The Lebanese International School is a private school in Yaba,

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" Lebanese International School. Retrieved on May 4, 2017. "Contact Us: 6, Maye Street, Off Commercial Avenue, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos." Commissioned in 1964 by the Lebanese embassy with classes ranging from

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to twelfth grade, the embassy is still in charge of the school's board of trustees, which includes the Lebanese ambassador. Lebanese International School's

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is mainly British based. Its language of instruction is

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, but its Lebanese students often use both English and

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to communicate. Nationalities of students in the school include Nigerians, Lebanese, Syrians, Indians, Pakistanis and Germans.

Facilities

The school's facilities include an auditorium, computer laboratory, a television room, and an art room. An indoor gymnasium, outdoor basketball court and laboratories for

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, and

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were added during its renovation in the mid-1990s. It also has a library and a take-away cafeteria. The school also has fairly sized classrooms with ACs and whiteboards. Teachers and HODs also have their own staff room.

International examinations on offer

The school provides tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students the opportunity to take the SAT I,

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, as well as

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International Examinations such as

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, AS Level and

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examinations to qualify for admittance into foreign universities. Many students go on to attend colleges in

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, the

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, and

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In the early 2000s (decade), the school attained the permission to becoming a recognized International Cambridge Examination Center, with center number: NG193.

School anthem

The school anthem was originally composed by a former principal of the school, Mr. Salem Abdul-Baki. In 1997, during a routine assembly, he played the audio version of the anthem via radio to hundreds of students on the basketball field. The Lebanese and Nigerian national anthems are also played on Monday mornings.

References

External links

Lebanese International School
{{International schools in Nigeria Cambridge schools in Nigeria International schools in Lagos Educational institutions established in 1964 Lebanese diaspora in Africa 1964 establishments in Nigeria