The Oxford School (Panama)

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The Oxford School is a British international school in Panama City, Panama. The school, located in Edison Park on Via Transistmica, has over 900 students as of 2015. [1] It serves levels preschool through secondary school. [2]

The Oxford School, then a supplementary English language school, opened in 1983 and opened a permanent facility in a Via España campus in 1984. The day school programme, initially Pre-Kindergarten through 1st grade, opened in a Punta Paitilla campus in 1990. The Santiago de Veraguas campus opened in 1992. Its current building opened in 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "History." The Oxford School. Retrieved on September 20, 2015.
  2. "Programmes." The Oxford School. Retrieved on September 20, 2015.

Coordinates: 8°59′29″N79°31′54″W / 8.9915°N 79.5318°W / 8.9915; -79.5318