The Children's International School (CIS) na mixed day school for Lekki Phase 1, dem dey offer British curriculum from Nursery to IGCSE. Dem found am 2003, and CIS don build reputation as quietly competent option for family wey want British schooling at the lower premium tier. The school no dey do boarding, no dey run Sixth Form, and dem intentionally dey keep pikin number around 500 — wey make am smaller and more personal than the bigger competitor. Fees dey from ₦3.8M to ₦5.2M every year.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦3.8M–5.2M
/yr · 2025/2026
First-year total estimate
₦5.2M
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
₦3,800,000
Day only
Day only
Primary
₦4,300,000
Day only
Day only
JSS
₦4,800,000
Day only
Day only
SSS
₦5,200,000
Day only
Day only
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About dis school — The Children's International School
CIS na the British curriculum school wey no one outside Lekki Phase 1 catchment dey talk about — and na exactly the position the school choose. Dem no dey chase ranking, dem no dey chase celebrity enrolment, and dem no dey expand for money. The result na settled, professional school with low staff turnover and consistently strong IGCSE pass rate. For family wey want British schooling without the institutional feel of BIS or the brand of LBS, CIS na sensible third option.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓Intentionally small (~500 pupils) keeps class sizes at 20 vs 24+ at larger schools
✓20+ years continuous operation, low staff turnover
✓IGCSE certification with strong 80%+ A*-B results
✓Solid feeder to Bridge House Sixth Form, BIS, Charterhouse
✓Reception and Year 7 intake competitive but achievable
✓Lekki Phase 1 location convenient for Lekki families
✗ Trade-offs
✗No A-Level or Sixth Form — must transfer after Year 11
CIS dey do entrance assessment every month. Assessment na play-based for Reception and KG, and written for Year 1 upward (English, Mathematics, reasoning). Year 7 and Year 9 entrants sef dey do interview with head teacher. Application fee na ₦40,000 (no refund). Sibling get priority. Year 7 cohort dey fill first from internal promotion of CIS primary; external applicant dey compete for the remaining 20-25 place.
School fee na only part of the bill. See wetin family dey actually pay:
School bus₦250,000–₦500,000/yr
Uniform₦60,000–₦110,000
Books and IGCSE entries₦80,000–₦220,000/yr
Lunch₦220,000–₦340,000/yr
ECAs and trips₦40,000–₦120,000/yr
PTA + development levy₦40,000/yr
Campus & facility
The 2.5-acre Lekki Phase 1 campus dey compact and modern. E get 20 classroom across primary and secondary block, two science lab (dem upgrade am 2023), 150-seat hall wey dem dey use for assembly and small production, small swimming pool (15m, mostly for swimming lesson), sport court (basketball/netball convertible), and 5,000-volume library. No Sixth Form, no boarding.
No — CIS dey finish for Year 11 with IGCSE. Pikin wey want A-Level dey usually transfer to Bridge House, LBS, BIS, or Charterhouse for Sixth Form. CIS dey provide transfer reference and IGCSE transcript to support the application.
Small — most class na maximum 20 pikin, and primary class often dey run at 16-18. The intentional small school roll (~500 total) dey keep class size consistently below Lagos premium-tier average of 24.
Yes — IGCSE result dey consistently strong (usually 80%+ A*-B across the cohort), and recent leaver don successfully transfer to Bridge House, BIS Sixth Form, and Charterhouse. The school no dey publish league-table position but dem dey share aggregated result with parents every year.
French na the main modern foreign language wey dem dey teach. Spanish dey offer as after-school enrichment from Year 4 upward. Mandarin no dey for now.
CIS dey smaller (~500 vs ~900), cheaper (₦5.2M Year 11 vs ₦6M+ for LBS), and dey finish for IGCSE instead of A-Level. CIS dey suit family wey want British primary and secondary without Sixth Form expense and wey value small class size; LBS dey suit family wey want continuous schooling through Year 13.