British School - Muscat

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The British School - Muscat
Established	1971
Type	Day school
Principal	Mr. Steve Howland
Chair of Governors	Dominic Myers
Location	Muscat Sultanate of Oman
Staff	c. 80 teaching, 30 support
Students	c. 900 students
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	3 to 18
Website	www.britishschoolmuscat.com

The British School - Muscat is a co-educational, non-profit, non-selective private day school in Muscat, Oman. Established in 1971, the school is described^[who?] as one of the leading schools in the middle east catering for children aged 3 - 18. The school also boasts many great facilities such as a primary and senior school library, sports hall, theatre, astro turf, swimming pool and 5 well equipped science laboratories.

Subjects offered at GCSE and/or A-Level: - English Language - English Literature - Mathematics (Further) - Biology - Chemistry - Physics - French - German - Business Studies - Geography - History - Art - Drama - Physical Education - Dance - Design Technology

The school also has the 'Rijnlands Lyceum Muscat' (The Dutch School) attached alongside it offering a Dutch curriculum in various subjects from KS3 (Y7-Y9) - KS4 (Y10-Y11)

The school follows the National Curriculum for England, offering GCSE, KS4(Y10-11) and A-Level, KS5(Y12-13) examinations, alongside Foundation, KS1(R-Y2), KS2(Y3-Y6) and KS3(Y7-Y9).