The infiltration characteristics of soils of some selected schools in Aba, Abia State Nigeria, were measured using double ring infiltrometer - falling head method. Infiltration rates were studied mainly under fallow lands with exception of one location (Girls Secondary School, Umungasi) studied under farmland use practice. The tests were conducted during the rainy (wet) season. Infiltration rates obtained ranged from 1.2cm/hr – 4.28cm/hr with average water intake of 3.2cm - 10cm for the fallow lands. It was observed that the infiltration rates for the farmland was quite higher than the others. It recorded 12.4m/hr with average water intake of 31.1cm within the same time interval of 150mins. The soils were found to belong to two textural class; sandy loam and clay loam. The initial moisture content was found to be quite high, ranging from 32.6% – 40.01%. This seems to have affected the infiltration rate negatively. Porosity of the soils ranged from 34% to 37%. The pH of the soils ranged from 5.3 – 6.8 indicating that they are acidic. The soils were generally found to be prone to ponding and surface run-off.
