Standard education, many agree, is not what it used to be several years back. The reasons for the present poor standard in the performance of students of internal and external examinations are quite obvious. Student enrollment skyrocketed without corresponding increase in both the teaching personnel and physical as well as infrastructural facilities. As a result of requests and pressures from several parents and other well-wishers impressed with the outstanding performance of May Day School, Isolo and May Day Educators (Tutorial College), Surulere, the Management decided to establish a secondary school to complement the activities of the two sister institutions.

May Day College was founded by Mr. Adebayo Akanbi Badmos, a renown Educationist in 1995. Graduating in June 1959 with Bachelors’ of Arts Degree. Subsequently he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (1966) University College Ibadan, Master Degree in Education (M.Ed), Ohio University 1968 and Certificate in Administration (1979), University of Pittsburgh (USA). He was the Senior Mathematics Master at Government College, Ibadan (1960 – 1965 ) Principal, Oriwu College, Ikorodu (1972 - 1976 ). He retired from service in November 1986 as a Permanent Secretary. Improvement in the Physical outlook of all schools in the state was carried out during his tenure as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education. Most of the poorly constructed / Dilapidated classroom blocks were replaced with standard eighteen room building blocks.