Founded 2001500studentsStudent-teacher ratio 10:1Payment terms Termly (3 terms per year)
The British International School Lagos (BIS) na mixed day-and-boarding school for Victoria Island, dem found am 2001. E dey follow the English National Curriculum, and COBIS (Council of British International Schools) accredit am fully. BIS na the biggest British curriculum school for Lagos by pikin number (1,200+) and dem get sixth-form A-Level programme wey don produce plenty Oxbridge admission for the last five years. Fees dey from ₦4.5M to ₦9.1M every year depending on year group and boarding status.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦4.5M–9.1M
/yr · 2025/2026
First-year total estimate
₦9.1M
tuition + extras
Sibling discount: 10% off second child; 15% off third and subsequent.
Fees by year group
2025/2026 session — quoted per pikin per year.
Year group
Tuition
Weekly boarding
Full boarding
Primary
₦5,150,000
Day only
Day only
JSS
₦6,650,000
Day only
Day only
SSS
₦7,500,000
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+₦9,100,000
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About dis school — British International School
BIS dey for the part of the market where Lagos upper middle class dey buy British education without going Charterhouse level. The fee gap dey significant: Year 7 day place for BIS na around one-fifth of the same for Charterhouse. Wetin BIS parents dey get na COBIS-accredited British schooling, A-Level pathway, and coed environment — but for bigger, older, more institutional setting. For dual-citizenship family wey dey compare UK boarding vs Lagos premium, BIS na usually the comparison case.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓Full COBIS accreditation opens direct UK-university admission
✓Sixth Form Centre with dedicated UCAS office and 2 full-time advisors
✓Boarding option for 3 houses, ~180 places
✓1,200+ pupils gives broad peer network and inter-school sports
✓IGCSE + A-Level dual pathway
✓Strong Oxbridge track record over past 5 years
✓Established 25+ years as flagship British-curriculum school on VI
✗ Trade-offs
✗Fees ₦1.5M-₦3M/term put it in the upper premium tier
✗VI location means Third Mainland Bridge commute for Mainland families
✗Larger cohort means class caps at 24 vs boutique alternatives
✗No IB Diploma option
✗Waitlist at Reception, Year 7, Year 12 is 12-18 months
• COBIS (Council of British International Schools)
• Cambridge International Assessment
• Federal Ministry of Education Nigeria
University destinations
OxfordCambridgeImperialUCLKing's College LondonManchesterWarwickLSEUniversity of TorontoMcGill
Admission process
BIS dey do structured intake with two main entry window: September (primary) and another September window for Year 7 and Year 12. Reception entry na the easiest; Year 7 dey competitive (around 200 applicants for 80 space). Wetin dem need: last two years school report, teacher reference, and entrance assessment wey cover English, Maths and reasoning. Year 12 entry require predicted IGCSE result of 6 (B) or better for five subject. Application fee na ₦75,000 (no refund). Sibling get priority — dem go get assessment guaranteed, but no guarantee place.
Extracurricular
CricketRugby (boys)Netball (girls)FootballBasketballTable tennisMusic ensembleDramaDuke of Edinburgh Award
School fee na only part of the bill. See wetin family dey actually pay:
School bus₦400,000–₦900,000/yr
Uniform + sports kit₦120,000–₦200,000
Books and IGCSE entries₦150,000–₦350,000/yr
Lunch₦300,000–₦450,000/yr
Trips and ECAs₦80,000–₦250,000/yr
Boarding (full year)₦3,000,000+ on top of tuition
Campus & facility
The 6-acre Victoria Island campus combine Edwardian-style main building with newer purpose-built addition. Facilities include two science block (eight lab in total), 350-seat auditorium, 25m swimming pool, multi-purpose sports hall, separate primary and secondary playground, and senior library with Sixth Form study space. Boarding na for three house (two boys, one girls) wey fit hold 180 boarder. Weekend dey get inter-house competition and trip outside the school.
Yes — BIS get COBIS accreditation and dem IGCSE and A-Level grade dey accepted directly by all UK universities, including Russell Group. The school get UK university application office wey dey handle UCAS submission for Sixth Form every year.
Boarding go add around ₦3M to ₦3.5M every year on top of day tuition. Dem dey offer weekly boarding (Sunday night to Friday) for some year group at around 75% of full boarding cost. Most boarder na pikin of parents wey dey outside Lagos or for other West Africa capital.
Yes — academic scholarship dey for Year 7 and Year 12 entry, e cover 30-50% of tuition. Music and sports scholarship dey smaller (10-25%). All scholarship na competitive and dem dey check family income for the bigger awards.
Football, basketball, swimming and athletics na the core sport with weekly inter-house and inter-school fixture. The school sef dey run cricket, tennis, rugby (boys), netball (girls), and strong table-tennis programme. The athletics team dey compete every year for COBIS Games for UK.
Around 200 pikin for Years 12 and 13. A-Level subject include all the science, humanities, language (French, Spanish, Mandarin), Economics, Business and Psychology. Sixth Form Centre na separate three-storey building with study hall, common room, and careers library wey two full-time UCAS advisor dey run.