An illustrated history of Nigerian secondary schools, through the lens of 21 of the oldest and most influential. A chapter is devoted to each of the schools, starting with CMS Grammar School founded in 1859 and ending with Holy Child College founded in 1945. 
By showing the schools together, we get a bird’s eye view of secondary education around the country; north, south, east and west including the best of federal and state, community and missionary. The final message, I hope, is one of optimism – we must all strive to preserve our best institutions for generations to come.