Most of the teachers. All teachers are close to native.

Yes

French, Arabic as a Foreign language, Arabic as a First Language

27

Early-years: 25
Primary: 27
Secondary: 27 in KS3 and 10 in KS4

Yes

Each classroom is equipped with a computer and a projector.
School Portal is available for students to work on at home and to access resources at home.
Robotics lessons from Year 7
ICT lab is available for lessons to take part in

Yes, Our school is offering lessons through MS Teams in times of emergencies.

Yes, Islamic in Arabic and Islamic in English for Muslim students

Students in Primary have access to a raindrop room during Islamic lessons. During those lessons, hands-on activities are organised and supervised by one of the class teachers.
In Secondary, pupils complete “Community Service” which involves providing support in Primary/ Early-Years classes, preparing signs, displays for the Secondary Department for upcoming events.

IGCSE and IAL

IGCSE
Pass rate 88% 100% 89% 88% 78% 88% 100% 100% 100%

IAL
Pass rate 100% 100% 100% 100%

Overall Pass rate: 90%

Yes

On a daily basis, it varies from 30 mins for KS 1 to 1 hour in Y3/ Y4 and 1h:30 in Y5 and Y6

90%

The school does not follow any specialized programs for students with special needs. There is a learning support unit for students who require support mainly in English.

In Secondary extra-English lessons instead of French are provided for students who require support.
Strategies are used in class to meet specific supports of some students.
Year 7/8/9 students are set in English and Maths

All lessons are differentiated to different abilities including the gifted and talented. We offer master classes to gifted and talented students as well as taking part in out of school competitions.

Yes, there is an Educational Psychologist on site who speaks both English and Arabic fluently.

Yes

Our school performs placement tests in English and Mathematics.

Yes

For students coming from outside Kuwait, students can register at any point during the year. For students who are already registered in a school in Kuwait, registration for the following academic year starts end of January and any transfer must be completed by mid-October

Yes

7:15 AM (morning Assembly)

1.50 pm PM

There is no provision for pupils who arrive before the school day.
For Early-Years, there is a late room for KG and reception students between 12.30pm and 1.50pm

Yes

There is a canteen selling warm meals, sandwiches, salads....

All food provided on campus is Halal. There are vegetarian options available.

Yes

We offer a wide range activities ranging from craft activities to Sports’activities. There are also more academic activities such as extra languages, homework clubs….

We follow the National Curriculum of England and Wales therefore there is a mix of team sport, individual sports and Athletics. Students experience team sports such as Football, Basketball, Handball, Volleyball and Badminton. There is a swimming-pool on site and all students have swimming lessons. As for individual sports, there is a table tennis room and a gymnastics suite.

Our pupils take participate in features with other schools. These features are organized by our PE teachers and other schools.

Theatre, 3 science labs, 2 ICT labs, Robotics Lab, Library, soft play room, Step and Learn room (interactive room),

Large swimming pool, indoor and outdoor sports hall

The International British School is a friendly and nurturing environment where teachers guide pupils to the highest academic standards. At IBS, we ensure every pupil has the chance to shine and cherish their formative years, with our exciting curriculum, range of facilities, large swimming pool, and extra-curricular activities.

At the International British School our teachers use media and kinesthetic activity based learning, group interaction and independent study as our students develop their life skills and become independent critical thinkers.