When Shoneyin was six years old, her parents sent her to boarding school in the UK, where she attended Cargilfield School, Edinburgh; The Collegiate School, Winterbourne, Bristol; Fettes Junior School, Edinburgh.
Khi Shoneyin sáu tuổi, cha mẹ gửi bà đến trường nội trú ở Anh, bà nhập học tại trường Trường Cargilfield, Edinburgh; Trường Collegiate, Winterbourne, Bristol; Trường Fettes Junior, Edinburgh.