Wesley College of Science (founded as Wesley College on November 5, 1905) is a government controlled,
co-educational
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,
senior secondary school
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located in
Ibadan
Ibadan (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the List of Nigerian cities by population, third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano (city), Kano, with a total populatio ...
,
Oyo State
Oyo is a States of Nigeria, state in South West (Nigeria), southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the List of Nigerian cities by population, third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo ...
. The school was previously called "''Wesley College"'', a teacher training institution that churned out the like of famous political, 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.
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Educational institutions established in 1905
Secondary schools in Nigeria
1905 establishments in the British Empire
Government schools in Nigeria