Which class is your child joining?
CrècheButtercup (Pre-school)Tulips (Pre-school)Year 1Year 2 to Year 6Year 7Year 8 and Year 9Year 10 (IGCSE)IB Diploma (IB 1)
Joining Crèche
- From 3 months
- 3:1 caregiver-to-baby ratio
- At Anthony, Lekki and Ikoyi campuses
Parents often ask
Joining Buttercup (Pre-school)
- 15 months to 2 years (admissions page: from 18 months)
- Adapted Montessori method
- Informal assessment
- At Anthony, Lekki and Ikoyi campuses
Parents often ask
Joining Tulips (Pre-school)
- Over 2 years to 5 years (admissions page: from 30 months)
- Adapted Montessori method
- Informal assessment
Parents often ask
Joining Year 1
- Age 5+ by 1 September of the school year
- Structured Maths and English assessment
- International Primary Curriculum (IPC)
- At Anthony, Lekki and Ikoyi campuses
Parents often ask
Joining Year 2 to Year 6
- Year 2: 6+ · Year 3: 7+ · Year 4: 8+ · Year 5: 9+ · Year 6: 10+ (by 1 September)
- Structured Maths and English assessment
- Includes Nigerian cultural studies
Parents often ask
Joining Year 7
- Age 11 — the entry class for secondary
- Entrance exam in English and Mathematics
- British curriculum: Checkpoint after Year 9, IGCSE at the end of Year 11
- Day school at Anthony and Lekki; boarding available
- Scholarships of 15% to 100% of tuition, from the entrance exam
Parents often ask
Joining Year 8 and Year 9
- Places when available during the year
- Structured Maths and English assessment
- Checkpoint examination after Year 9
Parents often ask
Joining Year 10 (IGCSE)
- Start of the two IGCSE years (Years 10 and 11)
- Structured Maths and English assessment
- Students can achieve 10 to 12 IGCSEs, depending on subjects
Parents often ask
Joining IB Diploma (IB 1)
- Age 16; two-year programme
- At least 5 credits incl. Mathematics and English (WAEC or IGCSE)
- Entrance tests are normally not required
- Full boarding, co-educational
- Scholarships of 15% to 100% of tuition
Parents often ask
How admissions works
Most new pupils join at the start of the school year in September; places during the year depend on space.
- Check your child's age for the class (see the entry points below).
- Apply online at admissions.greenspringsschool.com (registration fee ₦50,000).
- Upload scanned documents: photos, birth certificate, reports, testimonial.
- Pre-school children are assessed informally; Year 1 to Year 10 take Maths and English assessments.
- Successful candidates are told by SMS, email or phone.
- Collect the provisional admission letter, return the signed acceptance with payment.
- The accounts office issues a receipt; your child then meets a senior teacher for class placement.
Our programmes:
Greensprings is a British international school, Crèche to Sixth Form:
- Crèche (3–18 months): 3:1 caregiver-to-baby ratio.
- Pre-school (18 months to 5+): adapted Montessori method — practical life, sensorial, maths, language, cultural subjects.
- Elementary (Year 1–6, ages 5–11): International Primary Curriculum, British National Primary Framework, plus Nigerian cultural studies.
- Secondary (Year 7–11): British curriculum; Checkpoint after Year 9; IGCSE (Cambridge/UCLES) in Years 10–11 — 10 to 12 IGCSEs.
- Sixth Form: two-year IB Diploma — six subjects (three Higher, three Standard Level), extended essay, Theory of Knowledge; SAT is also listed.
Core values: Child Centredness, Respect, Integrity, Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Service, Sustainability.
Boarding:
Greensprings is co-educational and takes boarders from across Nigeria and abroad (secondary).
The IB Sixth Form is full boarding. The website does not say which campus or year groups board — ask admissions.
- Live-in house parents; extra classes and preps for boarders
- Common rooms with audio-visual equipment and supervised Wi-Fi
- Sports: 3 football pitches, 4 tennis courts, 2 swimming pools, 2 basketball courts, table tennis, badminton
- Boarders pay a refundable boarding deposit, house wear, Sunday wear, a medical deposit and a student imprest account
