Wellington College International, a leading British educational provider, and rendeavour, Africa’s new urban builder, have teamed up to open a coeducative day and boarding school for 1,500 students aged 3-18 in Alaro City, Nigeria. The Wellington College International Lagos, which will be opened in September 2027, will offer incomparable academic excellence, the most modern facilities and a holistic approach to education and thus change the educational landscape in West Africa.
With its rich culture and dynamic economy, Lagos is the ideal location for the first school of the Wellington College Education network in Africa. Nigerian parents have always sent their children abroad to receive international training from world class. The school will offer the same standard of excellence, but closer to the place of residence.
The Wellington College International Lagos will combine the values, the ethos, the permanent quality and the ambition of the Wellington College, the groundbreaking British coeducative school, with the strengths and traditions of regional and Nigerian education system.
The Wellington College International Lagos, which is to be opened in Alaro City, will be the best school in the region and offer excellent training that gives the students the knowledge, skills and character to exploit their potential and contribute to creating a better world.
The Alaro City Campus of Rendeavour, which was developed in cooperation with its Nigerian partners and designed by the award-winning British architecture firm Mica Architects, follows the strict English curriculum, which concludes with the demanding A-level program, and also offers excellent courses in the areas of sports, music and art. The Wellington College is a pioneer in the field of education, and the school will try to be leading in the areas of AI and entrepreneurship.
Rendeavour is Africa’s largest developer of new cities. The cities of Rendeavor, supported by American, Norwegian, New Zealand and British investors, are among the largest construction projects in Africa and serve as nodes for companies, apartments, education and recreation in infrastructure -capable economic zones.
As part of the next growth phase, RendeAvour builds up a leading educational company, whereby the focus is on the introduction of educational institutions within the rendeavor portfolio, starting with the Wellington College International Lagos. Scott Bryan, who has more than 25 years of experience as a teacher and manager in British education and has also opened schools worldwide, has been appointed education director of Rendeavour.
The Wellington College International Lagos is included as eleventh school and first school in Africa in the extensive school network of Wellington College Education. The international schools of the Wellington College and the affiliated bilingual schools are located in China, Thailand and India and teach over 6,200 Wellington. Every school, in addition to the founding school Wellington College, is a recognized market leader in your region and delivers first -class academic results and study places, including in Oxford and Cambridge and at the universities of the Ivy League.
At the center of the ethos of every school of the Wellington College Education network are the five basic values: friendliness, courage, respect, integrity and responsibility that lead all interactions within the community and promote a positive, supportive and productive environment.
Alaro City is a well thought-out urban development project that offers space for business, industry and living on an area of 2,000 hectares- including offices, logistics and warehouses, apartments, schools, health facilities, hotels, entertainment centers and 150 hectares of green and recreation areas. Strategically cheap, just 45 minutes from Victoria Island, Lagos, is located opposite the site of the future international airport in Lagos. Alaro City is also the largest housing estate within the Lekki Free Zone.
James Dahl, 15th Master, Wellington College: “The demonstrable track record of the Wellington College as a leading coeducative day and boarding school in Great Britain in connection with the status of Rendeavour as Africa’s largest urban construction company will ensure that the Wellington College International Lagos will be established as the best school in Africa. Schools in our groundbreaking global family and the positive approach of our network, the Wellington College International Lagos will offer our students a really transformative education of the 21st century, which enables them to develop and contribute to serving and shaping them. “
Stephen Jennings, founder and CEO, rendeavour: “We at Rendeavour believe that every city has to offer the world rank of world rank. Bringing urban life into harmony, we lay the foundation for a generation of managers who will thrive at the local level and exist in global competition. “
Sir Anthony Seldon, founding director, Wellington College Education: “In the age of the generative AI and a rapidly changing world, the Wellington College Education wants to take on a global leadership role and think about how education should look like when we have the middle phase of 21. more agile society, and our schools are best able to convey it.
Yomi Ademola, Chairman, Rendeavour West Africa & Managing Director, Alaro City: “Great cities are not only defined by their infrastructure or economy, but also by their ability to promote talents and form the future. Lagos and as a catalyst in the design of the future of urban Africa. Africa is possible. “
About the Wellington College: www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk Via the Wellington College International Lagos in Alaro City:https://www.alarocity.com/wellington-college-international-lagos/ About rendeavour: www.rendeavour.com
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