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Lagos State Model College, Meiran

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Lagos State Model Junior College, Meiran, Alimosho LGA.

LSMC Meiran logo.jpg

Location

Alimosho, Lagos State

Nigeria

Information

Type	Boarding

Motto	Education Leads to Greatness (Junior School). Creativity and Faith for Development (Senior School)

Established	September 1988

Founder	Lagos State Government

Status	Open

Area trustee	James Akinola (J. A.) Paseda

Gender	Mixed

Enrollment	1800 (2022)

Campus type	Urban

Colour(s)	Green and white (Junior School). White and Green (Senior School)

Lagos State Model College Meiran is a state owned secondary school located in Alimosho area of Lagos State.

Contents

1	History

2	Junior Secondary school

3	Senior Secondary school

3.1	Former principals

3.2	Notable laurels

4	References

History

It was founded in 1988, along with four other model colleges under the military administration of Captain Okhai Mike Akhigbe, the then Military Governor of Lagos state. The College which was established along with four others took off at Government College, Ketu, Epe. The other four model colleges include Kankon, Badore, Igbonla and Igbokuta. From the period 1988-1992, the Colleges were given necessary foundation and focus on their mission as pacesetters in academics and co-curricular endeavours. Students at the Model College Meiran won laurels in programmes by the Directorate of Food Roads and Rural Infrastructure (DFRRI), the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) and several other competitions.[citation needed] For example, a student from the College won the ANCOPSS National Essay Competition in 1992. The foundation Principal for Meiran, Mrs. Adejinle while the vice-principal was Mr. Oduyale. Mr. James Akinola Paseda, was the Co-ordinating Principal for the five Model Colleges at inception in February 1988.

This Meiran College took off actively here in Meiran village in December 1989. In 2003, in the era of Senator Bola Tinubu as the Governor, the Lagos State Model College, Meiran was divided into Junior and Senior schools with each maintaining autonomous status. The Junior School officially opened on Monday, January 6, 2003. The school is located in a village, Igbonla in the outskirts of Alimoso close to Command Ipaja.

Junior Secondary school

The junior section of the school was established in 2003, after the administrative partitioning of secondary schools in Lagos State.

Senior Secondary school

The Senior section of the school was established in 1988 and was separated from the Junior School in 2003 after the administrative partitioning of secondary schools in Lagos State.

Former principals

Mrs Adejinle (Pioneer Principal, 1988-1992)

Oyedokun Olapeju Arike

Mr. Ambali Rasaki

Mrs. S.M.A. Adekanye

Facilities[edit]
The school has health facilities with trained staff, serves meals, has computer laboratories, power supply by standby Solar cell panels (since 20 January, 2015), hostel accommodation and ventilated classrooms.

Notable laurels

Name of External Exam

West African Senior School Certificate Examination

West African Senior School Certificate Examination

West African Senior School certificate

Performance

85%

60.53%

57.68%

Year

2012

2011

2010

Name of External Exam

JSCE/BECE

JSCE/BECE

JSCE/BECE

Performance

100%

92.2%

64.7%

Year

2010

2011

2010

Jam Feast 2008 1st position Lagos State impromptu Speech 2nd position Best school Award in Acad(2008) World poultry Science 3rd position,

Governor Education Award 2009/10 The Most progressive school in 2010/11 2nd Best school in Junior Category in Lagos State 2010/11 Merit Award Iyiola Emmanuel Best student in academics at 2009 Education District 1 Merit Award 2nd Position in Quiz Competition at Genotype and Blood Group Quiz Competition at State level on 31st October,2012


 * No 253 to 275 Meiran Road
 * lssmcmeiran@lagosschoolsonline.com
 * 0811 309 2321, 0811 309 2322