The school is managed by a Board of Governors. The Governors are elected from the parent body. A management team ensures that the school buildings and their environs are well maintained at all times.

The Head of International Preparatory School, Mrs. Ida Coombes, has had extensive primary teaching experience gained in five different countries including Mauritius. In addition to founding the school, she has devised the curriculum to be followed. IPS keep in close contact with international curriculum developments through subscriptions to educational periodicals from England, Australia and the U.S.A. Teachers also attend seminars overseas and University Summer Courses.

The school is well equipped with among other things a media centre and computer room, but these cannot replace a trained, dedicated and caring staff. Staff members are encouraged to use their own initiative in their approach to lessons and classes. They are funded to improve their teaching skills and are expected to keep abreast of new developments in their fspecific field.

A school cannot work successfully without the support and understanding of parents. Both home and school have their parts to play in the education of the child and it is essential that the relationship between the two should be close and harmonious. Parents are therefore always welcome at the school and are encouraged to come and consult teachers on their children's progress whenever they feel the need. These meetings are of course pre-arranged either through the school secretary.

Parents are given the opportunity to view their children's work and discuss it with the teachers at the open days which are held at the end of each term.

Children are grouped according to their ages into the following seven sections:

Nursery age 3 / 4
Reception age 4 / 5
Class 1 age 5 / 6
Class 2 age 6 / 7
Class 3 age 7 / 8
Class 4 age 8 / 9
Class 5 age 9/ 10
Class 6 age 10/11
Class 7 age 11+(*)

(*) Pupils going on to Le Bocage International High School
We have this term for these pupils who choose Le Bocage as it has a southern hemisphere scholastic year while IPS operates on a northern hemisphere scholastic year.

IPS is a feeder prep school to the two international high schools on the island, Northfields International and Le Bocage.

The school's policy is to try and maintain a maximum of 25/30 pupils in each class so that the individual needs of each child can be met by the staff. This gives the teachers the time to help the less confident pupils and to encourage them to participate and to develop to their full potential. Gifted children's needs are also catered for as these need to be channelled and encouraged.

Children should be challenged to think critically and constructively and to be sensitive to their role in the wider community at all times.

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