CMS Grammer School Lagos

Joining Date: 13. July 2025

LOCATION: Shomolu

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Founded: 1859

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CMS GRAMMAR SCHOOL ROAD, SUN GAS BUS STOP, BARIGA, LAGOS OR (FROM THE BACK GATE) ST. FINBARR'S ROAD, GRAMMAR BUS STOP, BARIGA, Shomolu, Lagos , Nigeria

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CMS Grammar School, Lagos – Nigeria’s First Secondary School

Located in Bariga, a suburb of Lagos State, CMS Grammar School holds the historic distinction of being the oldest secondary school in Nigeria. It was founded on 6 June 1859 by the Church Missionary Society (CMS) and served for decades as the primary training ground for African clergymen and colonial administrators in the Lagos Colony.

Founding & Early Support

The establishment of CMS Grammar School was made possible through the philanthropic support of James Pinson Labulo Davies, who in April 1859 provided £50 (equivalent to approximately ₦1.34 million in 2014) to Babington Macaulay for the purchase of books and school equipment. This funding enabled Macaulay to officially open the school on 6 June 1859—marking the birth of secondary education in Nigeria.

In 1867, Davies further contributed £100 (₦2.68 million as of 2014) towards the CMS Grammar School Building Fund. Other notable contributors included both Saro and non-Saro Lagosians such as:

Daniel Conrad Taiwo (Taiwo Olowo) – £50

Moses Johnson

I.H. Willoughby

T.F. Cole

James George

Charles Foresythe – £40

The school drew inspiration from the CMS Grammar School in Freetown, Sierra Leone, which had been established in 1848.

Early Years & Academic Focus

CMS Grammar School began with just six students, all boarders, housed in a modest single-storey structure known as the “Cotton House” on Broad Street, Lagos Island. The initial aim was to train young African boys for the Christian ministry.

The original curriculum was robust and intellectually rigorous, offering subjects such as:

English Language

Logic

Greek

Arithmetic & Geometry

Geography & History

Bible Knowledge

Latin

Leadership & Legacy

The school’s first principal was Babington Macaulay, a revered scholar and theologian, who led the school until his death in 1878. He is also remembered as the father of Herbert Macaulay, a key figure in Nigeria’s nationalist movement.

When the British Colony of Lagos was officially established in 1861, CMS Grammar School became the primary source of educated African personnel for the colony’s clerical and administrative workforce.

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