:20Magodo 7:10

14 Sobo Arobiodu Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos

Landmark: two turns past the Ikeja Golf Club gate.

Bus routes, 2027/28

  • Ogba — Excellence Hotel junction · 7:05 amYour area · 1 stop from home
  • Magodo — Phase 2 gate · 7:10 am
  • Maryland — Mall · 7:20 am
  • Yaba — Sabo · 6:50 am

Transport is inside the fee. Pickup confirmation and route changes go to parents by WhatsApp from the school's transport desk.

Ask the admissions office

Bus stops, mid-year entry, sibling places — anything the page doesn't answer. They reply here; your number stays hidden until you apply or they accept the enquiry.

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If Oakwood is full

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