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Amman Baccalaureate School10466
(Founded 1981)
Principal
Mr Stuart Bryan
MYP coordinator
Iman Awwad
Diploma coordinator
Cathy Souob
Status Private
Boarding/day Day
Gender Coeducational
Language of instruction
English, Arabic
Authorised programmes
MYP, Diploma
The Amman Baccalaureate School (ABS) is a private, feepaying
day school, licensed by the Jordanian Ministry of
Education. It is coeducational and prepares its students for
the International Baccalaureate diploma and certificates as
school leaving qualifications. In addition to providing an
academic education of high quality, the school attaches
considerable importance to creative, physical and community
service activities, and offers a wide and developing range of
facilities and opportunities in these areas.
ABS was founded in 1981 with the aim of providing a bilingual
education that would meet, in quality and breadth, the highest
international standards, whilst remaining firmly rooted in the
Arab heritage. At the same time, the school has increasingly
attracted students from the international community who wish
to take advantage of the opportunity offered in the middle years
school (MYP) and IB diploma college (Diploma Programme) to
pursue an education in English that, nonetheless, sustains
close contact with the culture of the host country.
The Amman Baccalaureate School is a school where modern
educational theory and practice are implemented and
enthusiastically embraced. In its officially recognised role as a
‘pioneer school’, ABS pilots new materials, methods and
approaches, and so paves the way for other schools to follow.
Emphasis on bilingualism at every stage promotes knowledge
of different cultures, traditions and values, and this fosters
openness, understanding and tolerance.
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Age Range 4 - 18
Number of pupils enrolled 1133
Address
Al Hijaz Street, Dabouq
PO Box 441 Sweileh 11910
Amman
441-11910 | jordan
tel +962 6 5411191
fax +962 6 5412603
Email
info@abs.edu.jo
Website
www.abs.edu.jo
Involvement with each and every student as an individual is
a guiding principle at ABS. The high proportion of teachers to
students (1:7) allows this principle to be a reality. This
compares very favourably with institutions of similar academic
standing, both nationally and internationally.
From its modest beginnings in rented premises with 100
pupils, it now has about 1133 students and its own purposebuilt
campus, with a strong staff, a wide and varied curriculum
and impressive technical, sporting and educational resources.
Amman Baccalaureate School also offers an international
section for Grades 7-12. This section is for those students that
do not have the level of Arabic to cope with an ABS bilingual
education but wish to benefit from our outstanding
educational experience.
International section students benefit from:
• Prestigious and internationally recognised International
Baccalaureate programmes
• 30 years of experience providing quality education
• First school in the region to offer the IB programmes
• IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and IB Diploma
Programme (DP)
• ABS graduates gain acceptance to the best universities
throughout the world
• Quality international education in both English and Arabic
language
• First class facilities