Ibn Khuldoon National School

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International schools in Bahrain

Search for the best international schools in Bahrain; you can find a list of selected schools at the bottom of this page. Use the search filters to select only girls' or boys' schools, prep schools, senior schools or sixth forms; or you can search for schools that offer a particular curriculum, such as the International Baccalaureate, the UK national curriculum, a US-style model or the International Primary Curriculum. 

Competition can be intense for places at international schools in Bahrain, Asia’s third smallest state. Expatriates make up more than half the population of the island kingdom in the Persian Gulf and parents are advised to register children for places as early as possible.

Bahrain has the oldest public education system in the Arabian Peninsula and a wide range of international schools have been set up over the past 50 years in and around the capital Manama. The vast majority are coeducational day schools that teach in English. 

Most offer an American or British-style education, but there are also schools following French, Indian and other national education systems. A total of 16 IB World Schools offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma, but only two schools, Ibn Khuldoon National School and Naseem International School, are also authorised to teach the Primary and Middle Years Programmes.  

NIS and the Ibn Khuldoon National School, which offers the IB Diploma alongside the American high school diploma, are among a small number of international schools that teach in both English and Arabic. The Arabian Pearl Gulf School offers tuition in the two languages and French towards IGCSEs and the IB Diploma.

Four international schools, including NIS, are accredited by the Council of International Schools. Other accrediting bodies operating in Bahrain include the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.  

Public schools are free for Bahraini citizens, along with books, lunches and school transport, and education is compulsory from age six to 14. In 2019, the net enrolment rate was 96 per cent at primary level and 89 per cent at secondary level, according to UNESCO.

In 2021, 83 per cent of girls leaving school in Bahrain went on to college or university compared to 49 per cent of boys. Bahrain has four public universities and a range of private tertiary institutions and its residents can apply to Education City in neighbouring Qatar as well as universities around the world.

For more information about International Baccalaureate World Schools in Bahrain, see our sister website www.ibyb.org





Ibn Khuldoon National School

Building 161, Road 4111,
Area 841, P.O. Box 20511,
Isa Town,
Bahrain

www.ikns.edu.bh

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

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The British School of Bahrain

PO Box 30733 - Budaiya,
Building 1080, Road 1425, Block 1014,
Hamala,
Bahrain

www.britishschoolbahrain.com

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

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Abdul Rahman Kanoo International School

P.O. Box 2512,
Manama,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Ahlia School

Building 166, Street. 45, Block 545,
Al Qurayya,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Al Hekma International School

Building No. 1962, Road 4363, Block 743,
Sanad,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Al Mahd School, Riffa

Building No. 471, Road No. 4114,
Riffa,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Al Mahd School, Saar

Road No. 1727,
Saar,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Al Mahd School, Samaheej

Samaheej Avenue,
Samaheej,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Al Noor International School

P.O. Box 85,
Manama,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Al Raja School

P.O. Box 1,
Manama,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Al Rawabi School

Building 689, Road 3514, Block 435,
P.O. Box 18575,
Jablat Hebshi,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

American School of Bahrain

Building 1528, Road 3429, Block 934,
North Riffa (Riffa Alshamali),
Riffa,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Arabian Pearl Gulf (APG) School

Bldg 1786, Rd 6306, Blk 363,
Bilad AlQadeem,
Manama,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Bahrain Bayan School

Bldg 230, Road No. 4111,
P.O. Box 32411,
Isa Town 841,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Bahrain Capital School

Road 5755, Block 457,
Bu Quwah,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Bahrain School

Al Ghurafaiyah Building 540, Area 342, Road 4225,
Juffair,
Manama,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Beacon Private School

Building 101, Avenue 14, Block 109,
P.O. Box 52030,
Al Hidd,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Britus International School, Bahrain

Building 208, Road 408, Block 704,
P.O. Box 18041,
Salmabad,
Manama,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Creativity Private School

P.O. Box 24176,
Muharraq,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Hawar International School

Building 22, Road 42, Block 910,
P.O. Box 38338,
Riffa,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Lycée Français International de Bahreïn

P.O. Box 24447,
Muharraq,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Modern Knowledge Schools

Building 515, Road 4209,
Juffair,
Manama,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Nadeen School Bahrain

Block 337, Road 3748, House 1969,
Manama,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Naseem International School

P.O. Box 28503,
Riffa,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Quality Education School

Building 63, Road 83, Block 505,
Muqabah,
Budaiya,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Riffa Views International School

Building 407, Road 4303, Block Al Mazrowiah 943,
P.O. Box 3050,
Riffa,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Sacred Heart School

P.O. Box 388,
Isa Town,
Manama,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Shaikha Hessa Girls' School

Riffa,
Bahrain

Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

St Christopher's School

Building 119, Road 4109,
P.O. Box 32052,
Isa Town,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Talent International & The Infant School (Manama Branch)

Road No. 5641,
Salihiya,
Manama,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Talent International & The Infant School (Riffa Branch)

Road No. 2506,
Riffa,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The Asian School

P.O. Box 1143,
Manama,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The British Preparatory School

Villa 12-14, Entrance 300,
Saar Avenue,
Al Markh,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory.

The Children's Academy, Bahrain

Building 22, Avenue 42, Block 910,
Riffa,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

The Indian School

P.O. Box 558,
Isa Town,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The International School of Choueifat - Manama

P.O. Box 50559 Arad, Bldg. 110,
Road 59, Area 257, Choueifat Avenue,
Manama, Amwaj Islands,
Bahrain

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.