St. Francis Catholic Secondary School, Nigeria

St. Francis Catholic Secondary School

"Magis in love and service"
Location
Idimu, Lagos, Nigeria
Information
Established 1990 (1990)
Founder Fr. Francis Cusimano, S.J.
Grades Secondary, ages 11–17
Affiliation Jesuit (Catholic)
Administrator Fr. Chikere Ugwuanyi, SJ
Asst. admin. Fr. Chikere Agbo, SJ
Senior school Mr. Ajero P.N
Junior school Mrs. F. Adedoyin
Website stfrancismagis.org

St. Francis Catholic Secondary School (SFCSS), is located in Idimu, Lagos, Nigeria. It is run by the North-West Africa Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).[1] The school was founded in 1990 by Fr. Francis Cusimano, S.J.[2]

Vision

St. Francis, besides academic excellency, aims at formation of character and care of the whole person in his or her intellectual, physical, spiritual, aesthetic/creative, affective, and imaginative dimensions.[3]

News bits

St. Francis students have scored at the very top of national tests. Chioma Ezeizu distinguished herself by the score she received on a college entrance test when she was just 16[4] and St. Francis students finished second and third nationally in the National Examination Council exam in 2014,[5] confirmed by other results.[6] The school also emerged winners of the schools challenge at kody and the kids, 2015.[7] Christiana Nkem Adelana (on-air personality Tana Adelana), a graduate of St. Francis, was the 2011 winner of On-Air Personality of the Year (TV, Future Awards).[8] Also, a girl at St.Francis came in second in a national essay competition.[9] St. Francis was ranked 20th among the top 100 schools in Nigeria in 2015.[10]

The school has an annual track and field competition between its various houses, at the senior, intermediate, and junior levels of boys and girls.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ NW Africa Prov.
  2. ↑ About. Accessed 13 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Vision.
  4. ↑ "Chioma Ezeizu". Vanguard. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "NECO". MySchoolGist. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "WAEC". LatestStory.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "kody and the kids". KODY. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tana Adelana". BellaNaija. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Essay". TREM.org. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Top 100". NaijaVoice. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Track and field". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

Coordinates: 6°33′32.8″N 3°16′48.72″E / 6.559111°N 3.2802000°E / 6.559111; 3.2802000

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