Welcome to St Mary Nursery and Primary School and St. Joseph Catholic Secondary School, Opere, Ibadan, Nigeria. The schools are run by the fathers and brothers of the Oblates of St. Joseph, a religious Congregation of the Catholic Church.

The are positioned for success as we create a conducive and supportive learning environment where teaching and learning is practical, with opportunities for every student to develop their potentials. Our students are exposed to a rich curriculum that extends across acquiring academic, social, artistic and entrepreneurial skills. Since every child is unique, we are also passionate about our children discovering and developing their talents. To this end, the schools offer a wide variety of extra curricular activities which provide ample opportunities for children to explore and discover their innate abilities. We take a holistic approach to the development of a total child physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

OUR VISION

Our vision is to empower young minds by inculcating the right values of hard work, integrity, dignity and the fear of God as taught in the scriptures, laid down by the Church’s magisterium and enshrined in the Josephite Marellian Spirituality for a bright future through result-oriented teaching and creative education. We strongly believe that every child is unique and deserves the opportunity to develop their potentials to the fullest extent possible. Undeniably, learning is an essential life long process.

OUR MISSION

Our secondary school, is a Day Co-educational Catholic Institution. Motivated to maintain and continually strengthen the Catholic identity, We have a mission to catch young minds and nurture them to the age to adolescence through providing a stimulating learning environment which inspires a God fearing Spirituality, creativity, and instilling leadership skills that will prepare generations of children to be able to provide solutions for life’s challenges and lead in their various calling, thereby contributing to the growth and development of society and the church.

Why choose us

The Josephite Marellian Spirituality is the crux of the training we imbibe in our students. One of the most important decisions you will face as a parent is the choice of a school for your child. At St Mary Nursery and Primary School and St. Joseph Catholic Secondary School, Opere, our commitment to academic excellence is unwavering. We nurture tomorrow’s leaders to greatness!

Our Primary school is a Montessori and our secondary school is a Co-educational School that have won outstanding recognition and praise for the quality of teaching and learning, the raising of standards and the unparalleled commitment of staff towards providing qualitative education with great interest in the each student’s total formation. Motivated by the testimonies of parents who entrusted their children to formation in Catholic schools, like Joe Baca, we see that “Catholic schools in our Nation’s education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children.” How much more can we offer rather than to target the highest standards in all elements of school life and beyond and achieve this through a dedicated focus on a number of key areas.

CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION

Admission is open to all potential students who must have written their common entrance examination for admission into JSS 1 and the BECE Examination for admission into SS1. Transfer examination is to be written by those seeking admission into other classes. After the purchase of the admission form, each student is expected to write an entrance examination that determines his/her admission. Only students who score the cut off mark and above in the examination are admitted into the school. Any who does not get the required score at the entrance examination is demoted to the last class from which admission is sought. Entrance exam is written on the third Saturdays of every month in the school premise. (May –August)

Entrance Examination date : will be arranged once form had been submitted

Venue: St. Joseph Catholic Secondary School, Off Old Lagos Road, Opere, Ibadan. Oyo State. Nigeria

Time: 9:00 am prompt.

Pick up center of application forms

St. Joseph Catholic Secondary School

Venue: Off Old Lagos Road, Opere, Ibadan. Oyo State. Nigeria

Telephone: (234)706-527-9916, 08160340932

Email: saintjosephschool@yahoo.com, info@stjosephschools.com.ng

Application Details

1. Obtain admission form from the school or designation centers.

2. You will be required to make payments to the school designated bank account

3. Kindly attached scanned/ photocopy of the teller along side the filled form while returning the form to the school or purchase centers

4. If you are in doubt please call the contact numbers for further assistance.

Fee Please call the numbers above for up-to-date fees information: send an e-mail: saintjosephschool@yahoo.com info@stjosephschools.com.ng, or visit the schools campus location.

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