Bahrain Bayan School

General information

The Bahrain Bayan School (BBS) is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, bilingual school in Arabic and English, for preschool through Grade 12 students. Accredited and licensed by the Bahrain Ministry of Education, under the Bahrain Government law, BBS provides an American based and Arabic curriculum.

BBS was established in 1982 by Dr. May Al Otaibi and Mrs. Katherine Kaiksow in response to the perceived need for a bilingual national school on the island of Bahrain. In its first year, the school served students from nursery to kindergarten with only 40 students enrolled.

The school witnessed a growth in enrollment every year, which lead to a gradual expansion of curriculum and grade levels. In 1986, to accommodate the increasing enrollment, BBS relocated to its present site at the educational district in Isa Town, which was a land granted by the late Amir of Bahrain His Highness Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

Over the years, Bahrain Bayan School continued working on providing highly exceptional education in all of its grades. As an evidence of this, the school introduced to its first batch of senior students, college preparatory courses such as the International Baccalaureate program and American Diploma to its high school students. This was a significant mark in the history of Bayan School.

In 1995, BBS gained an accreditation for preschool to Grade 12. During the same year the school graduated its first senior class with a total of 21 students.

The vision of Bahrain Bayan School is to build a well-rounded environment, by providing a strong academic educational platform and multifunctional recreational facilities. In line with this vision, the school currently has a self-contained campus consisting of the following facilities: pre-school, primary, middle and high schools, administration, library, and cafeteria. It also includes a gymnasium/multi-purpose building, Mohammed Al Zamil Hall, which was built in 2001 and contains a 600-seat theater, two full-size basketball courts, two squash courts, an aerobic dance studio, weight training and fitness center.

Also, through grateful donations the school was able to build a modern running track, in 2011 donated by Batelco Telecommunications, with the support of the school’s Board of Trustees and Parent Teacher Association.

Other upcoming developments which will be built by donations are an on-campus mosque; and a multipurpose building for the preschool and primary students.

The academic year of 2011-2012 will be a remarkable year in the history of Bahrain Bayan School, as the school will be celebrating its 30 years anniversary. A school that once had 40 students at its inception served over 1,000 students today.