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Nigeria, Lagos
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1. Make initial contact with the School's admissions office. The registrar discusses your initial enquiry and provides you with an application form. The process is typical but can be adapted to ensure that you and your child are supported every step. 2. Complete the application form and submit it to the admissions office. For entry to other Years, please contact the admissions office to discuss a suitable date. The process can be adapted to suit individual circumstances. 3. Within 10 days of the test being taken, we will write to confirm whether we will make the offer of a place. A place is secured after we have written confirmation of acceptance of the place and a deposit has been received. The timeline is structured to confirm offers promptly once testing has been completed. 4. Waiting list: Entry to Year 7 is often over-subscribed. Should acceptance of a place be received after we have reached our maximum year group size, parents will have the option of their child's name being added to our waiting list. If acceptance of a place is received after the maximum year group size has been reached, the waiting list serves as an additional option.
Entry to Year 7 is often over-subscribed. If acceptance is received after BIS reaches maximum year group size, parents will have the option of their child's name being added to the waiting list. The waiting list provides another pathway to securing a place should space become available.
Academic scholarships are available to students joining us in Year 7, and exceptional students applying to BIS for entry to our Sixth Form may also be considered for scholarship. The Year 7 Scholarship offers up to 100% of fees for 5 years, subject to continued academic performance and positive contribution to the school community. Process: As part of the standard application process you may indicate that you wish your child to be considered for scholarship. All scholarship candidates must take the entrance test in November. Test results will be used to select which scholarship applicants will be invited to interview and to take further assessments; the second selection round takes place on the same day as the January entrance test. Successful candidates will then be interviewed by members of the Education Board, and an offer of scholarship will be made in writing and must be accepted within 14 days.
British International School Lagos (BIS Lagos) is a co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 11 to 18 on a 30-acre site on Victoria Island. The school follows the British Curriculum, preparing students for Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS Levels and Cambridge A Levels, with the British National Curriculum at Key Stage 3 (years 7–9). Yoruba is offered in line with national requirements, and core subjects include Art, Geography, Maths, Sciences, Drama, German, Music, Yoruba, English, History, PE, French, ICT and PSHE. Class sizes never exceed 20, and BIS offers weekly and full boarding, with boarders making up about a third of the student body. A ten-day timetable over two weeks supports a co-curricular programme after school and at weekends, including rugby, swimming, coding, debate, MUN, chess, Spanish, Yoruba, and Art/Photography. Facilities include Jarusato dining hall, a library, medical care with three resident nurses, and sports and arts facilities.
