About American Christian Academy
Shell Close School, later renamed American Christian Academy (ACA) began with 9 elementary students from 6 countries on May 9, 1991 at #6 Shell Close, Onireke, Ibadan.
A large bedroom (now ACA’s conference room) in the founder’s home, was converted to a one room schoolhouse, forming the foundation of ACA’s culture as a “family school.” International teachers helped to establish the school’s global roots and within a year, the school had doubled in size, providing quality international education for the growing community of learners.
In 1993 two one-room British Pre Schools folded into Shell Close and by 1996, the school was renamed ACA and expanded to include the neighboring compound.
By 1999, ACA had over 100 students from 25 countries. Divine intervention provided space needed for increased enrolment, when another adjacent property became available and in addition to purchasing the two buildings (now the High School block and “international house” for residential staff) an auditorium was built on the new site in 2005.
In 2006, ACA celebrated her 15th anniversary and the academic program expanded to include A Levels and became a test center for the University of Cambridge. Class sizes increased and a three story new school building, now called the Main School Block, was built to accommodate the ever expanding number of students.
