Lagos Preparatory School

Lagos Preparatory School
Address
36–40 Glover Road
Ikoyi
Lagos, Lagos State, Lagos Island
Nigeria
Coordinates 6°27′11.4″N 3°26′10.7″E / 6.453167°N 3.436306°E / 6.453167; 3.436306Coordinates: 6°27′11.4″N 3°26′10.7″E / 6.453167°N 3.436306°E / 6.453167; 3.436306
Information
School type Private, not-for-profit, Selective (interview and assessment)
Motto Latin: Non sibi, sed omnibus
(Not for one, but for all)
Denomination Non-denominational
Established 2 May 2002 (2002-05-02)
School board Private board of directors
Authority Independent Schools Inspectorate (UK)
Oversight Standards for British Schools Overseas.
Chairperson C. Adeyemi Candide-Johnson
Head of school John Samuel
Deputy Head Teacher Mags Saba
Faculty 130
Grades K, 1–9
Gender coeducational
Enrolment 402 (September 2012)
Education system UK National Curriculum
Medium of language English
Hours in school day 8:00 a.m. – 2:35 p.m.
Campus type suburban
Houses Normans, Saxons, Vikings, Romans
Sports swimming, ballet, karate, table tennis, football, cricket
School fees $9,000-year + $270 for uniforms
Affiliation IAPS (UK), COBIS (UK), AISA (Kenya)
Preschool 82
Ages 5–11 293
Ages 11–14 27
Website lagosprepikoyi.org

Lagos Preparatory School (LPS) is a private coeducational day school in the affluent Ikoyi suburb of Lagos, Nigeria, and has adopted the UK National Curriculum; it was established in 2002. The school provides primary and middle school education for children up to age 13+ as well as daycare facilities for children from 18 months or older.

Accreditation

In 2010, the school qualified for the Every Child Matters Standards Award. According to a firm called Educational Consultancy & Management (ECM) Solutions, Lagos Prep was the first international school to qualify for its ECM Standards Award.[1]

The school has aligned itself with standards and curricular requirements of the UK National Curriculum but with an added emphasis on Nigerian history, geography and culture. As a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS), an accredited member of the Council of British International Schools (COBIS) and the Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA), LPS claims to be "currently the most highly accredited British prep school in Africa."[2]

COBIS

The Council of British International Schools (COBIS) recognises Lagos Preparatory School as one of 33 Executive member schools,[3] noting that Lagos Prep "remains the only school in Africa in both IAPS and COBIS."[4] Aside from the British International School in Cairo and the Maadi British International School, also in Cairo, Lagos Prep is the only school in Africa that is COBIS-accredited; the others are in various European countries, Brunei, China, the Middle East and Turkey.[3]

ISI and UK Department for education

In February 2011, following an inspection by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), the school claims, it became the first British School in Africa to meet the UK Department for Education (DfE)'s current standards for British Overseas Schools.[5] The DfE does in fact recognise Lagos Preparatory School as one of only 12 overseas schools that satisfy its "standards required for continuing registration as a school in England."[6] Lagos Prep is the only African school that DfE lists; the others are in the Middle East, China, France, Spain, Czech Republic and Malaysia.[6]

The ISI makes available its Integrated Handbook Framework both for the use of inspectors in their reporting and to assist schools in helping them to address deficiencies and to reach the ISI-required standard for accreditation.[7] The DfE's 2011 school inspection report recommended that Lagos Preparatory School "establish consistent and secure analysis of pupil performance data, to identify rates of progress and ensure that pupils are reaching their maximum potential" and "put in place measures rigorously to evaluate and improve the quality of teaching and learning, particularly in Years 2 to 7."[8]

School details

Staff

The school's executive staff includes the headmaster, 77 faculty and 35 supporting staff.[9]

Location

The school is in Ikoyi, a suburb of Lagos which formerly housed the British colonial administration of Nigeria and which is now affordable only for people extremely wealthy by Nigerian standards, typically Nigerian government and military officers, as well as foreign oil and telecommunications company executives.[10]

Fees

Parents must pay a fee of $9,000 per year[11] plus $270 a year for required school uniforms, swimwear and clothing for physical education.[12]

Charity

In 2004, the Oxford Nursery and Primary School in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State received a stocked library from the pupils of the Lagos Preparatory School. Funds had been raised by "taxes" of 100 Naira each (about 60 cents US) paid by the children on days when the school permitted students not to wear the uniforms usually required.[13]

References

  1. ↑ First international school to achieve the ECM Standards Award, Educational Consultancy & Management (ECM) Solutions, 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Our Ethos, Lagos Preparatory School, 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  3. 1 2 Accredited Members, Council of British International Schools (COBIS), Twickenham, U.K. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Description, Lagos Preparatory School, Council of British International Schools (COBIS), Twickenham, U.K. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Independent Schools Inspectorate
  6. 1 2 School Inspection Reports, 8 December 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Integrated Handbook Framework, Independent Schools Inspectorate, January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Recommendations for further improvement", Inspection Report on Lagos Preparatory School, ISI, 2011, p. 3. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  9. ↑ Staff List, Lagos Preparatory School, 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Lagos", Wanted in Africa, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  11. ↑ Lagos Preparatory School Ikoyi, Nigeria, World Wide Schools. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  12. ↑ Our School Uniforms List 2011, Lagos Preparatory School, 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  13. ↑ Bayo Adeleke, "Passionate Donation From Lagos Preparatory School", AllAfrica.com, 9 November 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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