St. Gregory’s, Igbobi, Olivet Baptist to vie for top spot in televised competition

Eight of Nigeria’s legacy high schools, including St. Gregory’s College, Igbobi College, and Olivet Baptist High School, will go head-to-head this July in High School Duel 2025.

High School Duel is a televised academic competition designed to revive historic rivalries and promote excellence in secondary education.

The show, produced by JustMedia Productions in partnership with CruxDeals, will premiere on July 5.

Schools will compete over five weekends in subjects including Mathematics, English Language, and History.

Oladapo Ojo, executive producer and CEO of JustMedia, said the competition aims to reconnect alumni with their alma maters under the theme “Back to Basics.”

The contest, he said, is “a call to memory, a call to action, and a celebration of the values that shaped us”.

To qualify, each participating school was required to have been founded before Nigeria’s independence in 1960.

Out of over 30 invited institutions, eight schools emerged after a computer-based test on the CruxCBT platform.

The top three qualifiers are:

St. Gregory’s College, Lagos – 96% (Team: Amadi Kelechi, Jeje Oluwadamilare, Onyeluchey Chimkachasi)

Igbobi College, Lagos – 93% (Team: Olabode Obaloluwa, Okoronkwo David, Lukeahizu Praise)

Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu – 92% (Team: Agbede Oyindamola, Arigbede Opeyemi, Ajigbefun Oluwajomiloju)

Other schools making the final cut are CMS Grammar School, Lagos; Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha; Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo; Wesley College of Science, Ibadan; and Baptist Academy, Lagos.

The winning school will receive a N1 million support grant for laboratory refurbishment.

High School Duel is part of a duel series, which includes University Duel, STEMCup, and the SMART Challenge.

Ojo said the initiative also serves as a rallying point for alumni engagement and educational investment.

Over the years, JustMedia has produced award-winning shows like InterswitchSPAK (Nigeria and Kenya), Cowbellpedia, and The Brightest National Agric Science Quiz.