At Premiere Academy we encourage our students to work hard to put in their best to achieve their set goals in life. At the moment we celebrate hundreds of our students who graduate each year to qualify for scholarship admissions into the most prestigious universities of the world. Our students do not only do excellently well in their external exams but do excel massively in vocational activities too like: sports, music and drama, creative writing and ICT.
We are remarkably 'THE PRIDE OF OUR GREAT NATION - NIGERIA' and we make it a culture to instill in our students the determination and focus required to make a remarkable impact to the world through mentoring, role model interactions and inviting motivational speakers. Some of our educative programmes that further encourage our students on the importance of adding value are:
- Teaching them the rudiments of safety and hygiene;
- Environmental and ecosystem maintenance
- Community development,
- Charity programmes for the less privileged.
CODE OF CONDUCT (SCHOOL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR STUDENTS)
• It is expected that each student displays their best and maintains cleanliness of their own room and surroundings.
• It is expected that every boarder follows the specific schedule timing of the boarding house, especially rising up and lights out.
• Disrespectful conversation or argument with any staff member including the caterers is uncalled for.
• Sports material such as football, basketball, soft ball etc. should be deposited with the games and sport teachers in-charge.
• Destruction or any damage to the school/boarding house property due to breakage or graffiti shall lead to penalization.
• Stealing, smoking, consuming drugs, alcohol, possession of objectionable and obscure material are offences that may lead may lead to direct expulsion of the student from the school.
• Matters like bullying, harassing, ragging or hurting physically/mentally shall be dealt seriously with, and disciplinary action against the student found guilty shall be taken.
• Roll-call is a very important part of the boarding house hence absence without any prior permission shall be treated as violation of the set rules.
• Boarders are expected to behave well in public and to represent Premiere academy with pride.
• The Head Boarding has the right to inspect and search a student's cubicle or possession in their presence at any time, should they suspect illegal or dangerous possessions.
• All personal effects are the responsibility of the student and parent. Items kept in cupboards are placed there at the student's own risk and therefore any loss becomes his/her responsibility.
• Student shall not smoke or bring tobacco or alcohol into the boarding house and shall not be in possession of any illicit drugs, any such activity shall be notified to the parents immediately.
• If any Boarder is persistently insubordinate or is willfully mischievous or is guilty of malpractice in connection with examinations or has committed a serious indiscipline and/or misbehavior or who in the opinion of the principal, has an unwholesome influence on his/her fellow students, he/she may be suspended or expelled.
• Student access to the staff residences is strictly prohibited unless permission is granted by the Head of boarding.
• Inappropriate discrimination on ground of gender, race, religion, cultural background, linguistic background or academic and sporting ability should be avoided at any cost.
• Do not bring consumable goods, including cold drinks or energy drinks to the boarding house.
• Chewing gum is totally prohibited in the school.
• Boys and girls are not to enter restricted gender areas in the boarding house.
• All students have a right to enjoy their stay in school. Any student who makes life uncomfortable for another student by bullying will be expelled. We have a zero tolerance policy on bullying.
• Any item, not on the list of hostel items, is not allowed in the hostel. In particular, weapons, phones, electronics and all such items that will misdirect the focus of the students.
CONTINUOUS ASSESMENT AND GRADING
The continuous assessment comprises the average of all class tests, homework, projects and seminar presentations. All students at Premiere academy are assessed each week. This evaluation gives the teachers an indication of what the child has learned and what they havenot. If the evaluation shows that the class did not understand the concepts taught that week, the teacher re-teaches the material until the students have grasped the concepts. The continuous assessment is worth 40% of the final grade in each course.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
The school examinations and Nigerian external examinations constitute 60% of the students' final scores in each subject. There shall be three terminal examinations in JS 1 and 2, SS 1 and 2, in JS 3 and SS 3. In the addition to two terminal examinations, there shall be mock examinations in the month of February/March preceding their final external examinations (JSCE/SSCE).
International examinations (IGCSE, TOEFL, P-SAT and Checkpoint) shall be taken by students at various times during the year.
Success in these exams is of the utmost importance to us. We do not accept average scores. Students have evening and weekend classes to aid them in their exam preparation. Students also have prep at 6am for one hour before breakfast and night prep from 7:30 – 9:30pm. All students have a homeroom teacher as well as a teacher mentor who monitors the progress of all students. This type of pastoral care is critical to the success of our students. It also allows parents to rest knowing that their child is being closely monitored by the school during the summer holiday.
The school places high premium on educational standard. Consequently, the grading system of the school is as follows:
SCORE % (GRADING)
80-100 A1 Exceptional
75-79 B2 Excellent
70-74 B3 Very Good
65-69 C5 Good
60-64 C5 Fairly Good
55-59 C6 Fair
50-54 D7 Average
45-49 E8 Below Average
At Premiere academy our emphasis has shifted from teaching the traditional mode to management of learning. Passive learning where the student simply copies notes is an unacceptable approach to education. Our students are always actively involved in their learning, Using electronic learning, research projects, debates public speaking and experimental learning through interactions with nature.
All our students would be expected to be highly proficient in the use of computer and the application of information and Communication Technology for learning and the presentation of their research findings and projects we have installed in the school. Modern teaching and learning technology to enhance the learning process of the students.