This is a list of educational institutions located in the Asian country of Bahrain.
The following primary schools and secondary schools are both national and international schools.
Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population. After periods of Portuguese and Persian control and invasions from the ruling dynasties of Saudi Arabia and Oman, Bahrain established itself as an independent nation in 1971 after a period of British hegemony.
The Northern Governorate is one of the four governorates of Bahrain. It includes parts of the former municipalities of Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta, Al Mintaqah al Shamaliyah, Jidd Haffs and Madinat Hamad.
Isa Town is a middle class town located in Bahrain, in the north central part of the country.
Muharraq is Bahrain's third-largest city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2020 was 263,373.
The Indian School is a CBSE–affiliated community school in Bahrain. Founded by three Indian women as an elementary school for the children of Indian nationals in Bahrain, it is currently one of the largest co-ed schools in the Persian Gulf region. It was founded in 1950.
Bahrain School is a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) school located in Juffair, Manama, Bahrain.
The University of Bahrain, often abbreviated as UOB, is a public university in Bahrain. Established by royal decree in 1986, it has since become the largest institution of higher education in Bahrain, with three campuses and more than 30,000 registered students. The university comprises nine colleges: Arts, Applied Studies, Business Administration, Engineering, Health and Sport Sciences, Information Technology (IT), Law, Science, and the Bahrain Teachers' College.
Sar or Saar is a residential town in Bahrain, to the west of the capital, Manama.
Bahrain Bayan School, based in Isa Town, Bahrain, is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, bilingual school in Arabic and English, offering preschool through grade 12. Accredited and licensed by the Bahrain Ministry of Education, under Bahraini law, the school provides an American-based and Arabic curriculum, as well as the International Baccalaureate diploma.
Bahrain has the oldest public education system in the Arabian Peninsula. The system was established in 1932 when the Bahraini government assumed responsibility for operating two pre-existing primary public schools for boys. Subsequently, separate girls' schools and various universities were established in the 20th century. According to data from the 2010 census, the literacy rate of Bahrain stands at 94.6%. As of 2016, education expenditure accounts for 2.7% of Bahrain's GDP.
St Christopher's School is a British private school located in Isa Town, Bahrain and Sar, Bahrain, offering British curriculum education. It offers primary to secondary education ranging from reception to Sixth form. Students sit GCSE and A-level examinations.
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island which makes up around 83 per cent of the country's landmass. Bahrain is situated between Qatar and the northeastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the King Fahd Causeway. The current population of Bahrain is 1,870,817 as of May 14, 2023, based on elaborations of the latest United Nations data, of whom 712,362 are Bahraini nationals. Bahrain spans some 760 square kilometres (290 sq mi), and is the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore. The capital and largest city is Manama.
The Ibn Khuldoon National School is a school in Isa Town, Bahrain. The school is private, coeducational, non-profit, self-supporting, and bilingual. It offers an education based on the American curriculum, along with the International Baccalaureate (IB) option. The school offers a bilingual program of study for students from Kindergarten to Grade Twelve.
The Sacred Heart School is located in Isa Town, the Kingdom of Bahrain. The school was established in 1953 and offers a British education.
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain formerly known as the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain is a constituent university of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, which was established in 1784. Like its Dublin counterpart situated on St. Stephen's Green, RCSI Bahrain is a not-for-profit health sciences institution focused on education and research. The university incorporates schools of medicine, nursing, and postgraduate studies and research, and thus provides both undergraduate and postgraduate levels of education and research activities in a number of healthcare fields.
The British School of Bahrain (BSB) is a selective, coeducational, independent kindergarten-through-Year 13 school for students between the ages of 3 and 18 located in Hamala, Bahrain. The school comprises three sections: the Infants provides for children in Key stage 1, from 3–6 years old; the Juniors for children in Key stage 2, from 7–10 years old, and the Senior School for children from 11 to 18 years old.
Al Noor International School is a selective private school in Bahrain founded on September 6, 1993, by private investors. The school teaches over 3000 students from more than 40 countries, mainly the United States, the United Kingdom, Bahrain, India, and Pakistan. It started with a programme of classes for primary levels in the district of Mahooz, prior to its relocation to the island of Sitra. It currently caters to the educational needs of students from over than 40 countries and follows a curricular program made up of three types: British, Bahraini, and Indian.
Abdulrahman Kanoo International School (ARKIS) is a private school in Bahrain and was established in 1997. It is a co-educational and bilingual school. It was the first school in Bahrain to receive joint accreditation from the Council of International Schools.
The Japanese School in Bahrain is a Japanese international school located in Sar, Northern Governorate, Bahrain, near Manama.
