Houses

A home for students

This is an integral part of the school, and approximately half the students’ board in one of the eight boarding houses. All boarding is seven-day boarding.

This makes for an interesting student body where friendships can be forged with classmates from a variety of places. The Regent Secondary School provides a home for students from all over Nigeria and from elsewhere. We are strong advocates of boarding, believing it to be an important contributor in the creation of academic and social excellence.

Students who board all have supervised homework sessions every afternoon after school, and later after the evening meal. Their progress is monitored by house parents, all of whom also teach in the school, and through frequent contact with other teaching staff.

Boarders are able to go home on exeat weekends of which there is one every half-term, and at half-term break. Otherwise students do not leave the school environ unless they are accompanied by a staff member.
Parents who are interested in having their son or daughter boarding are welcome to visit the school and boarding houses by making a prior appointment with the Registrar.

Eight boarding houses

There are four girls’ houses (El Kanemi, Oduduwa, Tor Tiv and Akenzua) and four boys’ houses (Danfodio, Obi, Obong and Jaja) catering for the full range of ages. The house names are taken from the traditional ruling houses of the eight main geo-political zones of Nigeria.

Most of the school board in one of the eight boarding houses. Houses are home to between 45 to 50 boys or girls. Each is run by a resident housemaster or housemistress, a resident deputy, and a matron, all of whom live in. This team is at the heart of the ‘family feel’ that exists in each house, with staff knowing the students well, ensuring they are there to give plenty of support and guidance, as well as being in regular contact with the parents. The houses themselves are comfortable and homely, geared to provide the right atmosphere and facilities to meet the needs of growing and developing teenagers.

Day students, although not resident in the school, are allocated to one of the houses, and their presence at a school catering for a large number of boarders gives them opportunities for a wide variety of activities, excursions and events that they may not otherwise get.