Command/Military Secondary Schools in Nigeria: Full List

Command/Military secondary schools in Nigeria are schools set up by the Federal Government to instil discipline in every child who wishes to pursue a career in the armed forces of Nigeria. In this article, we will see the full list of all military secondary schools in the country.

These schools are like your normal secondary schools in the country but with a special feel, which is that they are run by military personnel, unlike the purely civilian type of secondary education that majority of us are used to.

While command/military secondary schools in Nigeria are set up for those who wish to further their education and advance their career in the military, it is not unusual to see regular students there as well.

Such students are children of civilian or military personnel who do not wish to pursue a career in the armed forces but simply attend these schools for the purposes of completing their secondary education there.

Just like most government approved federal and state secondary schools, every command/military secondary school in Nigeria offer quality education to their students and they employ well qualified teachers to instil discipline and impart the right knowledge to their students.

If you are looking for the best secondary schools in the country run by the armed forces of Nigeria to enrol your  your child/ward in, this post will provide you with a full list to decide on as we have made available where you can find all military secondary schools in every State of the Federation.

When it comes to the security of your children in a conducive learning environment, all military secondary schools in the country are situated in secure locations, military barracks precisely to make sure that the children are well guarded against any external threat or invasion.

Every command/military secondary school in the federation uses the scheme of work or school curriculum that all private and public secondary schools make use of in order to harmonize secondary education in the country as stipulated by the Ministry of Education.

Majority of the Nigerian command/military secondary schools are top quality and are affiliated with either the Nigerian army, Navy or Airforce.

Discipline in these schools can never be overemphasized as it is very essential in the way the students are trained, reason why some of these military secondary schools have boarding facilities in their premises.

LIST OF COMMAND/MILITARY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA

Nigerian Guide has compiled a comprehensive list of military secondary schools in every state in Nigeria and their locations. These secondary schools and their locations within the States of the Federation are listed below:

ABIA STATE

• Command Secondary School, Ohafia

AKWA IBOM

• Nigerian Navy Military School, Ikot Ntuen
• Air Force Comprehensive School, Uyo

ADAMAWA STATE 

• Command School, 23 Brigade, Yola
• Air Force Secondary School, Yola

ANAMBRA STATE 

• Igwebuike Grammar School, Awka

BENUE STATE 

• Army Children School, 72 SF Makurdi
• Air Force Secondary School, Makurdi

BORNO STATE 

• Command Day Secondary School, 21 Brigade, Maiduguri

CROSS RIVER STATE

• Command Children School, 13 Brigade Calabar
• Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Calabar

DELTA STATE 

• Command Secondary School, Mbiri. St Patrick College, Asaba

EBONYI STATE

• Command Children School Abakaliki

EDO STATE 

• Army Children School NASST, Ugbowo, Benin City

EKITI STATE 

• Christ School, Ado Ekiti

ENUGU STATE 

• Command Day Secondary School Enugu
• Air Force Comprehensive School, Enugu

GOMBE STATE 

• Government Second School, 301 Artellery Regiment (GS) Gombe

IMO STATE

• Command Children School Obinze Barracks, Owerri

KADUNA STATE 

• Command Secondary School Kaduna
• Command Children School Dantuku Road
• Command Children School Ribadu Cantonment
• Air Force Secondary School, Kaduna

KANO STATE

• Command Children School, 3 Brigade, Bukavu Barracks
• Air Force Secondary School, Kano

KATSINA STATE 

• Natsinta Day Secondary School, 35 Battalion, Katsina

KEBBI STATE 

• Nagari College, Birnin Kebbi

KOGI STATE 

• Command Children School, Chari Maigumeri Barracks, Lokoja
• Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Okura

KWARA STATE 

• Command Children School Sobi Barracks, Ilorin

LAGOS STATE 

• Command Secondary School Ipaja-Lagos
• Command Day Secondary School Ikeja
• Command Children School An Barracks, Yaba
• Command Day Secondary School Ikeja
• Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Navy Town, Ojo
• Nigerian Air force Secondary School, Shasha

NASARAWA STATE 

• Government Secondary School, Lafia

NIGER STATE

• Command Children School, 31 Brigade Minna

OGUN STATE 

• Army Children School, Nyango Barracks, Abeokuta
• Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Abeokuta

ONDO STATE 

• Army Children School 32 Brigade Barracks, Akure
• Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Imeri

OSUN STATE 

• Osogbo Grammar School, Osogbo

OYO STATE

• Command Children School, Mokola Barracks, Ibadan
• Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Ogbomoso
• Air Force Comprehensive School, Ibadan

PLATEAU STATE 

• Command Children School, 3 Division, Jos
• Air Force Military School, Jos
• Air Force Girls’ Comprehensive School, Jos

RIVERS STATE

• Command Children School, 2 Brigade, Port-Harcourt
• Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Harold Wilson Drive, Borokiri, Port Harcourt
• Air Force Secondary School, Port Harcourt

SOKOTO STATE 

• Command Children School Sokoto

FCT (ABUJA) 

• Command Day Secondary School, Lungi (Gado Nasko) Barracks
• Air Force Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Abuja