 The Abeokuta Grammar School was the first secondary school in Nigeria, established by the Anglicans in 1908.Coquard promoted education for women as well, and the school began to admit girls in 1914.The Abeokuta Grammar School teaches not just academics but character with expressions such as “my character is greater than my books.” Bishop Terrien of the Abeokuta mission opened St. Gregory's College in 1928 as the first Catholic Secondary School.