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British International Preparatory School

The Fourways prep school of the British International College group in Bryanston, running Cambridge curriculum from age 4 to 13. Small Cambridge-focused primary with a clear feed into BIC's Bryanston senior college.


Curriculum
British
Founded
1993

The Fourways prep school of the British International College group in Bryanston, running Cambridge curriculum from age 4 to 13. Small Cambridge-focused primary with a clear feed into BIC's Bryanston senior college.

BIPS sits at 82 Selbourne Road in Fourways and feeds directly into the BIC senior school in Bryanston. It teaches the full Cambridge primary and lower secondary program, with Cambridge Primary Checkpoint at the end of Year 6 and Cambridge Lower Secondary leading into IGCSE. School day runs 08:30 to 15:45, with active education, music, art, drama, and clubs built into the timetable.

Parent feedback is sparse but generally warm, with families pointing to knowledgeable teachers and a structured environment. The school is GDE-registered and locally accredited. The bigger conversation parents have is around the senior side: the BIC Bryanston college that BIPS feeds runs a strongly academic A Level program, with mixed feedback on sport provision and a couple of flagged syllabus-delivery concerns. Worth visiting both campuses together if planning a 4-to-18 stay.


  • Checkpoint overall performance 2025 7% higher than the international average
  • Checkpoint top achievers Multiple students achieving 100% in examinations

82 Selbourne Rd, Johannesburg North, Randburg, 2188, South Africa

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