Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary

Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary is a private co-educational school in Agunfoye-Lugbusi Village, Ikorodu, Lagos Nigeria. It is jointly owned by three Anglican dioceses in the Lagos Province – Lagos, Lagos West and Lagos Mainland, Church of Nigeria.

Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary (BMJS) BMJS
Location
Agunfoye Lugbusi village Ikorodu , Lagos Nigeria
Coordinates	6.6382°N 3.5990°E / 6.6382; 3.5990
Information
School type	Secondary school
Motto	To God Is Wisdom and Knowledge
Religious affiliation	Church of Nigeria
Denomination	Anglican
Established	18 October 1996
Founder	The Most Rev. Dr.Joseph Abiodun Adetiloye
Principal	The Ven. Dr. Bamidele Osunyomi
Chaplain	The Ven. Dr. Bamidele Osunyomi
Gender	Coeducational
Age	10 to 18
Average class size	36
Language	English
Campus size	25 acres (10 ha)
Houses	Archbishop Abiodun Adetiloye, Bishop Adelakun Howells, Rev.Thomas Babington Macaulay, Rev. Paley
Colours	Purple and lilac
Song	With God our strength
Sports	Football, basketball, volleyball, athletics, table tennis, tennis, javelin, discus, shotput
Nickname	BMJS
National ranking	Top 50
School fees	varies termly

In 2003, it participated in a science competition against some other secondary schools in Nigeria, including Redeemer's International School, Effortswill High School, Supreme Education Centre, Caleb International School, Atlantic Hall and Grace High School.^[1]

The master plan for the school's campus was developed by A. T. Onajide Architects of Lagos.^[2]

BMJS's first principal was the then Ven. Akin Odejide, ably supported by Ven. Tunde Oduwole and host of senior tutors; Mr Itiolu, Mr Arabambi, Mrs Mofoluke Adebiyi, Mr Alagbala, Mr Jolayemi, Mr Babarinsa, Mrs Oki, Ms Akinrenmi and so on. The current principal of the school is The Venerable Dr. Bamidele Osunyomi Adesina (8 August 2018 – present). The school was awarded the best private school in Ikorodu in 2019.

Principals

• The Rt.Revd Dr.Joseph Akinyemi Odejide (1996–2005)
• The Ven. OlaOluwa Adeyemi (2005–2017)
• The Ven. Tunde Oduwole (2017–2018)
• The Ven.Dr. Bamidele Osunyomi. (2018–present)

BRESCAG competition

BRESCAG is an abbreviation for the pioneer schools that participated in the competition ~ Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Redeemers International Secondary School, Efforts will School, Solid Foundation School, Caleb International, Atlantic Hall and Grace High School respectively. The competition started in 1998 and has held every year since then at different venues allowing students to find what they excel in, both educationally and in sports. Competition include sports, athletics, science competitions, arts and debate.

See also

• List of schools in Lagos