Holy Child College Obalende
Holy Child College is a Catholic College for girls in Lagos, Nigeria, it was set up on 9 April 1945 by the Society for the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ). It is located in South-West Ikoyi on the cusp of Obalende and Keffi, to the front of the College is her brother school St Gregory's College, Lagos.
Holy Child College Lagos, consists of Junior and Senior Colleges and practices the 6-3-3-4 educational system in Nigeria. The current School Administrator is Rev. Sister Ify Atuegbu, the current Head Teacher of the Senior College is Mrs Asiegbu while that of the Junior College is Mrs Ezeanya.
The College is the 1st Day/Boarding school owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, it operates between the hours of 7:30am and 3:30pm. The school uniform is a burgundy four-cornered Cap, a cream Blouse, a burgundy Skirt for Seniors and a burgundy Pinafore for Juniors, white Socks, and brown Shoes.
Its educational system is based on the Nigerian policy of the UBE system, where the girls sit for the JSS and SSS exams as well as the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations.
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