Lagos Preparatory & Secondary School (LPSS) is a private co-educational day school in the affluent

Ikoyi Ikoyi is the most affluent neighborhood of Lagos, located in Eti-Osa Local Government Area. It lies to the northeast of Obalende and adjoins Lagos Island to the west, and at the edge of the Lagos Lagoon. Popular with the extreme upper class r ...

suburb of

Lagos Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

, and has adopted the

UK National Curriculum A national curriculum is a common programme of study in schools that is designed to ensure nationwide uniformity of content and standards in education. It is usually legislated by the national government, possibly in consultation with state or other ...

; it was established in 2002. LPSS which was formerly known as LPS, provides Early Years, Primary and Secondary school education for children from 18 months up to age 16+.

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.First international school to achieve the ECM Standards Award
, Educational Consultancy & Management (ECM) Solutions, 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2012. The school has aligned itself with standards and curricular requirements of the

but with an added emphasis on Nigerian history, geography and culture. As a member of the

Independent Association of Preparatory Schools The Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS, formerly Independent Association of Preparatory Schools) is a schools association, representing more than 660 Preparatory school (United Kingdom), preparatory schools. The majority of IAPS' sch ...

(IAPS), an accredited member of the

Council of British International Schools The Council of British International Schools (COBIS) serves English International Schools around the globe, representing over 450 Member Schools in 79 countries and over 150 Supporting Associate organisations. Objectives COBIS exists to serve, s ...

(COBIS) and the

Association of International Schools in Africa The Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA) is a professional association of international schools in Africa. It was founded in 1969. Description AISA's membership also includes Associate Members which are businesses, organizat ...

(AISA), LPS claims to be "currently the most highly accredited British prep school in Africa."Our Ethos
Lagos Preparatory School, 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

COBIS

The Council of British International Schools (COBIS) recognises Lagos Preparatory School as one of 33 Executive member schools,
, Council of British International Schools (COBIS), Twickenham, U.K. Retrieved 11 January 2012. noting that Lagos Prep "remains the only school in Africa in both IAPS and COBIS."
, Council of British International Schools (COBIS), Twickenham, U.K. Retrieved 11 January 2012. Aside from the

British International School in Cairo The British International School, Cairo (BISC) is a private British school in Beverly Hills, a compound within the 6th of October City, in Greater Cairo, Egypt. BISC was previously in Zamalek. It moved from its Zamalek location in September 200 ...

and the

Maadi British International School Maadi ( ) is a leafy and once suburban district in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile about upriver from downtown Cairo. The modern extensions north east and east of Maadi, New Maadi and Zahraa al-Maadi are admini ...

, also in Cairo, Lagos Prep is the only school in Africa that is COBIS-accredited; the others are in various European countries,

Brunei Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with ...

, China, the Middle East and

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

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 The Department for Education (DfE) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for child protection, child services, education in England, educati ...

(DfE)'s current standards for British Overseas Schools.Independent Schools Inspectorate
/ref> 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."School Inspection Reports
8 December 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012. Lagos Prep is the only African school that DfE lists; the others are in the Middle East, China, France, Spain,

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

and

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

. 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.
Integrated Handbook Framework
'', Independent Schools Inspectorate, January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012. 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."Recommendations for further improvement
", ''Inspection Report on Lagos Preparatory School'', ISI, 2011, p. 3. Retrieved 11 January 2012.

School details

Staff

The school's executive staff includes the headmaster, 77 faculty and 35 supporting staff.Staff List
, Lagos Preparatory School, 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.

Location

The school is in

, a suburb of

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.Lagos
, Wanted in Africa, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

Fees

Parents must pay a fee of $9,000 per year
, World Wide Schools. Retrieved 10 January 2012. plus $270 a year for required school uniforms, swimwear and clothing for physical education.
Lagos Preparatory School, 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

Charity

In 2004, the Oxford Nursery and Primary School in Ibeju Lekki,

Lagos State Lagos State (, ) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West, Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, Nigerian states, Lagos is the second List of Nigerian states by population, most populous state but the List of Nigerian states by area, smallest ...

received a stocked library from the pupils of the Lagos Preparatory School. Funds had been raised by "taxes" of 100

Naira The naira (sign: ₦; code: NGN; , , , ) is the currency of Nigeria. One naira is divided into 100 ''kobo''. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is the sole issuer of legal tender money throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It controls the ...

each (about 60 cents US) paid by the children on days when the school permitted students not to wear the uniforms usually required.Bayo Adeleke,
Passionate Donation From Lagos Preparatory School
, ''AllAfrica.com'', 9 November 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2012.

References

{{International schools in Nigeria British international schools in Nigeria Educational institutions established in 2002 Primary schools in Nigeria 2002 establishments in Nigeria Ikoyi International schools in Lagos