Here at Oxford High School Colleges in Cameroon, we offer a comprehensive range of subjects in secondary education courses in first and second cycles. Through this we prepare students to be successful in both the Cameroon GCE ordinary and Advance level Examinations and to advance into successful future higher education qualifications and vocational careers across a broad range of specialisations

School history

Oxford High School is a recent introduction into the schools and colleges landscape in Cameroon. Its first campuses became operational in September 2024 after reception of the application documentations at the Ministry of Secondary Education in Cameroon and subsequent formal approval of the institution. The first foundation stone was laid by the proprietor in April, 2024 and construction began then with eight seven classrooms and an administrative block. This humble beginning signalled the beginning of a new dawn in the quality of education and in particular, the teaching approach applied in secondary education in Cameroon. The goal was to challenge the replicative, information transfer and structural learning pattern dominant in developing country education and to begin the process of applying critical, analytical, evaluative and argumentative approaches to learning where students do not only absorb learning contents but go further to evaluate and question the validity of such knowledge, relative to time, place, culture, context etc. By questioning, rather than just receiving and reproducing knowledge, we seek to make the transition from surface to deep learning

Our first students were excited at the prospect of being able to question what seems to be conventional wisdom and to introduce their own experiences and events around the globe into the process of knowledge acquisition and development. This approach underpins the fundamental culture of the Oxford High School in Cameroon which relies on hardwork, resilience and distinction.

Our campuses

Our campuses are spread across the country with the central campus situated at Ndumbe High Fields, Bonduma Buea, South West Region in Cameroon. From this central hub, we service our tributary campuses in Douala and Besongabang, Mamfe. We plan to expand new campuses in other cities in Cameroon in the future. Our goal in the next decade would be to cover all the ten regions in Cameroon in order to maximise the impact of the change we seek to bring in student learning and in teaching practice in Cameroon.

Our staff

Our excellent facilities and expert teaching provide our students with the knowledge, skills and experience to excel in their chosen subject and open doors for graduates to be leaders wherever they are employed. With smaller class sizes than most Colleges, studying with us means you receive more personalised attention and support from our teaching staff.

Our rigorous recruitment, teacher training and development and sound rewards system enables us to guarantee 100% overall satisfaction and high-level success in GCE ordinary and Advance level for our inhouse developed students.

Through excellent teaching and resources (matched and mirrored to the UK Ofsted and QAA regulatory standards ensures that we maintain global high quality of graduates who go on to excel in university and international job recruitment. This is because besides the regular GCE syllabus and national curriculum to which we adhere, we equally introduce students to extra-curricular subjects such as CV writing, personal development planning, international job search and job interview techniques. This means our students develop a deeper understanding of the global job market even before their final exams. This way, they have access to job opportunities and further education in universities from across the world.

Mission and Vision

Our vision is to educate students in the spirit of both Anglo-Saxon and Afrocentric value systems in accordance with the modern-day learning, teaching and working environment. This vision enables us to nurture our students to fully realise their intellectual and academic potential. Throughout the academic year our staff, pupils and parents exude behaviour, approach and personality that best depict our fundamental mission of transforming young people from innocent growing kids to become responsible citizens contributing to the development of the nation and the wider world. This mission and the vision before us reflect our beliefs and ambitions and is at the heart of all we do.

Our Aim

We aim to offer a fantastic and rewarding learning experience to every student to have a happy and vibrant education in all our Oxford High School campuses in Cameroon. We hope to achieve this outcome by adopting a caring and supportive culture within our staff and students and by creating a stimulating and lively learning environment, where all students are encouraged to reach their full potential. In this respect, we value and treat each student as a unique and special individual.

New students

Our new students can be sure that all our teachers are trained and constantly undertake British Teaching training courses to enable them to deliver the highest standard of teaching and to ensure excellent student learning experience in all three areas Arts, Science and Commercial studies. Our students are supported not just by experienced teachers but also benefit from a developing library housing recent books on all subject areas for examination modules and beyond into global issues, debates and knowledge. Further, we seek in the coming years to apply the one student to ‘one computer’ programme which ensures that students have access to a computer and are able to support classroom teaching with a range of credible and relevant internet supported content in much the same way as students in the UK and USA. Further, we intend to liaise with our partner colleges in the UK and USA such that students are able to join live learning sessions virtually with students in these countries and establish relationships with them. Additionally, we are exploring the possibility of students to visit the UK for one term exchange programme in year four of their study to equilibrate the standard of learning and the content of coverage between our students and students in the UK and USA.

Yet, we are acutely aware that not all students enjoy formal academic learning. This is why a key unique characteristic of our institution is that we do not only prepare students for examinations. For students who might be weak academically, we evaluate their skills and recommend suitable professions in which they can excel. For students who might not be academically endowed, we have in-house employability courses into which they can enrol to gain the necessary vocation skills desired within the Cameroon national and international job market. Opportunities available include UK Edexcel, City and Guilds, Highfield and NUON accredited courses in such areas as: Security Service Management; Health and Safety at Work; Health and Social Care; Fish or Marine farming; modern agriculture and so on. These skills have become relevant and can lead to sustainable lives and economic stability for students who might find mainstream teaching and learning practices challenging.