Lagos State Model College Kankon

Lagos State Senior Model College Kankon is a state owned secondary school located along Owode-Apa road of Badagry LGA, Lagos State. It was founded in 1988 during the military administration of Rear Admiral Mike Akhigbe (Rtd).^[1][2][3][4]

Lagos State Senior Model College Kankon
Location
Owode-Apa road Badagry , Lagos State Nigeria
Information
Type	boarding
Established	19 February 1988 (37 years ago) (1988-02-19)
Founder	Lagos State Government
Status	Open
Gender	Mixed
Campus type	Urban
Website	http://lasmocksenior.com/

History

LSMC Kankon was one of the five model colleges established in each of the then five divisions of Lagos State. The school moved to its permanent site along Owode-Apa road on November 27, 1989. It was founded in 1988, along with four other model colleges under the military administration of Captain Okhai Mike Akhigbe, the then Military Governor of Lagos state. The College which was established along with four others took off at Government College,Ketu, Epe. The other four Model Colleges include Igbonla, Badore, Meiran and Igbokuta. From the period 1988-1992, the Colleges were given necessary foundation and focus on their mission as pacesetters in academics and co-curricular endeavours. The foundation Principal for Igbonla, Mr. James Akinola Paseda, doubled as the Co-ordinating Principal for the five Model Colleges at inception in February 1988. The pioneer Principal for Kankon was Mr. B.O. Owoade while the Vice-Principal was Mrs. M.O. Omoniyi.

2003 renaming

Since 2003, the school was renamed to Lagos State Senior Model College, Kankon. The junior section of the school was no longer under the administrative control of the school.

Former principals

• Mr. B.O. Owoade, 1988 to 2005
• Chief Mrs. S.O.S. Olley, 2005 to 2011
• Mr. J.M. Ashaka, 2011 to 2013
• Mr. S. O. Fadahunsi, 2013 till date

Notable alumni

• Joy Isi Bewaji, playwright and entrepreneur
• Boy Spyce, singer and songwriter