Wesley College of Science (founded as Wesley College on November 5, 1905) is a government controlled,

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located in

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...

Oyo State Oyo State is an inland state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State, to the east by Osun ...

. The school was previously called "''Wesley College"'', a teacher training institution that churned out the likes of famous politician, elder statesman of repute, and the First Western Premier in the First Republic, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Currently known as Wesley College of Science, it educates senior secondary school science students in preparation for Senior School Certificate Examinations. According to ''Naij.com'', it is the 6th oldest secondary school in Nigeria.

Notable alumni

Obafemi Awolowo Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo (; 6 March 1909 – 9 May 1987) was a Yoruba nationalist and Nigerian statesman who played a key role in Nigeria's independence movement (1957-1960). Awolowo founded the Yoruba nationalist group Egbe Om ...

Tai Solarin Augustus Taiwo "Tai" Solarin (20 August 1922 – 27 July 1994) was a Nigerian educator and author. He established the famous Mayflower School, Ikenne, Ogun State in 1956. In 1952, Solarin became the principal of Molusi College, Ijebu Igbo, a po ...

* Olaniwun Ajayi, chieftain of

Afenifere Afenifere was formed as a socio-cultural organization for the Yoruba people of Nigeria, with Chief Abraham Adesanya as its leader and Chief Bola Ige as deputy leader. Other founding members were Pa Onasanya, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Adegbonmire, Oku ...

Akinwunmi Isola Akinwunmi Isola (24 December 1939 – 17 February 2018) was a Nigerian playwright, novelist, actor, dramatist, culture activist and scholar. He was known for his writing in, and his work in promoting, the Yoruba language. As an actor, he was known ...

* Frederick Odutola * Chief Peter Olakeinde Sogbesan * Dibu Ojerinde * HRH Abraham Olayinka Okupe, Alaperu of Iperu (1936–76). * Goke Bajowa * Professor Adegoke Olubummo * Chief Oladejo Okediji * General Lamidi Adeosun * Gbenga Ogunbowale * Funmi Obisesan * Mubarak Damilare Tiamiyu * Senator Luke Tewogbola Olamijulo

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{{Coord missing, Nigeria Educational institutions established in 1905 Secondary schools in Nigeria 1905 establishments in the British Empire Government schools in Nigeria