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

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, and has adopted the

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; 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

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(IAPS), an accredited member of the

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(COBIS) and the

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(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

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and the

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

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, China, the Middle East and

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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

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(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,

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and

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. 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 Ikoyi, 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

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

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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