Type Private Principal Mr. Akram Ghibri Founded 1964 | Established 1964 Campus Urban Phone +234 1 775 4009 | |
Location 6 Maye Street, Lagos, Nigeria Address 6 Maye St, Yaba, Oworonshoki, Nigeria Similar Greenspri School - Anthony, Grace Schools, St Saviour's School - E, Fountain Heights Secondar, Our Lady of Apostles Private S | ||
The Lebanese Community School is a private school in Lagos, Nigeria. With classes ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade, it was commissioned in 1964 by the Lebanese embassy. The embassy is still in charge of the school's board of trustees, which includes the Lebanese ambassador. Lebanese Community School's Curriculum is mainly British based. Its language of instruction is English, but its Lebanese students often use both English and Arabic to communicate. Nationalities of students in the school include Nigerians, Lebanese, Syrians, Indians, and Germans.
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Facilities
The school's facilities include an auditorium, computer laboratory, a television room and an art room. An indoor gymnasium and laboratories for biology, chemistry, and physics were added during its renovation in the mid-1990s. It also has a library and a take-away cafeteria. The school also has fairly sized classrooms with ACs and blackboards. Teachers and HODs also have their own staff room.
International examinations on offer
The school provides tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students the opportunity to take the SAT I, SAT II, TOEFL, as well as University of Cambridge International Examinations such as IGCSE, AS Level and A Level examinations to qualify for admittance into foreign universities. Many students go on to attend colleges in Lebanon, Europe, Singapore, the United States, and Canada In the early 2000s (decade), the school attained the permission to becoming a recognized International Cambridge Examination Center, with center number: NG193
School anthem
The school anthem was originally composed by a former principal of the school, Mr. Salem Abdul-Baki. In 1997, during a routine assembly, he played the audio version of the anthem via radio to hundreds of students on the basketball field.
The Lebanese and Nigerian national anthems are also played on Monday mornings.