History of the School

UNIFEMGA Preparatory School (UPS) was established by the Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) Ile-Ife Chapter on the 17th of September, 2002. Its establishment was premised on the quest for a Model Islamic School in Ile-Ife and its environs at the time when the few Islamic Model Schools available in Osun State were struggling to maintain a good standard.
At the inception, UPS was hosted by the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Muslim Community at the Madrasat Block of the OAU Central Mosque, where the School kick-started. Elders of the OAU Muslim Community and members of UNIFEMGA Ile-Ife Chapter donated generously to ensure that the School had a good start. The School started with two personnel (one teaching and one non-teaching staff) and three pupils in KG 1 Class. Alliamdulillahi, the School has grown in leaps and bounds. The staff strength has increased significantly, while the population of pupils is now in hundreds.
The School prides itself in displaying brilliant performances at various inter-school competitions. Pioneer students of UPS are now University Graduates, while several other old students of the School have secured admissions into reputable higher institutions of learning where they are exhibiting remarkable academic performances. The School moved to its current and permanent site at Ajabamidele in 2010. Facilities at the School include a storey building comprising classrooms primary school pupils and staff offices, a bungalow for Nursery section, ICT-compliant library, numerous teaching aids, a mosque, well-equipped playground, as well as a borehole with continuous water supply.
Alliamdulillahi UPS is fulfilling its objectives of making quality and affordable Western and Islamic education at Montessori Nursery and Primary levels accessible to residents of Ile-Ife and its environs.

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