Zambia, Lusaka
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Baobab College offers full-boarding, weekly boarding and flexi-boarding for Secondary students. Full boarding provides a home away from home, with seven days a week structure for work, study, play and relaxation. Weekly boarders can be dropped off at the boarding house after 06:30 on the Monday morning; Sunday drop-off is possible after 16:00, with Friday pick-up after 14:00. Flexi-boarding allows occasional overnight stays.
The school has a uniform.
Well balanced and nutritious meals are eaten together in the canteen and snacks and hot drinks are available in the hostels.
All Baobab College students are allocated to a house on entering the school. The houses and their colours are Eagle (Yellow), Falcon (Green) and Hawk (Blue). House points are awarded for attendance and merits and for house activities; the winning house receives the house cup at the end of the school year. House activities are compulsory on Monday afternoons for Year 1 upwards, and students compete in Swimming Gala, Cross-Country and Sports Day.
Baobab College operates under The Relationship Model of Governance. It has a Board of Trustees and a Board of Governors which provide strategic leadership, define the vision, mission and goals, and maintain the strategic plan while delegating management to the Principal and monitoring performance and risk. The Board is the supreme decision-making authority on general policy, finance, the appointment or removal of the Principal, the curriculum, and school uniform.
Baobab College is a coeducational day and boarding school in Lusaka, Zambia, offering British curriculum qualifications from early years to A levels. The school follows Cambridge IGCSE and Pearson Edexcel IGCSE programmes, with students aged 2 to 18 supported through a three-stage Senior School that leads to university admission worldwide. Years 7–9 study core subjects including English, Maths, Science, French, History and Geography, while Years 10–11 follow the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum culminating in examinations. The Senior College offers AS and A Level subjects such as Psychology, Economics and a wide range of science and humanities options. The campus sits on a green site with modern facilities: a new school hall, a dedicated library and Cybrary, language lab, IT labs, robotics and VR resources, and high-speed internet. On-site swimming, tennis and basketball facilities, a large playing field, and eco-friendly features support sport. After-school program and house activities complement study and development.