Here are six questions to ask when you’re considering the best high school for your child:
What is your school philosophy or vision?
What decides an institution’s system is its vision and philosophy. It is from this that everything they do is carved out. So you want to be sure that your preferred high school has a vision that fits future you have envisaged for your child.
Premiere Academy is one of the best secondary schools in Abuja and the philosophy here is simple; ‘raising world-class individuals by inculcating innovative and problem-solving skills in our students.’ In line with this vision, students are equipped with relevant knowledge and skills geared towards making them effective communicators, world-class citizens, independent learners, critical thinkers, and ethical individuals, thereby creating well-adjusted, forward-thinking and responsible children.
What curriculum do you offer?
You also want to be sure of the kind of curriculum in operation at the school before enrolling your child there. Premiere Academy operates a well-rounded hybrid academic curriculum that integrates traditional and online learning based on the Nigerian and British curricula, and on request, incorporation of other foreign curricula.
Our curriculum is at the heart of our school vision and it has been designed to give students the opportunity to excel not just academically, but socially, morally and in all areas.
Our success-driven preparatory classes for students taking the WAEC and NECO examinations as well as international examinations such as SAT, Checkpoint, ACT, IELTS, DELF, GERMAN PLACEMENT TEST, etc., give our students the edge in their examinations.
How do you integrate technology into the classroom and curriculum?
Technology is becoming a lot more common in education. Gone are the days of basing computer-literacy on the basic use of computers, whiteboards, projectors and more to teach our students. It’s a lot more than that these days and in line with our standing as one of the best secondary schools in Abuja, Premiere Academy offers real tech-based subjects such as programming, robotics, and computer science among others.
Within our design of the Premiere Academy Virtual School Environment, we have retained two core elements. Firstly, the live student-teacher interaction which is fundamental to all students making progress and achieving their full potential. Secondly, we have ensured that our personalised learning approach stays intact. This approach helps us to focus on students as individuals as opposed to viewing them as a collective. We then dedicate support to each one of them pastorally and academically at all times.
Is the school coeducational with Excellent Boarding Provision?
Premiere Academy is a coeducational and full boarding school. Our Boarding School is a potent blend of a modern educational programme with clerical and Pastoral care, which ensures that every student thrives academically, personally and spiritually.
Our excellent boarding provision offers high school students the opportunity to foster healthy and impactful relationships with their peers and teachers. The result of this is that each child gets a feeling of companionship and family as they pursue their academic and personal growth.
This has helped to build our students’ mental and emotional capacity. Furthermore, students are grouped into houses, and the School organizes competitions among the different houses as a way of grooming their healthy competitive spirit and fostering leadership skills.
Ask about the school’s offerings for her students after secondary school?
We encourage and empower each secondary school student to develop their full potential and to implement well-informed decisions about their future. As such, we help and support our students with information on how they can secure scholarship and admission to Ivy League schools for post-secondary and university education.
Through our career counselling programmes, our students get numerous opportunities to develop their career aspirations in line with the demands of the 21st century. Our Alumni are excelling academically in various universities across the globe, and this has endeared us to various foreign universities who are now seeking partnership with us on the student-referral from the school for university admission
How can parents get involved with Premiere Academy?
Children learn best when their parents are involved in their education. As a parent, In deciding the right secondary school for your child, it is important to visit schools and ask crucial questions before making decisions. Also, it is essential for you as a parent to know that there are factors that influence your choices when making a commitment to school matters. Parents are in a much better place to decide which school is right for their children. Once they have decided and their children agree, it’s time to move to the next stage with us.