ducation Authority (LGEA) Primary School,
The United Africa Missionary Church and School (UAMCS), The
Nawar-ud-deen Primary School, The Methodist Primary School, The
Ahmadiyat Primary School and the Ansar-ud-deen Primary School.
Secondary
schools: Egbado college Ilaro now known as the Yewa College Ilaro, The
Anglican Grammar School, Ilaro, founded in September, 1978, The Emmanuel
College of Commerce founded by the late Chief Dawotola which was later
handed over to the Ogun State Government and named Emmanuel College,
Baptist High School, Orona High School named after the warrior “Orona”
and first principaled by Chief S. A. Dada. And Itolu High School, Ilaro.
There exist also private secondary schools such as The Optimum Success
College, Ilaro and others still under construction to date.
Higher
institutions of learning include: The Egbado Teachers Training College,
Ilaro, and The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, founded in September, 1979.
There
are several privately owned pre-primary education and kindergarten
school located and spread within the Ilaro town . The Federal
Polytechnic, Ilaro also has the Polytechnic Staff Primary and Secondary
schools.
The Ilaro people has very rich cultural heritage. The Ilaro
people are the originator of the “Bolojo“ and the “gelede” dance. The
language of communication at the Gelede dances is songs known as “EFE”
which is mostly composed to expose and correct ills done by people in
the neighbour hood. One wouldn’t know that one is being noticed at every
bad steps one took until a visit to a Bolojo dance performance or the
gelede dance stand when specific songs will be composed and rendered to
one’s hearing. Listen to the EFE and you will have the cause to laugh
stress as well as sorrows out of your life. The Adebowale and Atolagbe
family of Ona - Otun and the Isale Idiroko compounds of Ilaro are known
for the carvings of the Masks and
