Schools

There is a boarding school here. The Bahrain school has boarding facilities. A lot of people that have jobs in Saudi send their children there during the week and they can come home at the weekends.
Yes, I have seen guys with machine guns at the Bahrain school, but bear in mind the embassy staff children go there and they feel there is a security issue. Don't think anything has actually happened, just being careful.
The Bahrain school is not very academic, has discipline issues and is the most expensive school in Bahrain.
St Chris located in in 2 different parts of Bahrain - juniors to year 6 in Saar, seniors in Isa town. The school is MORE expensive than the British School Bahrain. Year 9 fees for this year are 1,650 BD a term. There are 3 terms. St Chris is the 'cool' school and they like to tell everyone just how cool it is.
The British School Bahrain - at present is in 2 locations too. Juniors to 4 are in Hamala and seniors or in Adliya. From September, they will all be in a brand new purpose built school in Hamala. It's CHEAPER than St Chris and most of the staff are very approachable - yes even the admin staff. St Chris' - well, when you meet the admin staff you'll know. Year 9 fees are 1,297 BD a term again for 3 terms.
We were never given the 'tour' at St Chris', it was too much trouble for them. BSB were happy to show us around and bent over backwards to make us welcome, even though they didn't have a place for my son when we first arrived here.
I can't comment on the other schools as I've no experience of them.
Oh, Sacred Heart is pretty much a Philippino school. I have Philipino friends who send their children there and they do the Philippines cirriculum(sp?).
Good Luck everyone.

Brit Jackie 04 Jun 2009, 08:25 - Report