Charterhouse Lagos in Lagos Life: Hours, Prices & Guide
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Charterhouse Lagos is a British-style private school out in Ogombo, Ajah, and one of the newest places in Lagos Life. It is two places in one. For most players it's a free day out: you can tour the campus, watch the swimming gala, cheer at Sports Day and catch Speech Day from the lawn without paying a naira. For very rich players with children, it's the end point of the game's family system: a school you enrol your child in, pay for term by term, and follow through report cards, prizes and Leavers' Day.
The school side is locked behind wealth. Only families worth ₦1 billion or more can put a child's name down, and the fees are priced for that crowd. Most of the activities marked as restricted in the table are restricted in one of two ways: some only happen at set times in the school week, and some are for Charterhouse parents only, meaning players with a child whose fees are paid.
This guide covers both sides: what a normal player can get out of a visit, and how the school works if you're a billionaire parent deciding whether it's worth it.
Opening hours
Timing is everything here, because most activities follow the school week. Open Day tours run every day from 9 AM to 4 PM. Swimming galas are on weekdays from 4 PM to 6 PM. Saturday is the big day: Sports Day runs from 8 AM until noon, then Speech Day and prize-giving from noon to 4 PM. For parents, the school run is on weekday mornings from 7 AM to 9 AM, and Parents' Evening is on Wednesday from 4 PM to 8 PM. The tuck shop, the house scarves and the admissions and bursary offices are available whenever the campus is open. Ajah is a long way from the mainland, so if you're coming for Saturday's events, combine the trip with Elegushi Beach or The Palms in Lekki on the way back.
Doors open at 7 AM and close at 9 PM in game time, every day of the week. Rent comes out every Saturday at 9 AM, wherever you are.
Everything to do at Charterhouse Lagos
| Activity | Cost | Time | Effect per go | Trains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Day Tourtime or event restricted | Free | 45 min | Fun +8, Social +5 | — |
| Admissions Office | Free | Instant | — | — |
| Bursary & Benefactors | Free | Instant | — | — |
| Watch the Swimming Galatime or event restricted | Free | 1 h | Fun +20, Social +8 | — |
| Sports Day & the Parents' Racetime or event restricted | Free | 2 h | Fun +24, Social +12, Energy −12 | — |
| Speech Day & Prize-givingtime or event restricted | Free | 1.5 h | Social +12, Fun +12 | — |
| Speech Day from the Lawntime or event restricted | Free | 1 h | Fun +12 | — |
| Parents' Eveningtime or event restricted | Free | 45 min | Social +8 | — |
| The School Runtime or event restricted | Free | 30 min | — | — |
| Parents' Lounge: Chapman & Gisttime or event restricted | ₦250,000 | 30 min | Social +10, Fun +5 | — |
| Buy a House Scarf | ₦50,000 | 15 min | Fun +2 | — |
| Meat Pie & Zobo at the Tuck Shop | ₦3,000 | 10 min | Hunger +25 | — |
Time is in-game time. “Effect per go” is how far one go moves each need bar (out of 100): the game adds any one-off boost, such as a meal's hunger, to the activity's hourly rate times its length. The cheapest paid activity is Meat Pie & Zobo at the Tuck Shop at ₦3,000, and 2 activities are free. Prices are for ordinary players: once your net worth passes ₦1B, the game multiplies most of them by 10.
For a non-parent, the free events are the whole point. Sports Day & the Parents' Race is the best of them: a big fun and social boost and a mood boost that lasts several hours, though it costs energy. Watch the Swimming Gala is a solid free fun-and-social stop on a weekday afternoon. The Open Day Tour is short and gives a small mood boost. Speech Day from the Lawn gives a little fun on Saturday afternoon. The tuck shop meat pie is expensive for the hunger it gives, and the house scarf is a fifty-thousand-naira souvenir with a tiny effect. For parents, the School Run, Parents' Evening, Sports Day and Speech Day do more than their stats suggest: each one earns a parent point for every child currently in term, and parent points improve your child's report card. The Parents' Lounge is pure status and very poor value. The Admissions Office and Bursary & Benefactors open the school's enrolment, fees and donations screens.
Biggest mood boost for your money
- Sports Day & the Parents' RaceFree · 2 h+36
- Watch the Swimming GalaFree · 1 h+28
- Meat Pie & Zobo at the Tuck Shop₦3,000 · 10 min+25
- Speech Day & Prize-givingFree · 1.5 h+24
- Parents' Lounge: Chapman & Gist₦250,000 · 30 min+15
- Open Day TourFree · 45 min+13
- Speech Day from the LawnFree · 1 h+12
- Parents' EveningFree · 45 min+8
The biggest single boost is Sports Day & the Parents' Race (+36, free). Per naira, Meat Pie & Zobo at the Tuck Shop gives the most: about 8 points per ₦1,000.
Charterhouse Lagos tips: what actually works
Visit on Saturday morning for free fun
Sports Day gives one of the better free fun-and-social boosts in Lekki, plus a mood boost that lasts much of the day, and anyone can join. Rent is due at 9 AM on Saturday, so pay it, then head out to Ajah. Stay for Speech Day from the lawn after lunch if you have time.
Know the real price before you enrol
Admission needs a net worth of ₦1 billion, and once you're that rich the game puts you on a higher price tier, which multiplies most prices you pay, school fees included, by at least ten. Putting a name down costs ₦2 million before that multiplier and isn't refundable. A term costs ₦8 million at prep level, ₦11 million in the senior school and ₦12 million in the sixth form, again before the multiplier, with extra for boarding from Year 5. A child who starts in Year 1 has 39 terms ahead of them.
Earn all three parent points every term
Each child can earn up to three parent points per term. The school run counts once a day; Parents' Evening, Sports Day and Speech Day each count once a week. A term only lasts three in-game days, so a few school runs are the easiest way to fill all three. With full points, your child's chance of a top report more than triples compared with no points at all.
Chase the Form Prize, then Head of House
Two top reports in the same school year win the Form Prize, which brings one of the strongest mood boosts in the school. Keep winning prizes and your child can be made Head of House in Year 12. Boarding helps a little too: weekly and full boarders get a small boost to every report, on top of your parent points.
Pay to Leavers' Day if you can
You can pay term by term, or pay every remaining term at once for 10% off. You can also stop paying at any time: your child keeps their place and picks up where they left off when you start again. If your money is steady, the lump sum saves a lot; if it isn't, pay a term at a time.
Endow a prize only if you want the badge
Benefactor gifts start at a billion naira for a Speech Day prize and go up to trillions to name the library or theatre. They're paid in cash in your child's name, show a badge on your profile and put your family name on the school board. They don't help your child's grades.
What a visit costs
For a visitor, a day at Charterhouse can cost nothing: the tour, the gala, Sports Day and the lawn on Speech Day are all free. The only paid things a visitor can buy are the tuck shop and the scarf, and neither is good value. For a parent, the school is one of the biggest ongoing costs in the game. A child entering Year 1 as a day pupil runs to roughly ₦380 million in base fees over the full course, before the 10% lump-sum discount and before the price multiplier that every billionaire pays, so the real bill is in the billions. Starting later costs less: Year 7 entry covers 21 terms and Year 12 entry only six. Boarding adds millions per term on top. Plan it like a property purchase, not a night out.
Mistakes to avoid
- Travelling to Ajah on a weekday morning to watch the school run. It's for parents only; non-parents should come for tours, the swimming gala or Saturday's events.
- Putting a name down without checking the fees at your price tier. The name-down fee is non-refundable.
- Paying the fees but never doing the school run. Parent points are the cheapest way to improve your child's reports.
- Buying the Parents' Lounge for social points. A free Salon Gist in Surulere fills more social than a quarter-million-naira chapman.
- Buying lunch at the tuck shop. It's one of the dearest snacks outside the luxury venues; eat at The Palms or Amala Shitta instead.
Is Charterhouse Lagos worth it?
Charterhouse Lagos rewards two very different players. Ordinary players get a free Saturday morning of Sports Day and a free swimming gala on weekday afternoons, which is worth the trip if you live in Lekki. Billionaire parents get the game's most elaborate family feature, with houses, report cards, prizes and Leavers' Day, at a price that can run into billions. Everyone in between can skip it: the paid items are poor value and the restricted events need a child in the school. If you're building towards a family and a fortune, come on an Open Day, look around, and start saving.
Nearby in Lekki
- Elegushi Beach — 8 AM – 4 AM, 11 activities
- Lekki Conservation Centre — 8 AM – 5 PM, 6 activities
- The Palms — 9 AM – 10 PM, 8 activities
FAQ
What time does Charterhouse Lagos open in Lagos Life?
Charterhouse Lagos is open 7 AM – 9 PM, every day of the week (in-game time).
What can you do at Charterhouse Lagos?
There are 12 activities, including Open Day Tour, Admissions Office, Bursary & Benefactors, Watch the Swimming Gala. Prices: ₦3,000 – ₦250,000, some free.
How do you get your child into Charterhouse Lagos?
You need a child (start a family from Phone → Family with a partner who agrees) and a net worth of at least ₦1 billion. Put the child's name down through the Admissions Office, pick one of the four houses, then choose an entry year: Year 1 from two days old, Year 7 from seven days or Year 12 from fourteen days, and pay the first term.
How long is a school term at Charterhouse in Lagos Life?
Three in-game days. There are three terms a year (Autumn, Spring and Summer), and a report card arrives at the end of each one.
Can you visit Charterhouse Lagos without children?
Yes. Open Day tours, the swimming gala, Sports Day and Speech Day from the lawn are free and open to everyone at their set times. The school run, Parents' Evening, Speech Day in the hall and the Parents' Lounge are for parents only.
What are the houses at Charterhouse Lagos?
Everest, Sahara, Amazon and Nile. You choose one when you put your child's name down, and anyone can buy a house scarf at the tuck shop.