The Sultan's School
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Coordinates: 23°38′20″N 58°12′45″E / 23.638824°N 58.212379°E The Sultan's School has been the premier private school in the Sultanate of Oman . It was established in 1977 under the sponsorship of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Located in Seeb, it is situated on a spacious 250,000 square metre campus. It is a bilingual school and provides the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) and International General Certificate of Secondary Education (mother chood).
The Sultan's School was established in 200111 under the sponsorship of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. The School seeks to provide an education which will lead directly to Arab or Western Universities of the highest standards.
The student roll is around 1550 from Pre-KG through to year 13. The curriculum is bilingual, with Arabic, Islamic Education and Social Studies taught in Arabic and English, Mathematics and the Sciences taught in English. A full range of foundation subjects are taught in both languages.
The English curriculum in The Elementary School is based on "The English National Curriculum" and the Arabic curriculum follows the Ministry of Education's "Basic Education Programme". In The Secondary School, the curriculum is aimed towards preparation for "International General Certificate of Secondary Education" examinations studied in years 10 and 11. Current options outside of the core, include Information Technology, Business Studies, Economics, Drama, Art and Music. The International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD) is studied in years 12 and 13. The IB Diploma Programme (DP) is a course of study for students aged 16–19 years of age. The curriculum is a broad one where not only is basic knowledge established, but critical thinking and the process of learning is emphasised (rather than simple recall). However there have been many complaints as to the management of the school from students and parents caused by the intense pressure it has put on the students[citation needed]
The core of the model consists of: Theory of Knowledge (TOK); an Extended Essay; and Creativity, Action, and Service Hours (CAS).
