About
Shaikha Hessa Girls' School was established in 2001 as the first private, all girls' school in Bahrain. It offers an international curriculum leading to IGCSE and the IB Diploma, operates as a national school with an international environment that emphasises Arabic and Islamic values, and has students from over twenty-four nationalities.
Key facts
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Curriculum
IB Diploma · IGCSE
Ages
Ages 3–18
Language
English, Arabic
Type
Local school, international programme
- Nationalities
- 24
- Founded
- 2001
- Gender
- Girls
- Religion
- islamic
Curriculum and academics
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Curricula, explainedIB DP (Diploma) · IGCSE
The IB's four programmes
Schools often run only some of the four. Highlighted boxes are the ones this school offers.
- IB PYPNot here
Early years to primary · Ages 3–12
The IB's primary programme. Children learn through questions and units of inquiry rather than separate subjects.
- IB MYPNot here
Middle years (ages 11–16) · Ages 11–16
The IB's middle-years programme: eight subject groups taught with links between them, ending with a personal project.
- IB DP (Diploma)Offered
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's university-entrance qualification — what people usually mean by "the IB". Six subjects plus the Extended Essay, TOK and CAS, scored out of 45.
- IB CP (Career-related)Not here
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's career-related route for the same ages as the DP: at least two DP courses plus a career-related study chosen by the school.
Last two years: DP or CP
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.
Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide
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Accreditation and memberships
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- Accreditations
- CIS, IB, MSA
- Memberships
- COIS
Location
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