An African schoolwith a global standard.
Full boarding from Year 7 to Year 12, and a day primary from Basic 1 to 6, in the hills of Bwari, Abuja. Twelve years on this campus, and part of Hensard University.
A school is judged by what its pupils become, not by what its brochure claims.
Our task is unglamorous and continuous. Teach well. Expect discipline. Notice the quiet child. Send out young men and women who can think, work and serve.
With Hensard University behind us we are rebuilding this school around academic rigour, sport and civic responsibility. I would rather show you the campus than describe it, so please come and see it.
The twelve values
we hold pupils to.
Shared with Hensard University and applied the same way to pupils, teachers and staff. The school motto is Qui servit homo, servit Deo: he who serves man, serves god.
- 01Belief in God
- 02Respect and tolerance
- 03Integrity and Honour at all times
- 04Courage of conviction
- 05Love and Compassion towards all
- 06Service to God and Humanity
- 07Hard work and Responsibility
- 08Passion in everything
- 09Innovation and Enterprise
- 10Discipline
- 11Gratitude
- 12Excellence
Two curricula.
One timetable.
Nigerian and British programmes are taught side by side, so a pupil can sit WAEC and NECO or follow the international route without ever changing schools.
- Basic 1 to 6, then Year 7 to Year 12 (JSS 1 to SS 3)
- WAEC and NECO preparation, with international examination options
- Subject specialists from Year 7, and supervised evening prep for boarders
- Music taught to the Trinity College London syllabus
Full boarding,
seven days a week.
From Year 7. Separate hostels for boys and girls, four houses in each, four to an en-suite room, a house master or mistress for every house, and a resident nurse on campus every night of term.
Come and see it for yourself.
Walk the campus and the boarding hostels, sit in on a lesson, and meet the teachers who would teach your child. Any other day is by appointment: call the school to book one.
How to apply.
Applications for the 2026/27 session are open. The process is the same for every year group, and can be completed online from anywhere in the world. The Principal will answer any question before you start.
Apply online
Complete the form and upload a birth certificate, a report from the previous school and a means of identification.
Entrance assessment
A written assessment in English and Mathematics, sat on campus or supervised online for candidates abroad.
Interview
A conversation with the pupil and parents about interests, expectations, and whether we are the right school.
Offer and enrolment
An offer letter, the fee schedule and a boarding placement, followed by uniform and induction before term.
From Basic 1 to a degree, without leaving the family.
The Academy sits within the Hensard University group. Pupils who complete Senior Secondary here progress into the university on a route mapped from their first day in uniform.
Hensard UniversityNews from the Academy.
Announcements, results and fixtures.
A new Principal takes office
Mr William Stephen Pope, with more than four decades in education across South Africa and Nigeria, joins the Academy.
A new name, the same grounds
The British Oasis Academy becomes Hensard British Academy under the ownership of Hensard University.
The 2026/27 session opens on 21 September
Applications are open from Basic 1 to Year 12. The secondary school is full boarding.
Coming up.
Assessments, fixtures and school events.