Admissions 2026/27
Come and see a Tuesday here.
Not an open day. An ordinary school morning, exactly as your child would live it — then a 90-minute assessment and a straight answer within a week.
The process
Three steps, about three weeks.
01
Enquire
Send your child's current year group and last report card. Our admissions office replies within two working days.
02
Visit & assess
A campus morning: sit in on a lesson, meet a form teacher, take a 90-minute placement assessment in English and Mathematics.
03
Offer & enrol
Offers are issued within a week. Fees, uniform and bus route are settled in a single appointment.
Key dates
- Entrance assessment — Cohort ASaturday, 14 March 2026
- Entrance assessment — Cohort BSaturday, 9 May 2026
- Offer letters releasedWithin 7 days of assessment
- Acceptance deadlineFriday, 26 June 2026
- New students' orientationThursday, 3 September 2026
Fees, 2026/27
Published in full, per term.
Tuition covers teaching, textbooks, laboratory consumables, examinations set by the school and all clubs. It does not cover transport, uniform or external examination entry.
| Year group | Per term | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| JSS 1 — JSS 3 | ₦ 240,000 | ₦ 720,000 |
| SS 1 — SS 2 | ₦ 280,000 | ₦ 840,000 |
| SS 3 (exam year) | ₦ 300,000 | ₦ 900,000 |
Two-part payment within a term is available on written request to the bursary. A 5% sibling discount applies from the second child.
One-off and optional costs
- Application & entrance assessment₦ 15,000
- Development levy (new students, once)₦ 120,000
- Uniform set (2 day, 1 sports, 1 house)₦ 48,000
- Bus service, per term (Ikeja / Magodo / Ogba)₦ 65,000
- Bus service, per term (Lekki / Yaba corridor)₦ 92,000
- WAEC & NECO registration (SS3)₦ 78,000
Scholarships
Two routes, both merit-tested.
The Bridgeway Award
Full tuition for four students entering JSS1 each year, awarded on the entrance assessment and a household means review. Applications close with the Cohort B assessment.
Senior Merit Bursary
A 40% tuition remission for SS1 entrants placing in the top decile of the assessment. Renewed annually against academic standing and conduct.
Questions parents ask
Straight answers.
What are the fees, and can they be paid in instalments?+
Tuition runs from ₦720,000 to ₦900,000 a year depending on year group, billed per term. Two-part payment within a term is available on written request to the bursary; a full schedule of one-off costs is on the admissions page.
Do you board students?+
No. Headbridge is a day school. We run four bus routes covering Ikeja, Ogba, Magodo, Yaba and the Lekki corridor, with a supervisor on every bus.
When is the next entrance assessment?+
Cohort A sits on Saturday 14 March 2026 and Cohort B on Saturday 9 May 2026. The paper is 90 minutes: English and Mathematics, plus a short interview with a form teacher.
Which curriculum do you follow?+
The Nigerian national curriculum through to WAEC and NECO, with an optional Cambridge IGCSE track of up to four subjects from SS1.
How large are classes?+
Junior classes cap at 24 and senior classes at 20. The whole-school teacher to student ratio is 1:14.
What does the uniform cost and where is it bought?+
A full set — two day uniforms, sports kit and house shirt — is ₦48,000, fitted and collected on campus during enrolment week.
Can my child join mid-year?+
Yes, where a place exists in the year group. Mid-year entrants take the same placement assessment and start at the beginning of a term.
Next step
Book a campus morning.
Send your child's year group and last report card. The admissions office replies within two working days.