COBIS. Council of British International Schools

Principal:	Mrs Susan Eriksson
Headteacher:	Mrs Susan Eriksson
Deputy Headteacher:	Mrs Tina Osuchukwu
Other:	Office Administrator Mrs Eunice Sawyerr

Staff:	specialist teachers for ICT, French, PE, Music, Art and Science.
Curriculum:	British National
Age range:	4-11
Exams:	SATS at the end of Year 6 and ISEB 11+. Standardised testing in maths and English and non-verbal reasoning throughout the school.
Enrolment:	For Reception children enrolment takes place 2 years before they start Reception. All enrolment can be done via the website.
Nationalities:	20
Boarding:	No

Registration fee:	N30,000
Annual fees:	N450,000
Refundable deposit:	N450,000
Other fees:	Non-refundable N1,200,000

Description

St Saviour's School Ikoyi, is a British Curriculum School of approximately 320 children. The school caters for children from Foundation 2(Reception) to Year 6 and delivers the English National Curriculum as part of a thoroughly rounded education set in a Nigerian context.Each year group has at 1 ex-pat teacher and 1 British Trained Nigerian teacher.

Our vision is
“to provide a safe, happy and challenging learning environment made up of children of diverse nationalities who strive for excellence in all their pursuits and reach their full potential”

Our mission is
“to deliver world-class primary education based essentially on the British National Curriculum and, in partnership with parents, develops children who share our core values

Founded in 1951 by leading members of the Nigerian and British communities in Lagos, it is a Christian school in the Anglican tradition, accepting children of all beliefs who share our core values. A not-for-profit school, it is led by the Head Teacher empowered by the Board of Management and guided by the Board of Trustees, all of whom are entirely committed to the wellbeing of the school. We aim to have a diverse population with 60% of the children in the school Nigerian, the remaining 40% being from 20 other nationalities.

The school is a member of the Association of International School Educators of Nigeria (AISEN), AISA (African International School Association) and the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS).

The school is situated on a very attractive site on Ikoyi island in Lagos. The classrooms are well appointed and resourced within spacious, landscaped grounds that offer the children both indoor and outdoor learning and playing areas. The school has a new purpose-built Library, two ICT Labs, new extensive playing fields on land reclaimed from the lagoon, IWBs in every classroom, and a new, recently commissioned swimming pool.