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SPORTS · 26 APR 2026
Inter-House Athletics: Purple House Crowned Overall Champions
Five days of competition, four houses, one trophy. Purple House lifted the 2026 Inter-House Athletics Championship after a thrilling final-day showing in the relays.
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ACADEMICS · 12 APR 2026
PARC National Competition: Whitesands Among the Top Finalists
Our research team placed in the top tier of the Pan-African Research Challenge — a months-long competition testing analytical thinking, original research, and presentation under pressure.
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COMMUNITY · 22 MAR 2026
Annual Cultural Day: Nigeria, in All Her Colours
From Yoruba talking drums to Igbo masquerade footwork, Hausa fanfare to Edo bronze-craft — our Cultural Day was an act of love for the country we belong to.
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ADMISSIONS · 24 FEB 2026
Admissions Open: JS1 and Lateral Entry for 2026/2027
JS1 places are now open, with limited lateral entries available for JS2, JS3 and SS1. Entrance assessments will be held in April and May 2026.
Read→COMMUNITY · 18 FEB 2026
Whitesands Orchestra Performs at the End-of-Year Gala
A full hall, a forty-piece student orchestra, and a programme that ranged from baroque to contemporary Nigerian composition. The Gala set a new bar for the Music Department.
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VALUES · 05 FEB 2026
Virtue of the Month: Perseverance — Stories from Our Students
Each month, Whitesands names a virtue and asks its students to live it. This term's virtue was Perseverance — and the stories that came back surprised even us.
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