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| Number of students |
600 |
| Average number of students per class |
21 |
| Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Arabic, French |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Waiting list |
Depends on the grade level. |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Assessment |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
The assessments are curriculum based. Pre-Prep (Pre-Kg – Year 2) take approximately half an hour and are conducted by the Head of Pre-Prep. Prep assessments (Year 3 – Year 8) take up to 2 hours, consist of a Maths and English paper and reading. These and are conducted by the Head of Prep. No preparation is required for these tests. |
| External examinations or assessments available |
All the age relevant exams which are done in school in England. Key Stage 1 SATs at 7, in Year 2, Key stage 2 SATs at 11, in Year 6 plus Common Entrance and specialist exams for future schools. Foundation stage children are assessed against the Early Learning Goals. TES also assesses annually using NFER tests, assess reading age, test with the British QCA additional tests the years when there are no SATs and do internal assessments of its own in all other subjects. |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| School start time |
7:30 |
| School finish time |
Nursery - KG1: 12:15
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| Supervised care before/after school |
Lunch club runs daily for Nursery and KG1 children 12:30 - 13:25. This is primarily for children who take the 13:30 bus, or who have siblings that finish at 13:30. |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Tennis, choir, Lego, sewing, board games, swimming, karate, construction club, little chefs, dance, observational drawing, Minecraft, music technology, creative mural design, cool crafts and canvas creations, advanced story writing, environmental club, striking and fielding, reading for pleasure, orchestra, drama, Gaelic football, stroke development, rockband, benchball, rhythmic gymnastics. |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Swimming pool, gymnasium, playgrounds, fitness course
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| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
The English School, which is the only not for profit school in Kuwait, has served the English speaking community here for 60 years and celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in style in February, 2013. Closely following the Foundation Stage and National Curriculum for England, pupils are taught by well qualified and experienced staff who recognise that all children are unique. Pupils are stretched and enriched by a curriculum that is broad, challenging and varied, and caters for the individual needs of each child. |