Avi-Cenna International School na IB World School for Ikoyi, dem dey offer the full IB Continuum (PYP, MYP, and DP) from Early Years to Year 13. Dem found am 2003 and dem name am after the Persian polymath Ibn Sina (Avicenna), the school explicitly position itself as science-and-inquiry-focused institution. Pikin roll na around 600 with strong international representation (~30% no be Nigerian). Fees dey from ₦4.5M to ₦6M every year.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦4.5M–6.0M
/yr · 2025/2026
First-year total estimate
₦6.0M
tuition + extras
Sibling discount: 10% off second child; 12% off third and subsequent.
Fees by year group
2025/2026 session — quoted per pikin per year.
Year group
Tuition
Weekly boarding
Full boarding
KG
₦4,500,000
Day only
Day only
Primary
₦5,200,000
Day only
Day only
JSS
₦5,700,000
Day only
Day only
SSS
₦6,000,000
Day only
Day only
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About dis school — Avi-Cenna International School
Avi-Cenna belong to small group of Lagos school wey commit to IB as dem primary identity, no be just as one option among many. The choice don shape the school culture: classroom inquiry, project-based assessment, and smaller but more academically driven cohort than the bigger Lagos school. The Ikoyi catchment mean the school dey compete with BIS for same parent demographic, and Avi-Cenna pure-IB approach na im main differentiator.
✓Small IB Diploma cohort capped at 50 for personalised attention
✓Recent IB Diploma average 34-36 (world 30)
✓Ikoyi location convenient for Ikoyi/VI families
✓Named after Persian polymath Ibn Sina — inquiry-based ethos
✓Multi-cultural cohort (~30% non-Nigerian)
✗ Trade-offs
✗No boarding — day-only
✗Small cohort limits IB Diploma subject range
✗No swimming pool (15m used for PE)
✗No football pitch on-site
✗Compact 3-acre campus
Facilities & campus
●3-acre Ikoyi campus
●25 classrooms with subject-specialist rooms senior years
●3 science laboratories
●Music suite
●Art studio with cross-age project space
●200-seat hall
●15m pool for PE
●Multi-court
●IB Diploma study area
Curriculum & exam pathway
Accreditations
• International Baccalaureate Organisation (full continuum)
• Federal Ministry of Education Nigeria
University destinations
OxfordImperialUCLLSEManchesterMcGillTorontoUBCIvy Plus programme (US)Nigerian private universities
Admission process
Avi-Cenna dey do multi-stage assessment. Reception entry na play-based with parent interview. Year 1 and above go sit written assessment for English, Mathematics, and inquiry-based reasoning task. Year 12 entry to IB Diploma need predicted IGCSE/JS3 grade of B or better for six subject plus subject-specific interview. Sibling priority dey. Application fee na ₦65,000 (no refund). IB Diploma cohort dem cap am at 50 to maintain teaching quality.
Extracurricular
Football (off-site)BasketballMusic ensembleDramaModel UNDebateIB CAS community serviceArt clubChess
The 3-acre Ikoyi campus na converted residential compound wey dem expand with purpose-built addition. E get 25 classroom with subject-specialist room for senior year, three science lab, music suite, art studio with PYP-MYP cross-age project space, 200-seat hall, small swimming pool (15m, for primary swimming lesson), outdoor multi-court, and IB Diploma study area. The school no get football pitch for site.
Both na IB Continuum school, but Avi-Cenna dey significantly smaller (600 vs 1,800 pikin), and IB Diploma cohort cap at 50 (vs ~150 for Greensprings). Avi-Cenna parents usually prefer the smaller cohort for personalised attention; Greensprings parents prefer the bigger scale and wider subject availability.
No — Avi-Cenna na day-only. Boarder wey want IB for Lagos usually go to Greensprings (Lekki senior campus) or Day Waterman (wey dey offer IGCSE/A-Level, no be IB). For IB boarding specifically, family dey sometimes look at international school for Ghana or South Africa.
Recent three-year rolling average na 34-36 (out of 45), e dey comparable with Greensprings and competitive with international IB school. The top 10% dey usually score 38+ wey dey eligible for Oxbridge/Ivy.
French na the main modern foreign language from PYP. Spanish, German, and Mandarin dey offer as MYP language acquisition option. IB Diploma dey support Language A self-taught literature for Arabic, Spanish, French, and Russian by special arrangement.
Reception class cap at 18, primary at 20, secondary at 22, and IB Diploma class dey from 6 to 14 depending on subject. The intentional small school roll mean the school no dey run parallel class for most year level — na one Year 4, one Year 7, and so on.