Azzan Bin Qais International School
- IGCSE
- US High School Diploma
About
International school in Madinat Sultan Qaboos, Muscat, Oman, offering Pre-KG to Grade 12 with Cambridge and GED curricula. Holds CIS and COBIS accreditation.
Key facts
Source: Read from the school's website
Info checked 2026-11-07
Curriculum
IGCSE · US High School Diploma
Language
English, Arabic
Type
International school
- Nationalities
- 42
- Founded
- 1990
- Religion
- islamic
Curriculum and academics
Source: Read from the school's website
Curricula, explainedIGCSE · US high school diploma
IGCSE
Ages 14–16, 2 years · Ages 14–16
A subject-by-subject qualification taken around age 16 in British-style schools — usually 5–10 subjects studied over two years.
US high school diploma
Grades 9–12 · Ages 14–18
Awarded when a student completes the required credits of a US-style high school; universities look at GPA, courses and test scores together.
Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide
Strengths
- Academics
- Languages
- Average class size
- 23
Student support
Source: Read from the school's website
- Learning support (SEN)
- Basic
- Device policy
- Device provided by the school
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Accreditation and memberships
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- Accreditations
- CIS, COBIS
- Memberships
- COBIS, COIS
More details
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The essentials
Additional learning support
Provides individualised learning support, booster lessons and a dedicated learning support department called Shamil.
- Booster lessons
- Shamil learning support
School website · Checked 2026-11-07
Diving deeper
Governance and ownership
ABQ Education Group acquired the school in 2009 and runs it under a standardised operating model, The ABQ Way.
School website · Checked 2026-11-07
Academics
Curriculum
A Cambridge international school running CIE- and GED-based curricula.
- Cambridge
- GED
School website · Checked 2026-11-07
Exam results
The school reports being the top Cambridge Learner Awards recipient in Oman since 2017 and strong Grade 12 results each year.
School website · Checked 2026-11-07
Wellbeing
Social and emotional learning (SEL)
Describes the Shamil programme as supporting students' social and emotional growth alongside academic needs.
School website · Checked 2026-11-07
Special educational needs (SEN)
States it is not a special education school and does not have resources for students with severe learning disabilities.
School website · Checked 2026-11-07
Parent experience
History
Founded in 1990, acquired by ABQ in 2009, and moved to its current campus for the 2022-23 academic year.
School website · Checked 2026-11-07
Languages
Language provision
Teaches English and Arabic and runs the Mobeen programme to develop students' Arabic skills.
- English
- Arabic
- Mobeen
School website · Checked 2026-11-07
Reputation
Accreditations
Holds dual CIS and COBIS accreditation, described as the first in Oman to hold both.
- CIS
- COBIS
School website · Checked 2026-11-07
Location
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